Report: Germany to boost tsunami aid to €500 million

Kellanved

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Mon Jan-03-05 05:01 PM
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Report: Germany to boost tsunami aid to €500 million

According to a report by the "Leipziger Volkszeitung", the German Federal Government is planning a massive boost of up to half a billion Euros to its aid for the flood victims in south-east Asia. If so, Germany would be the biggest donor, ahead of Japan and the USA.

Berlin: The Federal Government is planning to increase the pledged relief fund of €20 million dramatically. Up to €500 million are to be given for the reconstruction of the destroyed infrastructure, reports the "Leipziger Volkszeitung". This plan is going to be decided upon in the next cabinet meeting, Wednesday. A governmental speaker has denied requests to comment upon the report, and referred to the meeting on Wednesday.
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http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/0,1518,335364,00.html

Sorry, no English article yet; guess we won't know for sure until Wednesday

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LSparkle

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Mon Jan-03-05 05:02 PM
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1. This is great!

Germany and Japan (oh, the irony) are making us look cheap!!!!!

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Ezlivin

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Mon Jan-03-05 05:03 PM
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2. USA to place tsunami aid on eBay

Americans love a good auction and, hence, will drive the price skyward.

Is it me or is this whole "help the tsunami victims" becoming a game of one-upmanship?

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imenja

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Mon Jan-03-05 05:04 PM
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3. great!

Oneupmanship or not, if it helps those folks, I'm all for it. The principle problem now, however, is distribution rather than dollars.
This is one of those times when our military is being put to good use.

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SariesNightly

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Mon Jan-03-05 05:07 PM
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5. Hear hear

The most important thing now is clean water.

I hear sickness has already begun.

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OldVlad

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Mon Jan-03-05 05:05 PM
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4. Report: Germany to boost tsunami aid to €500 million

Great proposal, but best wait til the cabinet meeting.

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Kellanved

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Mon Jan-03-05 05:08 PM
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6. Nothing is official yet

So yeah, but considering the ongoing bid for an UN:SC seat, I tend to believe the report.

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malaise

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Mon Jan-03-05 05:10 PM
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7. It was always going to be one-upmanship

from the $15 million moved to 35 when other contributions were much higher.
Does anyone have a link to that still photo showing the wall of water just before it hit land?

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Kellanved

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Mon Jan-03-05 05:12 PM
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8. here

http://www.spiegel.de/img/0,1020,422007,00.jpg

http://www.spiegel.de/img/0,1020,422011,00.jpg

http://www.spiegel.de/img/0,1020,422009,00.jpg

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