A reminder of Bush's pre-Christmas generosity to Indonesia

[muriel_volestrangler]

With the budget deficit growing and President Bush promising to reduce spending, the administration has told representatives of several charities that it was unable to honor some earlier promises and would only have money to pay for food in emergency crises like that in Darfur, in western Sudan. The cutbacks, estimated by some charities at up to $100 million, come at a time when the number of hungry in the world is rising for the first time in years and all food programs are being stretched.

As a result, Save Our Children, Catholic Relief Services and other charities have suspended or eliminated programs that were intended to help the poor feed themselves through improvements in farming, education and health.

"We have between 5 and 7 million people who have been affected by these cuts," said Lisa Kuennen, a food aid expert at Catholic Relief Services. "We had approval for all of these programs, often a year in advance. We hired staff, signed agreements with governments and with local partners and now we have had to delay everything."

Kuennen said Catholic Relief Services had to cut back programs in Indonesia, Malawi and Madagascar, among other countries.

http://www.startribune.com/stories/484/5153388.html

[babylonsister]

1. Dated Dec. 26, 2004; our representatives????

Such damn hypocrites... Until the world notices, it's not an issue.

[Locut0s]

2. priorities?

$350 million aid donation to save a hundred thousand = 0.0035% of US GDP

$147 billion dollars spent to kill a hundred thousand = 1.5% of US GDP

priorities?

[newyawker99]

5. Hi LocutOs!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[cosmicdot]

3. but, * * says his critics are "misguided and misinformed"

... and, Colon Bowell was with Anderson Cooper last night in Times Square propping up ** on the subject of 'generosity' ... of course, our corporate media isn't one to call them on the carpet ...

"unable to honor some earlier promises"

thanks for posting that article ... I recall seeing that news ...

[Goathead]

4. About your avatar

Are you from Virginia Beach?