Re wildman800

I could only get the first link to work

http://www.alternet.org/rights/33295

All very worrying. You may be interested in this story about what happened to the foriegn aid sent over for Hurrican Katrina.
Its a sorry tale indeed.

Quote:
The United States received hundreds of millions in foreign aid last year, after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast. But what happened to the money? One year later, the fate of international disaster assistance has turned into a tale of inept bureaucracy, diplomatic bungling, and unspent cash.

Full story is available here at http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=3575

or the latest Foxnews story on the subject is here at

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,269128,00.html

The FEMA organisation needs to be radically reformed and requires some demoratic oversight exercised.


Edited by bentirran (04/29/07 07:56 PM)