[quote="mr.miyagi":d280a]Uk is now the biggest aid donor with £50m given, that made me smile

[url="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4133987.stm"]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4133987.stm[/url]

USA needs to pledge more, I'm sure they sent only £30m...and look in the difference in size between the 2 countries hake:[/quote:d280a]

2 sylables I-raq

Telegeodynamics. eek:

[url=http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=%22scalar+weapons%22+earthquake s&btnG=Search:55d21]Wha...?[/url:55d21]

So what are some of the preventive measures you guys think the goverments of those 3 or so countries will take in the aftermath of this disaster? Any ideas?

If my Family and everyone I ever knew died, my house was destroyed, my city was in ruins. I would be dead inside. Some of these people must be just incredibly in shock.

build a city and attach a whole bunch of hot air ballons to it so it floats in the sky.

http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/~tsunami/sumatra/indo2004.mov

look at the interactive things on the right:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/

http://www.canada.com/national/national ... 0302db2f73

Its hard to imagine I was on this street:

[img]http://www.cbc.ca/news/photogalleries/phuket/images/11_pukhet.jpg[/img]

Before the 'quake, obviously.

117,000 and counting are dead, over 80,000 alone in indonesia

Update from BBC 125,000 dead.

Jesus my heart stopped when they announced 117,000 then a few minutes later announcing 125 thousand. Let it stop.

if you follow one the larger parts of the wave it hits africa, any news on how much effected them.

Somalia: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4134485.stm


Also: [url=http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v3/news_lite.php?id=111574:a7391]Death Toll Expected To Exceed 400,000[/url:a7391]

that has got to be hard for the familys not knowing where there relatives/friends are. im sure most of them are allright, most likly there is no way of people to contact family over there.

if you follow one the larger parts of the wave it hits africa, any news on how much effected them.[/quote]

Somalia: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4134485.stm


Also: [url=http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v3/news_lite.php?id=111574:90e34]Death Toll Expected To Exceed 400,000[/url:90e34][/quote:90e34]

400,000 ed: thats crazy

my god...sad annoy:

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L30447363.htm

Imagine having to choose between which of your two sons lives and dies in a fraction of a second.

Luckily both kids survived. I don't know if could live with myself if I had to let go of a kid to save the other.

or just let them both die rolleyes: .

i pledged 100 dollars to help.

[quote="@/\/G3L":3918f]or just let them both die rolleyes: .

i pledged 100 dollars to help.[/quote:3918f]

Our rep from my company's marketing firm was spending the holiday in Sri Lanka. Don't know if she's been accounted for or not.

[quote=tomxtr]Our rep from my company's marketing firm was spending the holiday in Sri Lanka. Don't know if she's been accounted for or not.[/quote:d9240]
hope hes ok. maybe my 100 bucks will actually help someone.

deathtoll at 117,000
http://www.comcast.net/News/GENERAL//XM ... 5d802.html

ed: annoy: Poor bastards. I saw a clip today that showed the ocean water receded as far as the eye could see. The sea looked like a desert for a few moments. The people stared with curiosity why that had happened. Poor bastards didn't know the danger that was about to come.

[quote="Jin-Roh":3e7a3]
Really? I am a fucking moron, because I don't give a shit that a few thousand people died?

The human population is six billion. Big fucking deal if 0.000866666666666666% of the population dies. I don't care. Let nature do whatever the fuck it wants, and stop complaining/mourning. Clean it up, forget about it. It's obvious they did forget about it already in the past if they haven't done anything to help protect themselves from natural disasters like this.

I am surprised this thread hasn't been locked yet. All because of some guys with different opinions on a situation that involves death.[/quote:3e7a3]

One: Its not "a few thousand" its now over one hundred thousand. Also, this is no different than Middle Easterners dancing and celebrated after 9/11. No wonder the world hates americans. Its ppl like you.

Where did you see that at? I want to see it

Saw it on the local news.

This link might have been posted already, but I can't be arsed checking so..... http://www.waveofdestruction.org/videos/

I'm guessing the 3 middle photos on [url=http://www.waveofdestruction.org/photos/ernestrodriguez4658.html?page=2:3229b]this[/url:3229b] page show the water receding. I'd like to see a video of it.

Thanks buttocks

forget Somalia

Not sure if this was posted already but the US increased its AID from 35 million to 350 Million. ed:

[url=http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/12/31/us.aid/index.html:36618]Article[/url:36618]

[quote="[DAS REICH] Blitz":685fe]Not sure if this was posted already but the US increased its AID from 35 million to 350 Million. ed:

[url=http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/12/31/us.aid/index.html:685fe]Article[/url:685fe][/quote:685fe]

I heard this morning that last year 40% of all humanitarian aid given to victims of famine, civil war, and natural disasters came from the USA.

[quote=tomxtr]I heard this morning that last year 40% of all humanitarian aid given to victims of famine, civil war, and natural disasters came from the USA.[/quote:7114f]

....fuckin' chuck norris.

http://www.newsday.com/news/opinion/ny- ... -headlines

" We Americans like to think of ourselves as a generous people, but among the world's richest nations ours ranks dead last in terms of development aid as a percentage of gross national product. Still, Americans have an inflated idea of government foreign aid spending. In survey after survey, the median estimate is that foreign aid eats up 20 percent of the federal budget. The real number is about 1 percent, including both military and humanitarian aid."

And obviously this article was written before more aid was given by the US.

We all know the US gives a lot, but I think what most people are talking about is that the us has a huge economy., and relate that to aid, its not the same as other countries. I think thats what the UN guy was going for.

Anyway, I don't care. The US can give as much or as little as they want. It's your country.

I don't understand all this willy-waving about who's given what in aid money. Here in the UK I've heard lots of shit on TV and radio about how Britain's given 80 something million pounds and country "x" has only given 18 million or whatever. Who fucking cares as long as countries cough up something to help out. spank:

[quote="Mr.Buttocks":469df]I don't understand all this willy-waving about who's given what in aid money. Here in the UK I've heard lots of shit on TV and radio about how Britain's given 80 something million pounds and country "x" has only given 18 million or whatever. Who fucking cares as long as countries cough up something to help out. spank:[/quote:469df]

True, when it comes to something like this youd think anything would be appreciated, but as is always the case it turns into a cock measuring competition.

120,000 or so people dead and all people can do is point fingers about whos giving what annoy:

[quote=Milla]....fuckin' chuck norris.[/quote:a3588]

Thats the only good part of that whole movie. Well that and the thumbs up from chuck.

East Timor(SP?) gave $50,000,not bad for a country like that

I sent everything in my paypal account, it was only 6.94 but atleast its something.

beer:

+1

this is amazing..I noticed someone edited my thread title...and I just edited it again.

When I 1st posted this story it was 3,000....now its 150,000 ed: ed:

and growing

this shit sucks, we cannot even imagine how many people tjhat really is..more the twice vietnam