Mecky Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 They keep saying they want money not aid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Of course we should provide aid, both through our own government and as individuals. Hand wringing and whining over the politics of it while people die is no way for civilised people to behave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halibut Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Of course we should provide aid, both through our own government and as individuals. Hand wringing and whining over the politics of it while people die is no way for civilised people to behave. What he said. Anyone who says otherwise is morally bankrupt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Squirrel Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Why the flap? Give it to a non governmental agency. :huh:Nobody's asking you to give up your child to Garry Glitter, and if so what has that to do with the OP. Read the rest of the post and not the last sentence. The last sentence was a deliberately facetious example of how trustworthy (or not) the Pakistani government are regarding financial aid. As been previously suggested, donating your money to an independent agency (like the Red Cross) is more likely to get your money spent wisely although that cannot be guaranteed as it is ultimately up to the Pakistani government (not the Red Cross) to coordinate the 'aid' accordingly.... And the Pakistani Gvt like buying bombs. So when India gets Nuked, remember where you left your wallet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johncocker Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Is there any evidence that the money would go to be used in a corrupt manner though? are you serious or what the entire countrys bent ,worse thing you could do is give a money to a bunch of gangsters like the pakistan goverment.give it to one of the reg' .. aid agencys if you want to ease your mind,lord knows its hard enough policeing them let alone the excuse of a goverment pakistans got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johncocker Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Read the rest of the post and not the last sentence. The last sentence was a deliberately facetious example of how trustworthy (or not) the Pakistani government are regarding financial aid. As been previously suggested, donating your money to an independent agency (like the Red Cross) is more likely to get your money spent wisely although that cannot be guaranteed as it is ultimately up to the Pakistani government (not the Red Cross) to coordinate the 'aid' accordingly.... And the Pakistani Gvt like buying bombs. So when India gets Nuked, remember where you left your wallet. good point squirrel even in myanmar the red cross are the one's who coordinate the distribution of funds to differant areas and still find it difficult getting the aid through to the people who need it,be cause of coruption. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fareast Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 On a slightly more general note----I honestly can 't understand why India and Pakistan spend so much money on nuclear weapons, instead of better infrastrucure, flood prevention measures......etc...... Nuclear weapons hardly prevent coups or terrorism. Terrorists and extremists tend to operate quite effectively in urban settings. Nuclear weapons for defence ? Who, on earth would want to conquer India or Pakistan these days ? It 'd be like grasping a prickly cactus with bare hands----more trouble than it 's worth ! India & Pakistan have been ' facing each other off ' now for decades. If they haven 't got the sense or humility to reach some sort of agreement for both countries to spend a LOT less on nuclear weapons [ and, thus, MORE on everything else that 's useful ! ], how can there ever be any hope for the poor millions who keep suffering disaster after disaster in that corner of the world ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucifer Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Without argueing or making childish slurs to one another, lets look at why some people choose not to send money over to Pakistan to help those people in need at the moment. 2 sides of the story that i heard on radio 2 this afternoon. Caller 1: Thinks we should send aid and support pakistan. We should put aside any issues and help our muslim brothers. Caller 2: Why doesn't their goverment help them? they have the money, do we even know the money we send will go to helping these people? The uk is set to double it's aid to £60m Story here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11032312 Pakistan is a muslim country, a lot of the arab world have billions of pounds of money in banks and will still have oil income for years due to our need for oi and other oil based products so why arn't they pussing billions of oil dollars to support their own ?. Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treatment Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 I would willingly give them a tent, but they prefer money. You can't put a tent in a numbered Swiss Bank Account of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Sleeps Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 You can't put a tent in a numbered Swiss Bank Account of course. You can't eat or drink a tent either, or use a tent to treat cholera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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