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Originally posted by metalfan87
Wow... just found some more good news for Asia...UN made alot more then $20 billion off the Oil-for-food scandal...
www.cbn.com... (go down to the interview part of the article)
Looks like Asia could get up to $111 billion from the corrupt UN... o wait they worked so hard to get that money in the past 8 years... sorry Asia
Go to hell UN
Originally posted by ShadowXIX
The entire EU has gave a whopping $4.6 million while the US has gave 15 million with a planned 20 million more so it will be 35 million. Japan has also planned to give $30 million.
How are we stingy again
$4.6 million
Originally posted by tsuribito
$4.6 million
That is really pretty low at this point. Germany alone gives 2 Million Euros (should be approx 2.7 Million US)
Apart from the other aid we are sending.
I guess other countries will raise their budget too or this number is already outdated.
Originally posted by AceOfBase
Originally posted by SIRR1
The United Nations wants (us), the United States to raise our taxes to pay for Tsunami aide?
Are these people at the United Nations ****ing nuts!
First the UN slams the United States on the War in Iraq.
Then we find out the United Nations was in bed with Iraq prior to the war and they did not want the loose the cash cow.
Then we find out about the United Nations Oil for Food scandal where Billions went into the pockets of UN officals and now the UN wants more money for aide?
This is what he actually said:
"It is beyond me why are we so stingy, really," the Norwegian-born U.N. official told reporters. "Christmastime should remind many Western countries at least, [of] how rich we have become."
"There are several donors who are less generous than before in a growing world economy," he said, adding that politicians in the United States and Europe "believe that they are really burdening the taxpayers too much, and the taxpayers want to give less. It's not true. They want to give more."
He didn't say why is the US so stingy as the author of that article tried to spin it.
He was speaking of Western nations, including his own.
I agree he was over the line suggesting that taxes in Europe and the US raise taxes to be able to give more to the rest of the world.
BTW Please, please, please stop with this BS argument of billions going into the pockets of UN officals. You know that's its not true.
Originally posted by SIRR1
The United Nations wants (us), the United States to raise our taxes to pay for Tsunami aide?
Are these people at the United Nations ****ing nuts!
Then we find out the United Nations was in bed with Iraq prior to the war and they did not want the loose the cash cow.
Then we find out about the United Nations Oil for Food scandal where Billions went into the pockets of UN officals and now the UN wants more money for aide?
But through the United Nations I dont think so!