Washington, D.C. - The topic under discussion was grim - “The Politics of Starvation: The Humanitarian Crisis in Palestine.” In Room SC-6 of the U.S. Capitol, the Council for the National Interest (CNI) authored a public forum, the 18th in a series over the last few years, dealing with Middle East issues, and in particular, the Israel-Palestine Question. (1) The two presenters at the standing-room- only event on June 23, 2006, were Tim Rothermel, a former UN chief of its Development Program (…)
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What’s Next for the Palestinians - Starvation?
24 June 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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Emergency Aid May Be Too Little, Too Late for Palestinians Trying to Survive a Crisis (commondreams)
12 May 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
Published on Thursday, May 11, 2006 by the Independent / UK Emergency Aid May Be Too Little, Too Late for Palestinians Trying to Survive a Crisis by Donald Macintyre
Zarifa Abdel Khadr came in secret to Gaza City’s jewellery souk this week to sell the two gold rings she has owned for half a century.
She had no intention of telling her five sons and four daughters that she was parting with her possessions for about £150 to help feed them and her grandchildren.
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Provocative Humanitarianism? Bashing Hugo Chavez at the New York Times By DAVE LINDORFF
6 April 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
Provocative Humanitarianism?
Bashing Hugo Chavez at the New York Times
By DAVE LINDORFF
What do you call a nation that provides medical aid to desperately poor people in Mexico, heating assistance to low-income families in the U.S., crucial project financing to some of the poorest countries in Africa, and aid to impoverished Caribbean island nations?
If you’re the New York Times, you call it "provocative," and you call the leader of that country "the next Fidel Castro."
Venezuela, (…) -
Katrina’s Toxic New Orleans Art
2 February 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
1 commentWhat You Need To Know About the US Government in Times of Crisis
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This video started out as a simple little "let’s show this guy’s story" kinda piece and turned into a scathing expose of what people can expect from government endorsed relief efforts in time of crisis.
Arrested for art, threatened with arrest for helping people, spending all your own money to help others because Red Cross (…) -
Detained, Not Rescued: Katrina Survivors Testimony to Congress (AUDIO)
11 January 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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to Congress
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On Dec 6, 2005 several Katrina Survivors testified before Congress- their testimony should have been headline news across America... You can still watch the testimony at C-span (12/6/05), but if you don’t have 4 hours, (…) -
50 indicted for stealing hundreds thousands of dollars from Red Cross Fund for Katrina Victims
27 December 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
Fraud Alleged at Red Cross Call Centers Contract Workers in Calif. Stole From Katrina Aid Program, Indictments Say
By Jacqueline L. Salmon Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, December 27, 2005; A02
Nearly 50 people have been indicted in connection with a scheme that bilked hundreds of thousands of dollars from a Red Cross program to put cash into the hands of Hurricane Katrina victims, according to federal authorities.
Seventeen of the accused worked at the Red Cross claim center in (…) -
UNICEF latest - 0.5 million infant deaths annually in US-occupied Iraq & Afghanistan
18 December 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
1 commentAs we approach Christmas Day, thoughts turn to mothers and infants and the joy, hope and magic of new human life. However we cannot ignore the reality in a First World-dominated world of about 55,000 avoidable deaths and about 35,000 under-5 year old infant deaths that will occur on this Christmas Day due to deprivation- and malnourishment-related causes.
More specifically, we should consider the mothers and infants of war-wracked countries and in particular the countries currently (…) -
Stop the eviction of the ’Welcome Home’ Kitchen in New Orleans
9 November 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
1 commentThe only kitchen serving fresh, nutritious meals to the people of New Orleans east of Canal St. is being threatened with closure by city officials.
The loose-knit coalition of groups known as ’the Rainbow Family of Living Light’, best known for their yearly 4th of July Rainbow Gatherings at rotating locations throughout the country, have been instrumental in the relief effort following Hurricane Katrina. The mobile kitchen they founded in Waveland, Mississippi, the area hardest hit by the (…) -
A Bait-and-Switch Charity: The Scandalous History of the Red Cross
22 October 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
4 commentsThe Scandalous History of the Red Cross
By JOE ALLEN
Iin recent years, the image of the Red Cross has been tarnished. The worst scandal came after the September 11 attacks, when it was revealed that a large portion of the hundreds of millions of dollars donated to the organization went not to survivors or family members of those killed, but to other Red Cross operations, in what was described by chapters across the country as a "bait-and-switch" operation.
Recently, long-simmering (…) -
Blackwater and the Red Cross- What is going on in New Orleans?
29 September 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
1 commentWHAT THE $#@^#! BLACKWATER AND THE RED CROSS Yesterday I drove to the Algiers Red Cross distribution point which is located in the southern section of the Algiers neighborhood near the middle-class white section of town. As soon as I walked in, I noticed a frowning young man in a khaki shirt and black hat with a sidearm and corporate logo prominently displayed.
Blackwater Security is now providing security to the Red Cross! That’s right, you heard correctly. Armed mecenaries are providing (…)