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Though
late, the rich and developed nations have
finally come in aid of the poorer nations in the
time of disaster. India, due to its stand of
being a donor country (rather than a recipient)
has earned a lot of respect and admiration in
the world community. I am happy to report that.
If one can fault the
developed nations, it can be for being a little
late in their response. The time lag before the
developed nations responded could be ascribed to
various reasons:
1. This disaster was
unprecedented. Unlike a manmade crisis, there
were no events 'leading up to it'.
2. At first, the
disaster was only perceived as an earthquake.3.
Satellite images did indicate devastation, but
the scale in terms of human lives and property
damage did not become apparent.
4. Some money is set
aside for disasters, but additional money has to
be pulled from other commitments. This takes
time. Most head of states are not like Lalu
Yadav (who pledged 10 crores very apparently
without putting pen to paper) They work their
numbers before coming with a final figure.
Ultimately if one
looks at the figures, one must realize that the
countries of the world have acted like a
community and have stepped forward with generous
donations. - All except the oil rich nations of
the Middle East - especially Saudi Arabia!
With a commitment of
on $30 million from the Saudis, this money is
woefully small as compared to $500 million that
is being given by Japan. Saudi is rich enough to
afford a lot more. It is sad that we hear people
in Saudi preach that they do not want the aid
money to go to "Kaffirs". Some in Saudi society
have even gone as far as suggesting that the
Tsunami was caused by US, Israel and India
collaborating to conduct a nuclear explosion
under the sea ! Do the mongoloid Indonesian
Muslims suddenly appear a lot less purer in
blood from the Arab perspective?!! The hypocrisy
with which the Muslims of the Arab world treat
Muslims of other races is nakedly apparent
during times like this. If any non-Arab Muslim
still has any misgivings about this, he can try
intermingling with the Saudi Arabs (the
guardians of the Kaaba) when he goes to Haj next
time.
As harebrained as
the rumors coming out of the Arab states may
sound, a good number of people will believe it.
That part of the world runs on fervent belief.
PhD holders stood up on the balconies to watch
Saddam Hussein's image in the Moon, when at one
time, someone floated a rumor to that effect.
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