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<DIV><FONT size=4>Fellow Compassionates,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>As the human toll and potential for short and long term
uncomprehendedly egregious human misery on a ghastly scale increases, let us not
argue about whether or how stingy our country is.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Instead:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>1. Please urge those that have a say and are
responsible directly to us to make every effort to insure that our country's
response to this horrific tragedy is effective and is at least proportionate to
the magnitude of the disaster, our economic largess, and our ability to
sacrifice and to contribute.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Here is where to start:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Butch Otter: <A
href="http://www.house.gov/otter/email.htm">http://www.house.gov/otter/email.htm</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Larry Craig: <A
href="http://craig.senate.gov/">http://craig.senate.gov/</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Mike Crapo: <A
href="http://crapo.senate.gov/">http://crapo.senate.gov/</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>George Bush: <A
href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/">http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>2. Please chose a relief organization that
you know will use your dollars maximally and effectively to bring relief
and contribute generously. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=7><STRONG>The victims of this disaster need material relief most
-- food, shelter, clothing, infrastructure rebuilding, direct economic aid,
etc.,</STRONG> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>not bibles, religious tracts, and pushy people asking "Do you
know Jesus?"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Many of us find helping the unfortunate satisfying in
itself. Whether gratitude is shown by the recipients is not at all
relevant. After all the disaster victims have and will be going through,
only the very small minded would complain about not getting the proper thanks or
any thanks at all. The recipients of our gifts and our concern face
hardships of the magnitude that many of us cannot really
comprehend.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>For the more hard hearted: Failure of our country to
make a generous, effective response to this titanic natural disaster may
well have serious, very undesirable consequences for us in the future,
particularly in the Moslem world. (Fill in the blanks
yourself.)</FONT></DIV><FONT size=4>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><BR>Wayne A. Fox<BR>1009 Karen Lane<BR>PO Box 9421<BR>Moscow, ID
83843</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>(208) 882-7975<BR><A
href="mailto:waf@moscow.com">waf@moscow.com</A><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>----- Original Message ----- </FONT>
<DIV><FONT size=4>From: "Melissa Hendrickson" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:hend5953@uidaho.edu"><FONT
size=4>hend5953@uidaho.edu</FONT></A><FONT size=4>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>To: "vision2020" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com"><FONT
size=4>vision2020@moscow.com</FONT></A><FONT size=4>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 1:16 AM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Bush gives $5 B in aid to Asian
Children</FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT size=4>> As we are arguing over how
much we should give and how much our government should give, I have an
interesting tidbit of info. A friend of mine is in town from DC. She
mentioned that the GOP is spending more on the Innauguration events than it did
in humanitarian aid to southeast Asia. (No I don't have sources to back up this
statement, but I am sure they wouldn't be difficult to find. I have better
things to do with my time, so feel free to look them up yourself.) <BR>>
<BR>> Just thought I would throw that out there for all y'all to chew
on. <BR>> <BR>> Mo<BR>> <BR>>
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