GOOD PLACE TO DONATE TSUNAMI RELIEF

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CAREFUL WHERE YOU DONATE
Americans are stepping forward as never before in the wake of the tsunami disaster in Asia. More money will be donated by private American citizens to the relief effort than will be spent by our government. More on that in a moment ... but let's look at the United Nations for a moment.

Kofi working hard to keep the UN at the center of things. When President Bush announced the formation of a coalition to spearhead relief efforts for the tsunami victims Kofi was more than a little upset. He accused Bush of trying to undermine the UN. Kofi sees this tragedy as a way to bolster and enhance the world wide image of the UN, especially after it tucked-tail and ran from Iraq, and also from the Oil-for-Food scandal. What better way to enhance that image then to have all the disaster aid for the tsunami-affected areas channeled through UN agencies.

I would urge Americans NOT to contribute to any UN affiliated organizations. First of all ... remember the Oil-for-Food scandal. Money intended to feed the women and children of Iraq was diverted to the pockets of various UN officials, including, it seems, Kofi Annan's son. Annan has steadfastly refused to cooperate fully in the investigation of this scandal, and is now asking --- no, demanding more money. Sorry ... no go Kofi!

Now .. what of the money that is donated through UN relief organizations? That money, or whatever part of it manages to escape UN corruption, will be spent for disaster relief in the name of the United Nations, not in the name of the American people who actually sacrificed to make the donations. The UN is now and has been from its very inception a basically anti-American institution. They will beg for our assistance now, and as soon as this disaster is taken care of it will be right back to business as usual, undermining American sovereignty, seeking world court authority over individual American citizens and corporations, working for a new UN-levied tax on American citizens to fund (often anti-American) UN operations, and working to sabotage our efforts to bring a lasting peace with freedom to the Middle East.

Now some may think that this is a heartless posture. Not so. I'm not saying don't give. I'm just saying that the people who will benefit from American generosity need to know who to thank .. the people of America. That's why I have opposed giving to UNICEF for the entire 35 years I've been doing talk radio. When those people in Indonesia, Sumatra, Sri Lanka, Thailand or elsewhere receive medicines, food and water I want them to know that they're experiencing the generosity of the American people.

I spent a good bit of time last week investigating various charities engaged in tsunami relief. I am going to bring several to your attention. One that I'm particularly impressed with it Americares. This organization has already mobilized emergency response teams to Sri Lanka and India and is on the way to Indonesia. Americares needs donations to provide medicines to combat cholera and other diseases. I am impressed by the fact that Americares spends 99% of its funds on actual relief activities, 0.4% on administrative expenses and only 0.6% on fundraising expenses. No government can match that level of efficiency. Americares got my first check and I would recommend that organization highly to you.
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