Debt?

[David Morris]

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAL9JKO2VC.html

Americans' Open Wallets to Aid Afghan People Besieged by War, Taliban, 
Drought and Famine
By Arlene Levinson The Associated Press
Published: Dec 10, 2001

Just as Americans opened their wallets for Sept. 11 victims, charity 
officials say some are now giving to help civilian Afghans who have been 
uprooted by the war on the Taliban.
Precisely how much money is being donated is virtually impossible to say, 
though it's likely in the tens of millions. Dozens of charities operate 
overseas and are aiding the Afghans, but many donors give to those 
humanitarian groups without specifying where the money should go.

Some personal checks, however, come with the note "for Afghanistan," or in 
response to directed appeals or news reports.

In perhaps the best-publicized Afghan charity drive, children nationwide 
have donated $1.5 million in response to President Bush's request that they 
each give a dollar for Afghan youngsters.



>From: Philo Judaeus <lycidas2 at earthlink.net>
>The powerful americans owe a debt to the poor and downtrodden muslims.

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