Debt?

[Eulenspiegel7646 at aol.com]

In a message dated 12/10/2001 12:36:11 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
fqmorris at hotmail.com writes:


> 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.
> 
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> 

Yes, and maybe some of this will get to the people before they starve.

Tyl, the fool
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