Jan Egeland, a Norwegian who holds the lofty title of Undersecretary-General for humanitarian Affairs, now claims he was "misinterpreted" when he charged Monday that "there are several donors who are less generous then before in a growing world economy.
"It is beyond me why we are so stingy, really," he told reporters.
Misinterpreted?
Baloney.
Egeland knew exactly what he was saying-and he meant every word of it.
Of course, it was about as truthful as the rest of the slime that oozes from that cesspool on First Avenue.
As Secretaty of State Colin Powell noted, "The United States has given more aid in the last four years than any other nation or combination of nations in the world."
Rather than simply defending America's record, however, Powel might have more effectively suggested that if Egeland is searching for some serious money, he should simply pass the hat among his fellow U.N. officials.
If all those self-important diplomats simply anted up a small percentage fo the money they raked in under the Oil for Food program-which was designed as humanitarian aid for starving Iraqis but instead became an under- the-table cash cow for top U.N. officials--Egeland might find himself with some serious CASH.
For the record, The Bush administration has committed to being "a major contributor" to the tsunami-relief effort, which will run into the billions of dollars
In short, America's initial response to this human tragedy is nothing for which this country need apologize-or have to answer to for small- minded and bigmouthed, United Nations diplomats.............
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"It is beyond me why we are so stingy, really," he told reporters.
Misinterpreted?
Baloney.
Egeland knew exactly what he was saying-and he meant every word of it.
Of course, it was about as truthful as the rest of the slime that oozes from that cesspool on First Avenue.
As Secretaty of State Colin Powell noted, "The United States has given more aid in the last four years than any other nation or combination of nations in the world."
Rather than simply defending America's record, however, Powel might have more effectively suggested that if Egeland is searching for some serious money, he should simply pass the hat among his fellow U.N. officials.
If all those self-important diplomats simply anted up a small percentage fo the money they raked in under the Oil for Food program-which was designed as humanitarian aid for starving Iraqis but instead became an under- the-table cash cow for top U.N. officials--Egeland might find himself with some serious CASH.
For the record, The Bush administration has committed to being "a major contributor" to the tsunami-relief effort, which will run into the billions of dollars
In short, America's initial response to this human tragedy is nothing for which this country need apologize-or have to answer to for small- minded and bigmouthed, United Nations diplomats.............
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