January 2, 2005

The New York Times > International > International Special > The Relief: From Heart of Indonesia's Disaster, a Cry for Help

A description of the disaster and the pain of the people, but laced with the author's reference to the the assertion that Americans didn't do enough quickly. I reject that assertion when the Indonesian government has no clue how to cope with the disaster. Should America pre-empt the Indonesian government's role here? We certainly have the capacity to more than the Indonesian government, but whatever we do should be in cooperation with them.

Next, we'll read that because Indonesia is predominantly Muslim, America purposely dragged its feet in the relief effort. When that inevitably happens, pay close attention to the source and the reporting and we'll know who we cannot trust.

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