Comments on: Blogging for Burma http://mchristoff.com/2008/06/blogging-for-burma/ Participating in Life. Wed, 16 Feb 2011 05:04:47 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Christoff » Darkness http://mchristoff.com/2008/06/blogging-for-burma/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Christoff » Darkness Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:03:23 +0000 http://www.mchristoff.com/?p=3#comment-2 [...] with a shoddy umbrella, I navigate my way through the walkways of clay which have been turned into orange sludge by the torrential rain. With each  step the sludge seeps between my feet and the soles of my hard [...] [...] with a shoddy umbrella, I navigate my way through the walkways of clay which have been turned into orange sludge by the torrential rain. With each  step the sludge seeps between my feet and the soles of my hard [...]

]]> By: Michael Christoff http://mchristoff.com/2008/06/blogging-for-burma/comment-page-1/#comment-1479 Michael Christoff Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:27:35 +0000 http://www.mchristoff.com/?p=3#comment-1479 That's a valid point, but aid is starting to seep in. I think at this point the Burmese government is not going to be able to stop it. There is some progress:<br><br><a href="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/06/11/asia/myanmar.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/06/11/asia/mya...</a><br><br>....and an urgent need:<br><br>"A call for $201 million brought only $82 million in donations by June 9, the UN said in a statement."<br><br><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=ayJFm.qtwopQ&refer=asia" rel="nofollow">http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080...</a><br><br>I'd much rather risk my money going into the hands of the Burmese government rather than failing to act. That's a valid point, but aid is starting to seep in. I think at this point the Burmese government is not going to be able to stop it. There is some progress:

http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/06/11/asia/mya...

….and an urgent need:

“A call for $201 million brought only $82 million in donations by June 9, the UN said in a statement.”

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080...

I'd much rather risk my money going into the hands of the Burmese government rather than failing to act.

]]> By: Bob Dobbs http://mchristoff.com/2008/06/blogging-for-burma/comment-page-1/#comment-1478 Bob Dobbs Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:17:29 +0000 http://www.mchristoff.com/?p=3#comment-1478 Why donate if their evil government is just going to keep all the goodies for themselves? :( Why donate if their evil government is just going to keep all the goodies for themselves? :(

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