Tuesday, September 06, 2005

BBC NEWS | Magazine | Why does the US need our money?

BBC NEWS | Magazine | Why does the US need our money?: "Why does the US need our money?
WHO, WHAT, WHY?
The Magazine answers...


Adverts are in British newspapers asking for cash donations
The Red Cross is appealing for people overseas to contribute money to its Hurricane Katrina Appeal. But why does the world's richest nation need handouts?

The world's only superpower has been forced to turn to aid agencies to speed up the humanitarian effort in the wake of Katrina.

Seemingly unable to draw on its wealth at short notice to immediately respond to the disaster, charities in other countries, such as the British Red Cross, are now launching appeals to raise money."

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