[bayouranger]

"There is a con, there is an unrealistic expectation being peddled that you give your £50 and suddenly those people are going to have food to eat. Well, no. We need that £50, yes; we will spend it with integrity. But people need to understand the reality of the challenges in delivering that aid. We don't have the right to hide it from people; we have a responsibility to engage the public with the truth."

islam is responsible for this.

[hinckley buzzard]

The fact is, Somalians are doing this to themselves. There are no foreign colonial powers to blame, no oppressors from neighboring countries.

Aid organizations are finding that wading into chaos with good intentions is like trying to stop a river by holding out your arms. When the Somalians hit bottom, they will wise up and fix themselves. Or maybe they won't. Their call either way.

[cameraeye]

Let’s see. “Been there, done that. Fool me once....”
We can go on about giving money to Somalia for ever. Maybe a good morning to watch “Black Hawk Down”. Let the muslims send food. n/s

[blueunicorn6]

You mean that just wishing for good things doesn’t make them happen? Well, there goes the Democrat party.

[Gaffer]

Blackhawks. Mogadishu...screw Somalia!