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Professional critics have decried President Bush’s three-day “delay” in reacting to the tsunami disasters. But if the President used that time to understand the dimensions of the disaster, and to keep the United Nations from controlling relief efforts, every minute was justified. When the UN handles dollars, tens of millions disappear. When the UN handles protection and relief, tens of thousands of people die. Instead of leaving money and authority to the UN, the US created a “core group” with Japan, Australia and India. The lead personnel are the military of those nations. That makes sense, because military units are...

Sean Hannity just announced that Colin Powell is scheduled to give a live press conference regarding his tour of the devastated areas in South Asia. FNC will go live when he starts to speak.

Dec. 28, 2004 8:43 | Updated Dec. 28, 2004 13:44 Israel sends aid to Thailand, Sri Lanka By MATTHEW GUTMAN As the world is preparing what United Nation's officials titled "the most expensive aid relief mission" for 10 Southeast Asia countries, Israel is preparing several delegations headed for Sri Lanka and Thailand. India, unlike Thailand and Sri Lanka, has not requested any Israeli assistance. Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said an immediate decision was made to send $100,000 worth of food and medical supplies. Israel reduced its planned humanitarian mission to Sri Lanka from a 154-member delegation to just a handful...