Postscript

As CNN isn't letting go of the 'American Tsunami' topic, neither am I. [Reference my previous post].

It's now feared 120 people died in the US becuase of Hurrican 'Katrina'.

Also on this day in the USA.

• 83.9 People Died from Suicide [11 of which were aged between 15-24]
• 68.8 People Died as a result of homicide
• 159.9 People Died in Vehicle accidents [15.1 of which were teenager drivers]
• 38.6 People Died from AIDs
• 2540 People Died from Cardiovascular diseases
  

Now can we try and put this into some kind of prospective, please.

If you really want to see images that will rip your heart out try the 'Asian Tsunami Memorial Video'. [50mb so u'll need ADSL to download]. 280,000 men, women and children died. That equates to approximately every women and all the Children under the age of 5 who lived in New Orleans, dying yesterday.

Lest we forget. But by comparing Hurricane 'Katrina' to the Asian Tsunami, aren't they just doin that?

[And for the record, $26bn equates to about 16% of the US Defence Department Budget for this year, peanuts when you have a National Debt of $7.9 Trillion!!! Thats aweful lot of Zero's!!!]

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