Quickstops (Oct 10, 2005)
- Continuing from this; the AP reports: "The quake shook the border region of
Afghanistan and Pakistan, where bin Laden is believed to be hiding. However, authorities at this point have no information indicating he's been injured or killed, said a U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the information's sensitivity." (Olorin)
- Continuing on a theme: "But an endeavor as ambitious as ending African poverty demands a little humility in the face of the task. We must recognize history, and understand the continent as it is, not as we wish it to be. To worry about corruption and misrule is to amplify the concerns of Africans I've met all over the continent, whose greatest anger is inevitably reserved for those leaders who have misspent so much in their names. Their voices should be heard, too, over the din of the rock concerts" (The Nation).
- Related: an earlier piece critiquing the "Make Poverty History" campaign: "Click, click, click. If only saving half the world from poverty were so simple--This campaign is so misguided you might think Kate Moss had thought it up herself" (Timesonline).
- The death toll for Pakistan may be as high as 40,000 (Guardian), with the number of deaths among young people could rise to 15,000 (Telegraph).
- From their website: "The Singapore Red Cross' emergency medical relief team have left for Islamabad this afternoon with the C-130 from the Paya Lebar Airbase. The 3-men assessment and medical relief team comprise of 1 Singapore Red Cross staff and 2 volunteers from the Raffles Medical Group. They will arrive in Islamabad tomorrow, together with the Singapore Civil Defence Force's 44-men DART team, who were also on the same flight." There is also an appeal for donation.
- Elsewhere, reconstruction continues in Aceh.
Afghanistan and Pakistan, where bin Laden is believed to be hiding. However, authorities at this point have no information indicating he's been injured or killed, said a U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the information's sensitivity." (Olorin)
- Continuing on a theme: "But an endeavor as ambitious as ending African poverty demands a little humility in the face of the task. We must recognize history, and understand the continent as it is, not as we wish it to be. To worry about corruption and misrule is to amplify the concerns of Africans I've met all over the continent, whose greatest anger is inevitably reserved for those leaders who have misspent so much in their names. Their voices should be heard, too, over the din of the rock concerts" (The Nation).
- Related: an earlier piece critiquing the "Make Poverty History" campaign: "Click, click, click. If only saving half the world from poverty were so simple--This campaign is so misguided you might think Kate Moss had thought it up herself" (Timesonline).
- The death toll for Pakistan may be as high as 40,000 (Guardian), with the number of deaths among young people could rise to 15,000 (Telegraph).
- From their website: "The Singapore Red Cross' emergency medical relief team have left for Islamabad this afternoon with the C-130 from the Paya Lebar Airbase. The 3-men assessment and medical relief team comprise of 1 Singapore Red Cross staff and 2 volunteers from the Raffles Medical Group. They will arrive in Islamabad tomorrow, together with the Singapore Civil Defence Force's 44-men DART team, who were also on the same flight." There is also an appeal for donation.
- Elsewhere, reconstruction continues in Aceh.
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