More than 100,000 dead in south Asia, but it's business as usual at the web sites of America's Christian right organizations

by Bill Berkowitz

It took President Bush three days to ready himself to go before the television cameras and make a public statement about Sunday's devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck southern Asia. Even though he was late, and much more money will be needed, the president pledged at least $35 million in aid to the victims of the disaster. But, as of December 30, some of the president's major family-values constituents have yet to be heard from: It's business as usual at the web sites of the American Family Association, the Family Research Council, the Christian Coalition, Focus on the Family, Concerned Women for America, and the Coral Ridge Ministries. These powerful and well-funded political Christian fundamentalist organizations appear to be suffering from a compassion deficit. Organizations which are missing in action when it comes to responding to the disaster in southern Asia. None of their web sites are actively soliciting aid for the victims of the earthquake/tsunami....

http://www.dissidentvoice.org/Dec2004/Berkowitz1230.htm

by Walter Brasch

On Sunday, Dec. 26, an earthquake-triggered tsunami with an effect of 1,000 miles from its epicenter in the Indian Ocean near Sumatra devastated 12 countries. Within hours, numerous countries and private social service agencies had begun massive relief operations. President George W. Bush, vacationing on his ranch in Crawford, Texas, made no public statements. His press office, however, released a 121-word press expressing the President’s “condolences,” and that the Bush Administration would provide all “appropriate assistance” to the affected nations. The statement did not directly quote the President. In contrast, German chancellor Gerhard Schröder cut short his vacation to return to Berlin. On Monday, Bush’s deputy press secretary indicated that Bush “received a special briefing” about the tragedy,” that the administration’s “thoughts and prayers are with all those who are suffering,” and that the U.S. “will be a leading partner” in relief operations. On Tuesday, the President bicycled and continued to clear brush from his ranch. He said nothing to the American public, to the media, or to the international community. However, the deputy press secretary did say that the President was “saddened and has extended his condolences for this terrible tragedy.” When challenged as to why the public silence, a White House official bluntly stated, “The President wanted to be fully briefed on our efforts. He didn’t want to make a symbolic statement about, ‘We feel your pain.’” It was an excuse for why the man who believes he is a “compassionate conservative” once again failed to speak out during yet another extended vacation.....

http://www.dissidentvoice.org/Dec2004/Brasch1230.htm

Are We Stingy? Yes
http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/123104B.shtml

by Christopher Westley

Ludwig von Mises Institute

12/30/04

I didn't think anyone would dare to apply the Bastiat's Broken Window fallacy to the human tragedy that is still playing itself out along the rim of the Indian Ocean, but sadly, faith in economic fallacies is even more common than deadly tsunamis. That is why I was surprised to hear the Institute for International Economics' C. Fred Bergsten (known affectionately as See Fred) this morning (December 29th) on National Public Radio's Morning Edition explain how this crisis would actually provide long-term benefit to that region of the world...

http://www.mises.org/fullstory.aspx?Id=1712


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

The Jakarta Post [Jakarta]

12/30/04

A few survivors of Sunday's calamity have a snake to thank for being alive. ... Riza, who was living in a rented house near the coast in Banda Aceh with three friends, dashed up to the second floor of a neighbor's house and stood on top of a cupboard. But as she told Antara from a makeshift shelter on Wednesday, the current swept her and her friends off their perch. As Riza was drifting, she saw her neighbors, two girls -- twins -- and their mother. ... As she struggled for her own life and that of the twins, she said a large snake as long as a telephone pole approached her. She and the nine-year-olds rested on the reptile, which was drifting along with the current. 'Thank God, we landed on higher ground where the water level was only about a meter deep. The twins, who were badly injured, were safe...

http://tinyurl.com/56vat


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

December 30, 2004

I feel terribly sorry for the loss that has been caused by the biggest catastrophe of tsunami in history. I am utterly lost for words to offer for the deceased and their family. I just pray to god that their souls shall rest in peace.

Just today, WHO has released a warning for the possible emergence of epidemics. It has reported that at the moment, the hygiene has dramatically worsened, and the epidemic such as cholera could spur in any minute. If so, as many people could die from infectious diseases as were killed by the tsunami.

As a Hado (vibration) researcher, I am truly worried about this disaster. As well as the hygiene issue, I feel that the "vibrational fields" of the countries have extremely deteriorated. The "field" is created by feelings of fear, grief, worry, lack of trust, anger, loneliness, and helplessness, and could energize the malevolent microorganisms that prefer this kind of environment.

People cannot help but have these feelings, and they probably carry the feelings with them. Many people feel this way, and there seems to be some plundering going on, but their feeling of anger and hostility can only multiply the negativity of the "field". Also, we must take into account the emergence of a new epidemic.

We have to limit the negative "field" in any way possible. I believe that there is already a spreading Hado (vibration) of fear due to the terrorist attack and bombing, and it is like a gasoline station with an oil leak that is about to explode.

What can we do? The only way is for people from all over the world to pray for the recovery of the affected area. The prayer will definitely carry far with the purity of its Hado. Therefore, from today, let's close our eyes for a few second before our meal and send words of prayer to the countries. Let's send a prayer for them before we go to sleep. Also, when we pray during the end of year and the new year ceremony, let us send a prayer first and foremost for world peace.

Through the research of the water crystal over the last ten years, I have proven that people's pure energy of consciousness can change the water in areas that people have prayed for, regardless of the distance. Also, the most effective Hado prayer is the feeling of Love and Thanks. Now is the time to send everyone's feeling of Love and Thanks to the earth's water.

Please forward this message to everyone you know.

We appreciate your kind participation, cooperation and support.
Thank you very much.

Yasuyuki NEMOTO
Secretary-General, Project of Love and Thanks to Water

PROJECT OF LOVE AND THANKS TO WATER
President: Masaru Emoto
Secretary-General: Yasuyuki Nemoto
East Side Bldg. 1F, 1-1-11 Yanagibashi,
Taito-ku, Tokyo 111-0052, JAPAN
TEL: +81-(0)3-3863-0211, FAX: +81-(0)3-3866-5353
WEB: http://thank-water.net/
E-MAIL: love@thank-water.net

This project started on July 1, 2002. The purpose of this project is to raise the collective consciousness of humanity through the prayer of our Love and Thanks to Water, and by this to contribute to establish the world peace.


Informant: Martin Greenhut


Miraculous Messages from Water
http://www.life-enthusiast.com/twilight/research_emoto.htm


Informant: Xtina

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Native American Prayer for the New Year

The year of 2005 starts with a feeling of great sorrow and fear for the future, with the events of the Asian Tsunami unfolding before our eyes on every form of media coverage. I dedicate this prayer to all who are affected in one way or another:

Great Spirit, whose voice carries through the whispering wind and the mighty roar of thunder to guide us through our troubles, please hear my humble request that you give solace and hope to all who are suffering at this time.

Please give them the strength to endure what must be, and give them a chink of light to walk towards in your name.

Please help all of the nations of Mother Earth to join together in brotherly love and walk in your footsteps across the sands of life.

I have heard the great cry of Mother Nature in her sickened state.

I have seen the signs in all living things. If you will, please show us the ways to help to heal this Earth, and all living thing you gave us to care for.

All that IS came from you and returns to you. We are as children before your wisdom and love. Please help us to grow to be more worthy of all you give to us. Please guide us to walk the Red Road.

(excerpt)
I thought now would be a good time to remind us all of what Mast Sanity aims to achieve.

2005 is a year when we must all work together to make real progress with mast issues, so please consider offering to help us as we move forward to try to help all of you. There are many ways in which you can help.

We need the BIG VOICE of the PEOPLE because it is a tough fight against the unscrupulous minority with power and money who have no concern or respect for human and animal life.

We need you to back us with our plans to lobby and change things. We need you to lobby your local MPs and councils.


From Mast Network

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Warriors Of The Rainbow: Native American Prophecy:

There would come a day of awakening when all the peoples of all the tribes would form a New World of Justice, Peace, Freedom and recognition of the Great Spirit.

http://www.powersource.com/ebt/stone.html


From Information Clearing House

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I Am Hope

The flame of hope should never go out from your life. Flash presentation
http://i.euniverse.com/funpages/cms_content/2529/4candles.swf


From Information Clearing House

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=370059


Informant: NHNE

The volcanic and earthquake activity is only a part of the problems ahead for 2005. We are renewing our warning about dangers to the Alaska Pipeline due to permafrost melting - a phenomena that's already gaining notice in Fairbanks: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4120755.stm

The other shoe? We are waiting for reports to come out of the area on damage to oil production infrastructure in the region. I haven't seen a peep about this year, but if there's been enough land movement to push parts of the country 100 feet to the Southwest, then a little dime store logic tells me that might have screwed up some of the oil drilling in the region, which could be a real secondary economic disaster in the making if my worst fears are correct. We're seeing some "leading edge" of the oil angle leaking out in articles such as this one at CBS Market Watch which refers to "oil-rich Indonesia" as likely suffering the most casualties...

Even without damage to oil production infrastructure, the damage will be in the billions: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4129515.stm

"More on your postulate that the thaw will affect the {Alaska] pipeline: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4120755.stm"

"This might bear watching"
http://www.independent-media.tv/item.cfm?fmedia_id=10211&fcategory_desc=Under%20Reported"


Informant: CHEROKEE

Von "seit 500 Jahren keine Tsunamis" kann im Indischen Ozean absolut keine Rede sein...
http://www.telepolis.de/tp/r4/artikel/19/19126/1.html

Verpasste Vorwarnungen und eine sich schneller um sich drehende Erde
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/456685/

Gedanken zur Flutkatastrophe in Asien
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/456294/

Seebeben - Tsunami - FLUTKATASTROPHE: Mikrowellentechnik heizt auch das Meer auf - Tesla and the Asian Tsunami
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/453716/