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Arab countries lack of support to Haiti?



South Coast Eagle

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Oct 2, 2009
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Regrettably, the list is much greater.

There are 25 Arab countries. A few have "promised" support, some charities within these countries have launched appeals or sending aid as some of the previous posters have stated.

However, where the Western world has poured in aid, people & financial support immediately, our Arab bretheren appear a little indiffirent.

And by the way. The headlines in Saudi Arabia's leading newspaper, yesterday was: 80 year old marries 12 year old girl (I understand). Says it all really.

Is she fit?
 






The Large One

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Jul 7, 2003
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Regrettably, the list is much greater.

There are 25 Arab countries. A few have "promised" support, some charities within these countries have launched appeals or sending aid as some of the previous posters have stated.

However, where the Western world has poured in aid, people & financial support immediately, our Arab bretheren appear a little indiffirent.

And by the way. The headlines in Saudi Arabia's leading newspaper, yesterday was: 80 year old marries 12 year old girl (I understand). Says it all really.

You know this for a fact or just you talking out of your arse and shitting out of your face?

The UK's best-selling paper went large with a TV personality intending to get married. Say it all really...
 


There are 25 Arab nations.

Egypt, Sudan, Algeira, Morocco, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Syria, Chad, Tunisia, Somalia, Libya, Jordan, Eritrea, UAE, Lebanon, Palestine, Mauritania, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Djibouti, Bahrain, Comoros, W.Sahara - collectively representing some 360m people.

To those who are throwing insults at me, take a look at some of these countries own newspapers to read to what their nations have actually done for the Haitian people
 


severnside gull

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May 16, 2007
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Regrettably, the list is much greater.

There are 25 Arab countries. A few have "promised" support, some charities within these countries have launched appeals or sending aid as some of the previous posters have stated.

However, where the Western world has poured in aid, people & financial support immediately, our Arab bretheren appear a little indiffirent.

And by the way. The headlines in Saudi Arabia's leading newspaper, yesterday was: 80 year old marries 12 year old girl (I understand). Says it all really.

interestingly public donations from europe generally have been relatively low - much less responsive than the UK - but I guess they are not arabs so doesn't fit the argument :wrong:
 




Helter

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Jan 4, 2010
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80 year old marries 12 year old girl (I understand). Says it all really

Mohammed the prophet was a paedophile himself marrying a 7 year old girl. It’s their culture to marry pre-teen girls. To Muslim states it’s fine and above board, here it’s called paedophilia.
 




Actually that's a very smart move on the part of the Saudis. The need in Haiti is going to be long term, and I imagine this means that the Saudi aid may come just as some other aid is dropping away. Well done the Arabs!

I hope, wish & pray that you are right. However....the richest of the 25 Arab nations Saudi Arabia has offered no support, now or in the future. One could argue against supporting a nation from the Saudi stance who is in conflict. However this is not so here.
 




Juan Albion

Chicken Sniffer 3rd Class
Mohammed the prophet was a paedophile himself marrying a 7 year old girl. It’s their culture to marry pre-teen girls. To Muslim states it’s fine and above board, here it’s called paedophilia.

Believe it or not, English noblemen have been known to marry girls younger than 16. No, it's true I tell you.

Q. Honestly, how stupid do you have to be to judge people from more than 1000 years ago against the standards that happen to be prevalent today?

A. As thick as a racist pig.
 


brighton bluenose

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Jan 6, 2006
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Nicollet & 66th
There are 25 Arab nations.

Egypt, Sudan, Algeira, Morocco, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Syria, Chad, Tunisia, Somalia, Libya, Jordan, Eritrea, UAE, Lebanon, Palestine, Mauritania, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Djibouti, Bahrain, Comoros, W.Sahara - collectively representing some 360m people.

To those who are throwing insults at me, take a look at some of these countries own newspapers to read to what their nations have actually done for the Haitian people

And so you've read the main newspapers from all of these countries to know exactly what they are and are not doing??!!

You are a lying racist **** who, I personally, thinks deserves a good hiding!!

Now f*** off you worm!
 


Barrel of Fun

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(CBS)Rush Limbaugh is quite right to question why American taxpayers ought to be required to spend another red cent on Haiti. The problem is that El Rushbo -as well as his critics - are looking at the wrong data and so the debate has gone off in a fruitless direction.

"We've already donated to Haiti. It's called the U.S. income tax,'" Limbaugh said earlier this week. Considering the enormity of the Haitian tragedy, which is unfolding in real-time across our television sets and computer screens, that was pure Ebenezer Scrooge. Limbaugh's suggestion invited reproach from many. Even Republicans like Joe Scarborough and Pat Buchanan expressed dismay. But making this into a referendum on whether Limbaugh has a heart of lead leads nowhere. He was doing what he gets paid to do as a radio provocateur. Besides, he relishes the attention.

Actually, Limbaugh deserves a thank you - even from his harshest detractors -because his rant inadvertently raises an important issue that demands a closer look. I'm talking about the outdated calculus of considerations Washington uses to decide how to spend its foreign aid budget. Foreign aid is a long-standing instrument of U. S. foreign policy. In fiscal 2008, the government offered financial assistance to 154 nations. Starting with the Marshall Plan (1948-1951) and the rebuilding of Europe, development assistance was viewed as a way to check Soviet growth. In the aftermath of the end of the Cold War, however, Washington refocused its foreign aid on more regional issues, and since 2001 the new emphasis has included the battle against terrorism.

But consider this: in fiscal 1998 Haiti received $106 million from the U.S, the No. 9 nation among foreign aid recipients. Ten years later, it didn't even make the top 15 list.

Compare that to the more than $5 billion paid out to Israel and Egypt.

For much of the last 20-plus years, those two nations have ranked as the biggest recipients of our largesse. (Afghanistan is now No. 2 on the list reflecting the war and reconstruction costs from our involvement there post-9/11.) This began during the Carter administration to help solidify the Camp David Treaty. Israel withdrew from bases in the Sinai and Egypt left the Soviet sphere to become a U.S. client state. The treaty held. While a cold peace prevails between the two neighbors, they remain at peace, nonetheless.

Israel has since built one of the most dynamic and entrepreneurial economies in the world. At the same time, the country is now led by a free-market prime minister who ideologically understands the risks of economic dependence. Is there any overarching reason why the training wheels can't come off?

Same question applies to Egypt. The argument you hear time and again is that U.S. aid has helped avoid destabilization. So what have we received for our investment? Hosni Mubarak has been in charge since Anwar Sadat's assassination in 1981. This is a corrupt and authoritarian regime that physically strong-arms political opponents. Some argue that Egypt would fall to the Islamists and turn rabidly anti-American if we stopped bribing them.

That's probably the best argument why it's a good time to reassess.

In a very changed world, the argument for keeping Egypt and Israel on the dole does not hold up, especially when we're paying them do what's in their best interests anyway. With the U.S. fighting back from recession and Haiti laid waste by ill fortune, here's a chance to do a lot of good without reaching any deeper into taxpayer pockets for another penny. The money's already there. Now it's up to Washington how to spend it more wisely.
 






perth seagull

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Jul 5, 2003
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This is "Steve Foster". Idiot.

egg-on-face1.jpg
 


looney

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Jul 7, 2003
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Why dont you f*** off you boring racist cvnt??!!

Lets talk instead about Israeli terrorism - the three Hamas officials murdered by a parcel bomb in Beirut over Christmas or the wounding of three children by an undoubted Israeli bomb in a Hizbollah owned building in Southern Lebanon last week!!

Lets hope the IDF and nazi-style Israeli state get another bloody nose in the coming war in that area!

Did your al-quida masters order you to post that rubbish?
 




desprateseagull

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Jul 20, 2003
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brighton, actually
I was wondering why the Arab nations have contributed so little to the Haiti tragedy?

I note that a few charities within some Arab countries are sending some token support & assistance, but why when the rest of the world is supporting the Haitian people are the rich Arab Gulf states doing so little?

maybe saving up for when rest of world finds a reason to invade them next..?
 


Juan Albion

Chicken Sniffer 3rd Class
I hope, wish & pray that you are right. However....the richest of the 25 Arab nations Saudi Arabia has offered no support, now or in the future. One could argue against supporting a nation from the Saudi stance who is in conflict. However this is not so here.

I'm sure they've noted your concerns.
 


Gwylan

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Jul 5, 2003
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Uffern
There are 25 Arab nations.

Egypt, Sudan, Algeira, Morocco, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Syria, Chad, Tunisia, Somalia, Libya, Jordan, Eritrea, UAE, Lebanon, Palestine, Mauritania, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Djibouti, Bahrain, Comoros, W.Sahara - collectively representing some 360m people.

To those who are throwing insults at me, take a look at some of these countries own newspapers to read to what their nations have actually done for the Haitian people

I did. I picked one at random and guess what I found with just one minute's looking, a plane full of supplies and volunteers from Lebanon.

Le Liban envoie un avion d'aide à Haïti - Politique - iloubnan.info

Lebanon is not an oil-rich country, it's been hit by strife of its own, yet it makes the effort. I'm not going to bother looking for more as it's clear you're talking nonsense.
 


GNF on Tour

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Jul 7, 2003
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beorhthelm

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Jul 21, 2003
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However....the richest of the 25 Arab nations Saudi Arabia has offered no support, now or in the future.

sorry, but do you actually have any proof of this? how do you actually know? for all you know they have backed 100% the IMF donation. it might surprise you to learn (since you are clearly ignorant) that Muslims are require to give a % of their earning to charity/less fortunate. they dont shout about how much they donate as its a given and they dont go for brownie points.
 


Gwylan

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Jul 5, 2003
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it might surprise you to learn (since you are clearly ignorant) that Muslims are require to give a % of their earning to charity/less fortunate. they dont shout about how much they donate as its a given and they dont go for brownie points.

Indeed - it's 2.5% of income over the course of a year. It's known as Zakat and it's one of the five pillars of Islam.
 


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