US is biggest giver of Horn of Africa famine aid
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) ? A U.N. list of countries donating aid money to the Horn of Africa famine shows that the U.S. is by far the biggest donor, having given around $580 million in aid this year.
The U.N. says the world community has given $1.1 billion in aid so far, but that $1.3 billion more is needed to help the more than 12 million people in need. At least 30,000 people have already died.
Britain is the second-biggest donor at $205 million, followed by Japan and Australia. Saudi Arabia is next at $60 million. It is the biggest donor from the Muslim world.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday announced another $17 million in U.S. funding. She said the drought is a reminder of the need to invest in global agriculture.
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When I see the stories and commercials for aid to Somalia and Mogadishu, I think of the scenes of people cheering in the street as the bodies of dead American soldiers were dragged through the streets.
The first thought that comes to mind is let 'em starve.