[lbo-talk] Fwd: tsunami relief : please forward

[ravi]

Doug Henwood wrote:
> ---------------------------- Original Message ----------------------------
> Subject: tsunami relief : please forward
> From:    "Priyamvada Gopal" <bibaji at yahoo.com>
>
> At the same time, we need to be aware that there are self-interested and
> chauvinist groups--Islamist, Buddhist, Hindu--associated with majoritarian
>  nationalism in these regions that will, once again, make use of this
> disaster  to carry out 'grass-roots' cultivation of hatred and communal
> divison. <...>
> 
> (If you wish to know about Hindu extremist groups in the UK and the US,
> posing  as 'charity', 'service', 'international' or 'development'
> organisations, please  go to www.awaazsaw.org).
> 
> Best wishes and thanks,
> Priya
> 
> The International Red Cross/Red Crescent
> http://www.ifrc.org/index.asp
> http://www.redcross.org.sg/press_bayofbengal_appeal.htm
> http://www.indianredcross.org
> http://redcrescent.org.my/campaigns/donate.html
> http://www.redcross.or.th/english/home/index
> 

i don't know much about the red cross but since religious groups are
mentioned, what does the "cross" in "red cross" stands for? wasnt it
recently led by liz dole?

	--ravi