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

ravi gadfly at exitleft.org
Mon Jan 3 17:44:55 PST 2005


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



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