Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | America's aid iceberg: "America's aid iceberg
Global government-aid statistics underplay the less-heralded generosity of US citizens, writes Salil Tripathi
Wednesday April 19, 2006
In the early days after the tsunami ravaged large parts of Asia, Jan Egeland, who coordinated humanitarian relief efforts at the UN, termed western response to the crisis 'stingy'.
While the Norwegian official did not single out the US, the implication was clear. George Bush protested immediately; he asserted, with wounded pride, that Americans were generous.
They were indeed: according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, within 10 days of the tsunami, private American aid exceeded $324m (£181.6m) towards tsunami relief. Official statistics did not then, nor now, capture such data."
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