Humanitarian aid to Iraq?

national | miscellaneous | news report Tuesday March 25, 2003 15:53 by Jim Monaghan

Goal and Comcern are among those who appear to be waiting for the all clear from the coalition to go in. I wonder why they are so eager to do this. The Americans are making great play of their willingness to give humanitarian aid after they destroy the country. Are not Goal and Concern assisting the Americans in their efforts to get a good press. They dont have to wait to go in and help in Ethiopia and a dozen other countries where the situation is very grave.I can see the Americans claiming they are feeding lots of children while it is other peoples charity money that is doing the job. Perhaps I am jaundiced about this.Any aid given must be careful that it is demarcated from the coalition. In saying this I appreciate the work that volunteers do in all these releif agencies. The model I would suggest is that