First up, The Poor Schmuck finds proof of what we all were pretty sure was true,
Some NGOs like Aid India did a wonderful, focussed job, there were many others which were wasting time and money, more interested in brand building and filling up their resume for the next funding season than in actually doing relief work. There is, I have found, as much corruption, politics and inefficiency among NGOs as there is among private-sector companies � but while inefficient companies in the private sector are punished by the market, there is no such mechanism to hold NGOs accountable.
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Lee at Right Thinking puts it very well,
“Once again the Religion of Peace shows its utter contempt for the lives of Muslims”
And offers this story as proof,
Habib Rizieq Shihab, head of the Islamic Defender’s Front (FPI), said Australian assistance in Aceh could herald the start of an East Timor-style intervention designed to secure independence for the troubled northern province.
The Australian Government insisted yesterday it had no interest in any military involvement in Aceh and played down a threat of confrontation with the growing number of Islamist relief workers also flooding into the area. John Howard, in an interview on global news network CNN, ruled out any involvement by Australian troops in peacekeeping or arming troops on the ground.
The Prime Minister said Australia was not interested in picking sides on Aceh, but was there “as a friend trying to give practical help”.
“We’re not there in a military role, it’s just that our military are there in a humanitarian role,” he said.
But Mr Shihab told The Australian he feared the presence of hundreds of Australian troops in Aceh would corrupt the province’s strict Islamic culture.
The Muslim ‘Leader’ cares more about the ‘Culture’ than about the people that actually make up said ‘Culture’.
And if the Aussies go and pull out at his request, and Muslims in the area start to die of disease, you can be your ass that this ‘Leader’ will blame the west.