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To: TideGlider who wrote (123915)	5/18/2008 12:22:09 PM
From: Land Shark	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

They pledged, but reneged. What a bunch of scumbags: States failing to pay tsunami pledges * John Vidal * The Guardian, * Tuesday February 8 2005 * Article history About this article Close This article appeared in the Guardian on Tuesday February 08 2005 . It was last updated at 02:15 on February 08 2005. Almost two-thirds of the money promised by governments to help the millions of people affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami has not yet been received by the UN, confirming the fear that many countries would try to wriggle out of their commitments. guardian.co.uk