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To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (11673)	3/15/2011 8:36:50 AM
From: ggersh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 119360

I heard of Architecture for Humanity on Ratigan yesterday, sounded good. Red Cross, my father hated them from his WWII days. architectureforhumanity.org

To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (11673)	3/15/2011 8:47:32 AM
From: loantech	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 119360

One of the best IMO: medicalteams.org Another one that we have given to very good: doctorswithoutborders.org

To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (11673)	3/15/2011 7:24:41 PM
From: Smiling Bob	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 119360

More Than Money, Japan Needs a "Berlin Airlift" of Supplies Posted Mar 15, 2011 12:09pm EDT by Peter Gorenstein Related: eem, ewj, fxi, ^dji, ^gspc, spy, usu * Share * retweet * Email * Print As of Monday, $23 million in donations had been raised for victims of Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami, says the American Red Cross. That's far less than the $150 million raised in the immediate aftermath of the 2010 Haiti quake. For Japan, the world's third-largest economy, money isn't the problem, at least in the short-term. "They don't need money, they need supplies flowing in immediately," says Michael Auslin, director of Japan Studies at the American Enterprise Institute. More than 500,000 displaced people are currently being housed in temporary shelters, according to the American Red Cross. At least a million people are still without electricity and water. Getting to the most devastated regions is still proving difficult and supplies in the region are running low. "You have millions without basic necessities and there is almost no way to get them these necessities in bulk because roads are washed out, airports are inoperable, port are gone. You have to use helicopters." What Japan needs now, Auslin says, is for the U.S. to organize an operation like the Berlin Airlift of 1948-49. That Cold War mission proved successful in getting supplies to blockaded portions of the German capital. With the threat of the nuclear plant disaster growing, Auslin speculates Japan will also need more in terms of iodine and other decontamination supplies. For those interested in sending help to Japan, the U.S. Agency for International Development refers visitors to InterAction.org's list of "appropriate disaster relief."