America chips in, eventually

Could it be that Bush just didn't get what tsunami meant? Could he be so ignorant that he just couldn't fathom the destruction that occurred in South East Asia?

Initially contributing 35 million dollars to the countries devastated in this weeks tsunami the United States has upped its pledge to 350 million dollars.

The White House has also said that the 350 million could rise after an evaluation of the devastated areas by Colin Powell and a team of delegates.

I suppose we can now all thank Dictionary.com and Encarta for showing Bush what a tsunami really is, or maybe he just saw a picture like this one.



Banda Aceh on northern Sumatra in Indonesia.
The top picture was taken on June 23rd 2004. The second on the 28th of December.

Censor Something and They Will Come!

Dubbed controversial, this painting called 'Bush Monkeys' caused an exibit of more then 60 pieces of art with animal themes to be closed down.

The painting by Chris Savido shows George W Bush's head made up by monkey heads.

Anonymous donors have now chosen to post the picture on a billboard that will be placed over the top of the Holland Tunnel in Manhattan. It is now expected to be seen by over 400,000 drivers every day.

Who Says Australia's Hands Aren't Dirty?

During the 10th UN International Convention on Climate Change, Greenpeace protesters clashed with police resulting in many arrests.

The activists were protesting the proposed agreement with Australia that would permit the transport of nuclear waste on Argentine territory.

High on the list at the convention, Australia and the United States combined produce one third of all carbon dioxide emissions. Too this date, of all the industrial nations, only Australia and the United States have failed to sign the Kyoto Protocol