Tsunami - two years later

I'm not a big humanitarian. I don't give a lot to charity or help the homeless and needy. It's not that I'm a bad person, I just don't have a lot of money. But ... how about this piece of news that the Red Cross is having trouble collecting on aid pledges for tsunami victims in southeast Asia. What's worse is that half of the money the Red Cross has collected has gone unspent. What in the world are they waiting for? I realize it must be a logistical nightmare trying to make sure everyones paperwork is in order but ... build a freakin' dormitory or something that can house these people until you get everything straightened out. I love how the U.N. guy says, "It should really not take this long to build permanent housing. I do not accept the explanation that it is going to take four to five years, in some cases, seven. I'm an architect, I know how long it takes to build a house." Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha. The U.N. is one to talk about efficiency. In a way, I hope the relief effort turns into an international scandal wrought with corruption and bribery. If there's one thing I hate it's international relief efforts headed by some faceless bureaucracy. It's just one more thing pushing us closer to one big world government and space colonization.