Quote Originally Posted by Denyce View Post
you are both making the assumption that the "government" in this country actually gives a damn whether or not their citizens live. It is apparent to me they do not care and most likely would just as soon they all washed out to sea. The government is the military which took over in what we would most likely see as an illegal action against what the citizens wanted. So their paranoia is part of what is keeping them from allowing international aid. Besides, what better way to keep control of their citizens than by allowing most of them to die.
I heard that on the news this morning too. They said that government had also done some "ethnic cleansing" at one time. They probably think the cyclone just did them a favor.

I can't imagine the horror those poor innocent people are going through there.