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I'm not going to dispute the number as I don't have the research to counter or suport it at this time...
I will however say that the peice itself displays a certain bent toward a conservative point of view...
It's disparagment of government aid (vs. private charity) is a bit specious.
Besides, the US is stingy remark was, in context, not inacurate. At the time the US official had made the statement (with specific reference to the Tsunami), the US had not even come close to donating the amount they went on to make.
I remember seeing him live and in context.
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