Arthur C. Clarke Reports From Sri Lanka

Jeff Patterson writes "Sir Arthur C. Clarke has filed a damage report from his home in Sri Lanka on the Clarke Foundation page. He is fine, however 'among those affected are my staff based at our diving station in Hikkaduwa and holiday bungalow in Kahawa -- both beachfront properties located in areas worst hit. We still don't know the full extent of damage as both roads and phones have been damaged. Early reports indicate that we have lost most of our diving equipment and boats. Not all our staff members are accounted for -- yet.'"

Comments

Bah

[delus10n0]

Oh gee, well I'm so sorry your boat stuff is messed up!

Seeing as probably 50,000+ people are dead, that makes me feel even worse!

Here's your foreign 9/11

[glassjaw rocks]

Terrible news. This really dwarfs 9/11, very sad indeed. The death count is what, in the tens of thousands? This is a very sad event for the whole world.

This is not intended to be flamebait.

Re:Here's your foreign 9/11

[centipetalforce]

You are failing to take in account the +100k Iraqis dead as an indirect result of what happened years ago. And by the way, don't compare water with jet fuel, it makes no sense to.

Wow, it is a slow night?

[ZSpade]

Are they just scrounging for news now? If slashdot reported on the status of every prominate figure during natural disasters we would have a lot more to wade through (no pun or whatever intended).

WTF?

[weekendwarrior1980]

10s of thousands people are dead. This is non news to you ? Jerk.

Re:bbc radio is broadcasting angry missives

[Troed]

fashionable anti-americanism in the world right now

I think the saying goes; "He who makes his bed must also lie in it".

Re:bbc radio is broadcasting angry missives

[nathanh]

I doubt the fellow believes that the way in which the world perceives the US response to the tragedy is the most important thing, only a real scumbag could be cold enough to think like that.

This is circletimessquare we're talking about. He is cold enough to think like that. Go read some of his nonsense over on Kuro5hin.

So it goes.

[AndreyF]

Worse things have happened.

Re:ah, i understand now

[Troed]

what gives me the right to invade these countries?
9/11 does

Paraphrased as: "What gives me the right to kill americans? American actions in my country does" - bin Laden

You do realise that "Allah akhbar" and "God bless America" mean the same thing - and references the _same_ god?

Probably not. You don't seem to know much at all about the world.

Re:Donations

[Anonymous Coward]

People critize the US and its policies all the time - then when something like this happens they come crying for help. I've got news for you - I dont see foreign assistance for US hurricane relief.

Dont ask for clothes either - stop shipping them to the US for a few days and you'll have plenty.

When India, Bangladesh, and Indonesia assist the US in the Iraqi situation, I will support these countries. The US should only consider sending aid to Thailand, since this is on of the few affected countries to have assisted the US.

Re:USA fucked up *Afghanistan*?!

[Troed]

I talked about the lies of how the US would help rebuild what they bombed to pieces, of course. You do know that the US promised a lot and did nothing - right?

Oh - and those "elections" were a farce. They only took place so that Bush could say they did.

Re:ah, i understand now

[Troed]

*beep*, you fail. Please study before posting.