US Pakistan Plight

AP News - 531 days ago
US Pakistan Plight
In this photo provided by the American Red Cross, Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca makes a plea for donations for Pakistani flood relief as L.A. City Council President Pro Tempore Jan Perry, front left, listens during a press conference at City Hall on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010. Behind them are, from left, are Jeff Sakaguchi, Board Chairman of the Greater L.A. Chapter of the American Red Cross, and Charles Sardouc, Chief of Communications for the Red Cross. U.S. donors are giving a paltry amount for Pakistan relief efforts for reasons that include the slow-motion nature of the calamity, relatively scant TV coverage and _ unmistakably _ the fact that the strategic Muslim ally is viewed warily by many Americans. (AP Photo/American Red Cross, Bob Carey)