Jesus, I just found out about the tsunami thing (i don't really follow the news, as I find it too depressing.) This article says that the problem is not a lack of aid, but an inability to transport it: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/morefrom/...ke_041231042645&e=1

Probably the best thing the rich countries can do is to cancel these countries' debts (which should have been done before now anyway, because it was rich country companies and not natives who racked up the debts in the first place.)