At the weekend the Salvation Army conducted its Red Shield Appeal. Apparently the Salvoes reported a large number of people wanting assurance that the money they donated would not be going as aid to Indonesia.

Not quite swinging on vines with a knife between the teeth, screaming "Ah, oh-ah, oh-ah, oh-aaaah", but hey, it's a start.

The shame of it is that the people of Bali and the people of Aceh will be the ones who end up suffering from it.