Indonesian Earthquake.

Reported Magnitude 8.9.
10+meter Tsunamis reported in Thailand, Bangladesh, Siri Lanka. Some islands in the Maldives completely flooded.
Aftershocks in the area in the 7+ range.
This is the largest quake since Alaska 1964.
link:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqinthenews/2004/usslav/

The US has pledged around $50M dollars.  Godamn joke.  That won't bury all the dead dogs.
Think what could be done with the money being spent in Iraq.

Wanna' Truly Major Victory in the War on Terror?

Indonesia is the largest Muslum countery (by Pop.) on the planet  and the island of Sumatra was the hardest hit.  Do a Marshall Plan for ALL affected.  Rescue, rebuild—and get the fuck out.
I'd love to see Bush's face right now because this has sealed his fate.  In any perspective you can call up—he blew it.  In addition to the above:
Evangelical:  Picked the WRONG Tribulation and squandered everything upon it in an act of supreme hubris.
Corporate:  The loss of probably One Million new low wage workers.
I could go on but the rest is TOO depressing. :(