When there is a disaster somewhere in the world–like the earthquake and ensuing tsunami that devastated nine countries in Asia over the Christmas holiday–the United States is always the first to respond. We offer help. We offer money. We offer volunteers. More often than not, the United States of America leads the world in humanitarian efforts. Natural disasters. Disease. Armed conflict. We’re the first to step up and we bring the world with us.
That apparently isn’t good enough for Jan Egeland.
Who’s that? Jan Egeland’s pathetic existence involves standing in front of television cameras and asking other nations for money. His official title is “Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator,” but I prefer to think of him as “Spineless, Money-Extorting Bastard.”