JAKARTA (AFP) - US Secretary of State Colin Powell got a first-hand look at damage from last week's Asian tsunami disaster and expressed confidence his country's relief efforts would boost its battered image in the Muslim world.
Powell, accompanied by President George W. Bush's brother Jeb, toured relief operations on Thailand's resort island of Phuket and pledged US help in crafting a regional early warning system to head off future catastrophes.
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Powell, accompanied by President George W. Bush's brother Jeb, toured relief operations on Thailand's resort island of Phuket and pledged US help in crafting a regional early warning system to head off future catastrophes.
money is always the answer.
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