Disaster Assessment: U.N.

Hey kids. Play along at home, and pretend you're the blogger!

Today's game works like this. Search the news for any stories about the United Nations doing one damn practical thing so far about the tsunami. "Fund money" doesn't count. Send me any hard news. Winners could include pictures of U.N. helicopters, planes full of relief supplies, or dudes with blue helmets performing kindly acts.

On a more general, less sarcastic note: I support some kind of international body that can act together in these situations. Yes, I know, democracy doesn't mean always mean boo-yah Americanism. But nor should it mean corrupt, unrelenting bureaucratic impotence.

Actions speak louder than words.