since i don't hesitate to point out

when they piss me off (which is almost all of the time. i won't go into it in this posting since it is going in a different direction), i felt i must post this:

Saudis donate $500M for food crisis

Saudi Arabia's $500M contribution to UN for food crisis means rations won't be cut

EDITH M. LEDERER

Saudi Arabia made an unprecedented contribution of $500 million to the U.N. World Food Program to respond to rising prices, meaning the agency won't have to cut rations to the world's needy, the United Nations announced Friday.

The contribution the world's biggest oil producing nation was by far the largest response to the U.N. food agency's emergency appeal for $755 million to cover increased costs that threatened critical aid to millions of needy people.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon "warmly welcomes the offer of the landmark contribution," U.N. deputy spokeswoman Marie Okabe said.

"The secretary-general notes that this contribution of an unprecedented size and generosity comes not a moment too soon, given the needs of millions of people dependent on food rations," she said..........