Tsunami 1;

First the earthquake: 9 on the Richter scale. Detected at midnight GMT
Saturday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Order given to evacuate the U.S. Naval Station at Diego Garcia, due to
a probable tsunami. Information is not passed on to governments of the
region.

Then the tsunami: Wave after wave, 10m's high, come crashing on to the
beaches. 140,000 dead. "One of the major natural disasters in world
history." said Bush [1]. "Unprecedented international effort needed
declared" Kofi Annan, "Together, we have the power to stop those next
waves," [2]. "[I am] shocked [by the devastation]" said Kofi Annan [3].
"I have never seen anything like this," Powell declared [2].
Victims were burnt on the beaches to avoid the spread of disease. Mass
graves had to be dug. "It's just beyond our comprehension to think about
how many lives have been lost," said Bush in awe [1].

Tsunami 2;

First the earthquake: Unable to get UN approval, the US shook the
foundations of the UN and international community by announcing that
it would go to war with Iraq alone, not quite alone, but with a coalition
of the opportunists. "Sometimes unilateral action may be called for" said
Kofi Annan. "Let's go" said Bush [4].
 
Then the tsunami: Wave after wave of American bombers, wave after wave
of American missiles, came crashing into a beleaguered Iraq. In a few
days more explosive power was dropped on Iraq than by all sides in the
2nd World War. Radioactive explosives, fragmentation bombs, the mother
of all bombs. "Shock and awe!" said Donald Rumsfeld. Limbs were torn
from tiny bodies. Fires burned throughout the night. The smell of
burning flesh filled the air. Orphans were made by the score. The first
night 10,000 lay dead. Graves for mass burials had to be dug. "100,000
dead and probably much higher" reported Lancet [5]. "Mission accomplished!"
announced Bush.

[1]CNN.com "Disaster is 'beyond our comprehension'", Wednesday, December 29,
   2004. http://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/12/29/bush.quake/

[2]CNN.com "Powell says carnage is like nothing he has seen before",
   Thursday, January 6, 2004.
   http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/05/asia.tsunami/index.html

[3]BBC News.com "Annan shocked by Aceh destruction", Friday, January 7, 2005.
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4153473.stm

[4]CNN.com "With the words 'Let's go,' Bush authorized war", Friday,
   March 21, 2003
   http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/03/21/sprj.irq.tick.tock/index.html
 
[5]The Lancet, October 29, 2004. Study commissioned by Johns Hopkins
   University, Columbia University and the Al-Mustansiriya University in
   Baghdad and published in The Lancet, October 29, 2004.

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