Disease isn’t the only thing governments are worried will run rampant in the wake of one of the worst natural disasters of modern times.
The United States and Australia have made the humanitarian challenge in the tsunami disaster zone a security priority and plan to pour billions of dollars into the region to stop it turning into a breeding ground for Islamic radicalism and terrorism.As the Federal Government put the finishing touches to long-term aid said to be worth about $500 million and announced funding for a new disaster victim identification centre in Thailand, the US Secretary of State, Colin Powell, said failure to rebuild South-East Asia could result in disaster victims turning to extremism.
