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      Apple CEO Tim Cook

      Letter to Tim Cook and Other Big Business Titans

      "You and Apple and the Hedge Fund Titans are not known for your charitable giving... Yet, if asked 'Do you believe in the Golden Rule?' You would probably say 'Yes'—at least in public."

      Ralph Nader
      Feb 18, 2023

      The victims of the devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Turkey and Syria need your help now. The surviving families and children and those rescued alive from the rubble are in serious danger in affected wintertime impoverished regions. Refugees in other places fleeing their war-torn homelands are also suffering. International aid agencies are grossly insufficient for these immediate humanitarian necessities.

      What are you Big Business Titans doing sitting on massive pay, profits, and tax escapes? Awakening your consciousness for your fellow human beings may be a modest form of redemption. Further, you have access to logistics specialists, delivery systems, communication facilities, and many other contacts and resources. You get your calls returned! Fast!

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      A man sits on the debris of collapsed buildings

      Devastating Earthquake Show Why It's Past Time to End Devastating Sanctions

      For the U.S., maintaining these failed sanctions while pledging to be "a partner to the people of Syria" is contradictory and counterproductive.

      Farrah Hassen
      Feb 16, 2023

      The devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria has killed over 40,000 people, a number the United Nations has warned may escalate. The destruction is unfathomable.

      According to the UN, at least 870,000 people across Turkey and Syria are in urgent need of hot meals. In Syria, around 5.3 million people are in need of shelter. Over 1 million people in Turkey are living in temporary shelters.

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      Syrian earthquake survivors spend a night at Ayse Mosque in Idlib, Syria

      Under Pressure Amid Soaring Death Toll, US Eases Syria Sanctions for Earthquake Relief

      "We welcome the decision by the U.S. Department of Treasury to issue a broad General License on Syria sanctions," said one advocate.

      Jake Johnson
      Feb 10, 2023

      In the face of mounting pressure from rights groups and relief organizations on the ground, the Biden administration on Thursday issued a temporary license authorizing "all transactions related to earthquake relief that would be otherwise prohibited" by U.S. sanctions on Syria.

      The move, announced by the Treasury Department on Thursday evening, amounts to a tacit admission that U.S. sanctions could have impacted the delivery of humanitarian aid to the country following the massive earthquake and dozens of aftershocks that killed more than 21,000 people in Syria and neighboring Turkey.

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