Robert Jensen Quotes (6 Quotes)

The tsunami was the first time that countries wanted a say in how their dead were returned home. Now there is movement between countries, and at Interpol, to ask what agreements can be reached to avoid confusion the next time.

On Sept. 10 there was pain and suffering of a world manifested by power. There is nothing special about Sept. 11 there is nothing special about our pain in this country. It mattered no more or no less than the pain and suffering of the rest of the world that day. We cannot contribute to the lives lost by innocent civilians because of a corruption of power.

We have consistently been asked to fulfill more responsibilities without being given the concomitant authority, ... we now find ourselves being called upon to perform coordination for multiple agencies and are increasingly required to conduct time-consuming search procedures.

I think it's a good thing. I bet it'll fill that truck up. It's a pretty giving community and I'm glad to be a part of it.

Without identification and a death certificate, there is no life insurance payout or probate.

We still have 1,500 or 1,400 people unidentified from the tsunami. I don't think this one will take that long, but I don't know. There is still a lot of water,