The fact Megrahi's victims had been shown no compassion was "not a reason for us to deny compassion to him and his family in his final days", he said.
If there is no empathy and compassion at our most basic level.
Unlike some GIK charities that trumpet their activities hoping to get cash donations, Operation Compassion makes no big fundraising appeals to the public, seeks little publicity and long has operated out of the public eye.
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But the 990s of Waste to Charity mentions no such gifts to Operation Compassion and total revenues of only a few hundred thousand dollars a year.
FORBES: Charity Eyes Quarter-Billion-Dollar Write-Down In Value Of Goods Handled
"They were people who were genuinely concerned that there was a man who was out of work who had four children and as I understand it, they tried to help him for no other reason than out of human compassion, " Clinton told reporters in the Oval Office.
The two leaders with me today will ensure that this is matched by a historic effort that extends beyond our government, because America has no greater resource than the strength and the compassion of the American people.
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On Wednesday, Clarins said that it would no longer run Thierry Mugler ads featuring Mr Pistorius "out of respect and compassion for the families involved".
So far, at least, there is no allegation of completely nonexistent gifts or culpable fraud on the part of Operation Compassion, which is based in Cleveland, Tenn.
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"We have seen a community come together in grief and compassion for one another and in a determination that terrible acts like these must no longer threaten our nation's children, " he said.
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