[Leica] Katrina Aid Flight : If this is true it's a scandal

[kargue at sympatico.ca (Kevin Argue)]

Tim- CNN(chicken noodle news) has done it! A report today by Andrea Koppel
reported that help was being sent by the US allies and neighbours. After a
week they recognized that Canada has sent aid including 4 ships(3 frigates
and 1 coast guard) to New Orleans. They even recognized their other
neighbour Mexico as well as countries like Britain and Germany.

Kevin

> From: "Timothy Atherton" <tim@kairosphoto.com>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 10:36:09 -0600
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Katrina Aid Flight : If this is true it's a scandal
> 
> though they seem to have forgotten Canada isn't part of the US. The
> Vancouver urban search and rescue team (set up for earthquakes) has been on
> the ground with the Louisiana State Police since about day 3?
> 
> The US government also requested aircraft from the major US carriers and 
> Air
> Canada as well - they have had at least one Airbus with their own mechanics
> and spares down there ferrying refugees out of NO Airport to Texas and 
> other
> points south since fairly early on. There is regular semi-official cross
> border cooperation on a regular basis - forest fire fighters and water
> bombers to California when needed, utility crews during storms and 
> blackouts
> etc - at this level, this is probably being treated in much the same way
> 
> tim a
> 
> 
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