--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 9/3/05 8:21 AM, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The Red Cross could have gotten food and water > > and medical and other supplies into New Orleans > > *long* before yesterday, when the first supplies > > were sent in under the aegis of the National > > Guard and the feds. > > > > Some people have died and many thousands more have > > endured incredible suffering, in other words, in > > order to force them to evacuate. > > > > The mind boggles. > > Staging always begins OUTSIDE the disaster area. The staging plan was to > proceed in--then the flooding came which changed the way they had to > react--and unfortunately they have no control over flooding. That's the real > reason things are occurring. Stop looking for a conspiracy, where there is > none.
Who's talking conspiracy?? It's a fact that FEMA made the tactical decision to keep the Red Cross out. Whether that was wise or not will be debated for awhile. > In general Red Cross volunteers, which is what most these people are, are > older people (often retirees) who will not be allowed to be put in harms > way. They will not venture into dangerous areas (with few exceptions). The Red Cross is the most experienced, professional disaster relief organization in the world that responds directly to these situations all the time, often being the first people to respond. As part of their operations they organize local volunteers to help out and will not allow them in harm's way, but that's different from the core organization which is composed of highly trained full-time professionals. Go to some of their websites and see the job openings for people with medical or organizational experience. Sometime this weekend you'll see a huge mother of a Red Cross ship come into NOLA port to provide medical relief, you can bet that ship is not navigated and populated with retirees. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
