Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think the "laughing stock" idea came from the stated intention of the US government to charge its citizens for the trip based on the current air fare from Beirut to Larnaca. No other country charges its own citizens for evacuating them from a war zone. I have heard this morning that Sec. of State Rice has stepped in and said that noone will be charged. Brush fire put out. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Langer" <langeratcarleton@gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 10:21 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] OT--Lebanon/ FEMA again? > I'm not a huge fan or your current administration, but can't see the > problem > there. Certainly, the Americans are getting their people out quicker than > some countries (you should be aware of the slow progress of evacuation > plans > for up to 40,000 Canadian citizens in Lebanon). It is the height of the > summer cruise season and ships capable of carrying passengers are in short > supply. Military vessels are not equipped to handle thousands of civilian > evacuees, to say nothing of the logistics of moving people around within > Lebanon during the conflict. So I'm not clear about the basis of your > criticism. I've been looking at news reports from outside your country, > and > am not aware that the U.S. evacuation effort has made your country the > "laughing stock of the world." Could you give us some indication where > this laughter is coming from? > > Mark > > On 7/19/06, Bill Smith <wrs111445@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> Is FEMA in charge of the "evacuation" of our fellow Americans? Shades of >> post Katrina--once again we're the laughing stock of the world. I pray >> for a >> new administration that doesn't screw up everything they touch. >> __________________________________________________ >> Do You Yahoo!? >> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >> http://mail.yahoo.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >