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

[dlridings at gmail.com (Daniel Ridings)]

Douglas,

I sent the reply to the forum. Come on over.

Daniel

On 9/4/05, Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp@gmx.de> wrote:
> Reported a few minutes ago on German radio :
> How much truth there is in the report I don't know, it's only minutes old.
> 
> A german military transport aircraft with 10 tons of cargo for relief in
> the hurricane Katrina disaster area was refused
> landing permission by the US authorities, quoted as having said "Our
> country is perfectly capable of looking after itself"
> 
> Landing permission was eventually granted and, although the German
> military crew were forbidden to unload the cargo,the 10 tons were
> unloaded and distributed to thankful (non-government) aid workers.
> 
> Will they also refuse to let the MASH with Wings "Flying Hospital",
> Medevac, land.
> 
> It's scandalous enough with the delays in the US-government reacting to
> the disaster, but IMO this caps it all
> 
> Douglas
> 
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