[extropy-chat] sri lanka tsunami

[Kevin Freels]

For the record, I wrote this comment long before the French pledged a dime.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Lorrey" <mlorrey at yahoo.com>
To: "ExI chat list" <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 9:14 AM
Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] sri lanka tsunami


>
> --- Max M <maxm at mail.tele.dk> wrote:
>
> > Kevin Freels wrote:
> >
> > >Once again, the "Evil" US is coming to the aid of foreign
> > governments. We
> > >are just so horrible! Where are the FRENCH?
> > >
> >
> >
> > What is this about? Do you know for a fact that the french (and the
> > EU) isn't helping?
> >
> > What are you trying to say?
>
> The official response of the French Minister of Foreign Affairs
> spokesfrog:
>
> "TIDAL WAVE IN ASIA
>
> I will read the statement I made on December 26, 2004:
>
> "Following the earthquakes that struck several countries in southeast
> and south Asia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, taking into account
> the relief needs expressed by local authorities, is airlifting
> emergency aid, beginning with Sri Lanka.
>
> "France is taking part in the assessment mission that the EU, whose
> efforts it supports, is sending to the area this evening, in liaison
> with the coordination put in place on the ground by the UN Office for
> the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
>
> "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (humanitarian action delegation) is
> sending a plane to Colombo tomorrow, Monday December 27, that will
> carry about 100 people: 60 rescue workers from the Interior Ministry,
> four rescue workers from the emergency SAMU services, about 20 people
> from the NGO "Secouristes Sans Frontières," crisis-support staff from
> the Ministry and eight members of the French Red Cross and "Telecom
> without Frontiers." The same flight will also carry humanitarian
> supplies (tarpaulins and tents) and equipment for drinking water.
>
> "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is studying the possibility of using
> this plane to bring back to France any French citizens in need in the
> region.
>
> "The needs assessment is being conducted with the other countries in
> the region hit by the tidal waves, namely, India, Indonesia, the
> Maldives, Malaysia and Thailand."
>
> The situation on December 27, 2004 is as follows:
>
> 1 - The minister, Michel Barnier, is going to the region, first to Sri
> Lank then Thailand. He will leave in the late afternoon today on an
> plane that will be carrying emergency relief (tents, tarpaulins,
> blankets, water purification equipment, etc.), medical personnel and
> Foreign Ministry staff who will reinforce our personnel in these two
> countries.
>
> 2 - Arrangements in France:
>
> The Foreign Ministry's crisis cell was operational as of 9 a.m. on
> Sunday, December 26 and can be accessed by dialing the following
> number: 01 45 50 34 60. A free-phone number is also available to the
> public: 0 800 174 174. The number of lines has been doubled in order to
> handle the many calls. We are in the process of augmenting our staff.
>
> Arrival in France:
>
> The three flights from the affected region will arrive at
> Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport, terminal 3, where they will be met by
> relief services (warm clothes, counselors, medical staff) organized by
> the Seine-Saint-Denis prefecture.
>
> Special administrative formalities have been put in place to take
> account of the loss of official papers.
>
> 3 - Provisional total:
>
> Three French victims have been identified at this point. "
>
>
>
> =====
> Mike Lorrey
> Vice-Chair, 2nd District, Libertarian Party of NH
> "Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom.
> It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves."
>                                       -William Pitt (1759-1806)
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>
>
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