'Lord of the Flies: PPE Edition': U.S. cast as culprit in global scrum over coronavirus supplies
Trump has FAILED to invoke a NATIONAL strategy for logistics-to make sure people get the supplies they need.
Instead, he has chosen winners and losers.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/03/ppe-world-supplies-coronavirus-163955
Coronavirus
Lord of the Flies: PPE Edition: U.S. cast as culprit in global scrum over coronavirus supplies
The Trump administration's desperate hunt for protective gear is provoking anger abroad.
PPE
By NAHAL TOOSI 04/03/2020 06:07 PM EDT
The coronavirus pandemic is pushing countries around the world into a cutthroat competition for medical resources and the United States is being cast as a leading villain.
President Donald Trumps administration stands accused of effectively hijacking shipments of masks and additional crucial supplies meant for other countries, including U.S. allies, and strong-arming private firms to prioritize America over other parts of the world. On Friday, Trump announced he was invoking the Defense Production Act to restrict U.S. exports of key medical gear. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
.....................Multiple reports emerged this week in which foreign officials accused Americans including U.S. government representatives of essentially commandeering shipments of medical supplies meant for other countries, among them generally well-off U.S. allies in Europe.
In one case, according to a report in The Guardian, American buyers managed to wrest control of a shipment of masks from China that was supposed to go to France by offering three times the selling price. In another report, a German official accused the U.S. of an act of modern piracy after a shipment of masks from China that was meant for Berlin were seized and diverted to the U.S. while en route in Thailand. Similar reports emerged from Brazil, where a top official said China had set aside his countrys orders for equipment after the U.S. sent some 20 planes to pick up materials for itself. ...................................
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(12,391 posts)(if he paid anything, at all.)
The Magistrate
(95,247 posts)The greatest lie in our society is that we value and respect and honor hard work.
We honor grifting speculators and boosters and quick-fingered gougers, and we despise anyone who accepts a wage for honest labor.
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(12,391 posts)The Magistrate
(95,247 posts)Please enlighten me.
3Hotdogs
(12,391 posts)Famous quote: The business of America, is business."
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(95,247 posts)Did not recall the fellow's name. Thank you.
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(16,881 posts)... "I have overseen many operations in my life, and Ive never dealt with such a complex operation, said the Mossad officer, identified only by the Hebrew initial Het.... "We are utilizing our special connections to win the race and perhaps do what the whole world is doing lay our hands on stocks ordered by others, he said...
He said that unlike three or four days ago, he was now confident that Israel would weather the crisis much better than Italy, Spain and the United States, and that there will be no shortage of equipment...
https://www.timesofisrael.com/mossad-officer-describes-covert-global-battle-to-obtain-ventilators-at-all-costs/