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By MATT MOORE, Associated Press Writer 51 minutes ago FRANKFURT, Germany - The United States turned Thursday to its allies in NATO, which sent AWACs planes to patrol U.S. skies after the Sept. 11 attacks, to help bring in desperately needed food and supplies for the hundreds of thousands of Americans left homeless by Hurricane Katrina. Military experts began drawing up plans for an expanded role, including the possible use of ships from the elite NATO Response Force to ferry the aid. The extraordinary request comes at a time when many nations offering aid are complaining that they have received no answer from U.S. authorities. .................... The spokesman, speaking on condition of anonymity because as a civil servant he is not allowed to give his name, added that another 75 tons of such food packets are on "on standby" should the United States request them. He said the U.S. declined Germany's offer to send a Medivac air ambulance and a hospital ship.
Marek Gieorgica, a spokesman for Poland's Interior Ministry, said his country offered 26 sniffer dogs, along with three DNA experts, but has yet to hear back.
____________________________________________________________ despite the required aid there are plenty of examples of the aid being turned down. With a few exceptions the foreign aid has been placed OUTSIDE the devastated regions. The French team of experts has been reduced to package delivery and been sent to Arkansas...
meanwhile people who could still be rescued are still dying or suffering. Not to talk about what an early intervention could have saved...
I think that the requests for foreign help are a red herring. Bush's administration DOESN'T WANT THEM ON US SOIL. They prefer to let people die. Besides the MSM coverage is nearly zero.
I hope there are people in the US that can express their outrage...
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