(OT) Disaster Relief... Attention Canadians

To all Canadians:
The Canadian military has a unit known as D.A.R.T. (Disaster Assistance
Response Team). As the name suggests, they are a rapid deployment group
with: Doctors, SAR Techs, water purification teams, mobile kitchens &
shelters. In short, everything that SE Asia currently needs.

They are still on the ground in Canada, while Our Minister of National
Defence, Bill Graham sends observers to the affected area to 'asses the
situation'. Hmmm, thousands will die from drinking contaminated water, we
have water purification teams ready to go.... You can see how this would be
a complex decision for him...

:-(

I URGE all Canadians to e-mail Mr. Graham ( ) And ask
him why the D.A.R.T. unit is still cooling it's heels in Canada. Mabey if
we light a big enough fire under his ASS, he'll let them go do what they're
trained & ready to do.

Thanks
--
Mathew
En Vino Veritas

Mathew Kagis wrote:
To all Canadians:
The Canadian military has a unit known as D.A.R.T. (Disaster
Assistance
Response Team). As the name suggests, they are a rapid deployment
group
with: Doctors, SAR Techs, water purification teams, mobile kitchens &
shelters. In short, everything that SE Asia currently needs.

They are still on the ground in Canada, while Our Minister of
National
Defence, Bill Graham sends observers to the affected area to 'asses
the
situation'. Hmmm, thousands will die from drinking contaminated
water, we
have water purification teams ready to go.... You can see how this
would be
a complex decision for him...

:-(

I URGE all Canadians to e-mail Mr. Graham ( )
And ask
him why the D.A.R.T. unit is still cooling it's heels in Canada.
Mabey if
we light a big enough fire under his ASS, he'll let them go do what
they're
trained & ready to do.

Thanks
--
Mathew
En Vino Veritas

"Bill Stock" wrote in message
...

"Susan M" smawdsley remove @shaw.ca wrote in message
news:4agBd.652103$%k.412827@pd7tw2no...
Yes - I heard him on the news. Said they wanted to be asked or some
such
thing. That it was an "elite" force not suitable for all circumstances.
125,000 dead people and massive devastation doesn't seem to be an
appropriate use? I suspect that we don't have the planes to fly them
over. I am concentrating my donations on NGO's.

Susan M
Otis and Chester

Yep, I suspect it's the planes. We usually have to charter planes or rely
on
the Americans to get our cargo anywhere. Sad.


..... Apparenty you are right. A Co-worker told me, that he saw a little news
blurb on it on CBC. Our 'rapid deployment' team, requires Russian Anitolov
aircraft to move them around... Bloody Typical.
Anyway, please still e-mail our Defence Minister, bug him about why our
'rapid' deployment team, can't rapidly deploy itself... & Give generously to
the NGO of your choice....
--
Mathew
Butler to 2 kittens: Chablis & Muscat
En Vino Veritas

in article 31hBd.37004$dv1.27653@edtnps89, Mathew Kagis at
wrote on 12/31/04 12:38 PM:



"Bill Stock" wrote in message
...

"Susan M" smawdsley remove @shaw.ca wrote in message
news:4agBd.652103$%k.412827@pd7tw2no...
Yes - I heard him on the news. Said they wanted to be asked or some
such
thing. That it was an "elite" force not suitable for all circumstances.
125,000 dead people and massive devastation doesn't seem to be an
appropriate use? I suspect that we don't have the planes to fly them
over. I am concentrating my donations on NGO's.

Susan M
Otis and Chester

Yep, I suspect it's the planes. We usually have to charter planes or rely
on
the Americans to get our cargo anywhere. Sad.


.... Apparenty you are right. A Co-worker told me, that he saw a little news
blurb on it on CBC. Our 'rapid deployment' team, requires Russian Anitolov
aircraft to move them around... Bloody Typical.
Anyway, please still e-mail our Defence Minister, bug him about why our
'rapid' deployment team, can't rapidly deploy itself... & Give generously to
the NGO of your choice....

I would think that would be of great concern to Canadians as they could not
be rapidly deployed even in your own country should the need arise!

It's difficult for a xenophobic Brit like myself to say this, but
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asi...ic/4138763.stm - Thank you USA,
you have risen to the challenge. I salute you.
--
Z
51° 37' 23" N, 3° 56' 27" W

"Zythophile" wrote in message
...

It's difficult for a xenophobic Brit like myself to say this, but
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asi...ic/4138763.stm - Thank you USA,
you have risen to the challenge. I salute you.
--
Z
51° 37' 23" N, 3° 56' 27" W



Z--

Every now and then we do something right. Thanks for
acknowledging it.

(I am not one of those simpering softies but I actually
boo-hooed out of the blue today watching a CNN
report about the tsunami. It is too horrible, too tragic
to really grasp.)

"Susan M" smawdsley remove @shaw.ca wrote in message
news:4agBd.652103$%k.412827@pd7tw2no...
Yes - I heard him on the news. Said they wanted to be asked or some such
thing. That it was an "elite" force not suitable for all circumstances.
125,000 dead people and massive devastation doesn't seem to be an
appropriate use? I suspect that we don't have the planes to fly them
over. I am concentrating my donations on NGO's.

Susan M
Otis and Chester



Canada has no aeroplanes??? I think not. Try harder, I say.

Tweed

"Christina Websell" wrote in message
...

"Susan M" smawdsley remove @shaw.ca wrote in message
news:4agBd.652103$%k.412827@pd7tw2no...
Yes - I heard him on the news. Said they wanted to be asked or some such
thing. That it was an "elite" force not suitable for all circumstances.
125,000 dead people and massive devastation doesn't seem to be an
appropriate use? I suspect that we don't have the planes to fly them
over. I am concentrating my donations on NGO's.

Susan M
Otis and Chester



Canada has no aeroplanes??? I think not. Try harder, I say.

Tweed

The rubber band has broken and we're still waiting for the replacement. But
we don't want any UK rubbers, after the sub incident.

"Christina Websell" wrote in message
...

"Susan M" smawdsley remove @shaw.ca wrote in message
news:4agBd.652103$%k.412827@pd7tw2no...
Yes - I heard him on the news. Said they wanted to be asked or some such
thing. That it was an "elite" force not suitable for all circumstances.
125,000 dead people and massive devastation doesn't seem to be an
appropriate use? I suspect that we don't have the planes to fly them
over. I am concentrating my donations on NGO's.

Susan M
Otis and Chester



Canada has no aeroplanes??? I think not. Try harder, I say.

Tweed


I know my two cousins who flew for the Canadian Air Force were missed when
they retired, but this is ridiculous.

"Mathew Kagis" wrote in message
news:31hBd.37004$dv1.27653@edtnps89...

"Bill Stock" wrote in message
Yep, I suspect it's the planes. We usually have to charter planes or
rely
on
the Americans to get our cargo anywhere. Sad.

.... Apparenty you are right. A Co-worker told me, that he saw a little
news
blurb on it on CBC. Our 'rapid deployment' team, requires Russian
Anitolov
aircraft to move them around... Bloody Typical


seems like those large enough planes, and planes that can take the really
long distances,are in great demand all over for all types of transport.

One of those Russian planes are taking off from Sweden right now, bringing
more freeze containers and coffins to Thailand, in addition to some sent
already.

Other plane problems here concerned transporting the more hurt survivors who
could not take the trip back to Sweden sitting. The planes available here
that could be modified with stretchers, MD 80s, need several stops and more
than 20 hrs for a one way trip.

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