Thank you International Community!!!/Good news from New Orleans

**Devastatin Dave** · 09-03-2005, 03:35

Originally Posted by Paul Peru

Norway is ready to deploy a search and rescue team, and will give some oil, from what I gather. I'm not sure if this amounts to much

It amounts to to us!!! Thanks Norway!!!

**sharrukin** · 09-03-2005, 04:56

Canada will be sending 91,000 barrels a day of crude oil to the US and the Paris-based International Energy Agency will release 2 million barrels a day of crude oil, gasoline and other fuels into world markets over a 30-day period. Production in the Gulf of Mexico typically ranges between 1.5 million and 1.8 million barrels of oil per day so this should help to make up for a lot of that. The refinery capacity will however be the choke point.

Russia may have been the first to offer aid but many others have followed. The U.S. has received aid offers from countries including France, Germany, Russia, Belgium, Italy, Britain, Canada, Japan, Honduras, El Salvador, Venezuela, Cuba, Jamaica, Australia, Sri Lanka, China, Singapore, the Netherlands, Greece, Sweden, Norway, Israel, Mexico, South Korea, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, the Dominican Republic, NATO and the Organization of American States.

**AntiochusIII** · 09-03-2005, 05:42

Interesting. It comes as a pleasant knowledge that, in the end, humans are just...well...humans. National boundaries no longer prevent us from recognizing that others are also humans; unlike in the past, and that private people - living people that speaks an entirely different tongue to the suffered people on the other side of the world - are willing to aid their fellow humans in such times. Governments, politicians, and bereaucracies are the least effective, and most unimpressive, of all the people in this disastrous event. Kind of makes me think...why do we have the worst of us leads us all?

I offer my sympathy to the people who are affected by the disaster.

Now, if we do something with these snipers...

**Aurelian** · 09-03-2005, 07:02

Hey, Canada is sending warships to Louisiana. Props to Canada. LINK

The progressive grass-roots political action group MoveOn.org has put together a relief effort that has made 42,000 beds available for refugees so far. Props to MoveOn.

"In just 24 hours people across the country opened their homes and offered more than 42,000 beds. The emergency drive connects empty beds with hurricane victims in need of housing. The public can post free housing offers (a spare room, extra bed, even a decent couch), then evacuees and aid workers can search for available housing online at: www.hurricanehousing.org."

LINK

**Aenlic** · 09-03-2005, 07:44

Oh now you've done it, Aurelian. You've just caused a segment of the forum population to go into apoplectic catatonia.

While Moveon.org was busy setting up a grassroots online effort to find beds for refugees, the good folks at the 700 club were praying fervently for the victims.

**Quid** · 09-03-2005, 08:21

Charities are running in hight gear at the moment as the Swiss donate money not only for within her own borders. As stated previously by another poster, disasters of such magnitude pull together humanity in such a global socety. It's good to see.

Something I have found:

'The U.S. Embassy in Bern, Switzerland — a capital at the foot of the Alps hit by flooding last week — said calls were rushing in from Swiss individuals and institutions looking for a way to donate to relief efforts.

"We are getting calls from the Swiss public looking to express their condolences, (and) people are also asking for an account number where they can make donations," said spokesman Daniel Wendell.'

CBS News

Also heard on the news last night that Switzerland was preparing specialised pumps to get the water out in case they were needed and requested by the US.

Let's hope now that help has finally arrived for the poor souls in Esp. NO, that things will move along swiftly.

Quid

**bmolsson** · 09-03-2005, 11:04

It seems like the international community is getting more and more aware that it can be them next time. I believe that we all should try to participate in help to all catastrophy areas and eventually have a international function to handle this all over the world. I take catastrophies like New Orleans very personally, since I feel for people and I want to receive help if it is me the next time.....

**Devastatin Dave** · 09-03-2005, 13:42

Originally Posted by Aenlic

Oh now you've done it, Aurelian. You've just caused a segment of the forum population to go into apoplectic catatonia.

While Moveon.org was busy setting up a grassroots online effort to find beds for refugees, the good folks at the 700 club were praying fervently for the victims.

Church's and those evil Christians that you apparently have a biggoted opinion of are providing aid as well and I'm sure more than moveon could possibly ever provide, but that's is not whats important. Don't be a jerk and turn this thread into something negative or post bigotted and stupid idiotic statements. If you have nothing good to say then get the frick out.

Props to moveon for their efforts.

**Ser Clegane** · 09-03-2005, 13:57

I tend to agree - I would greatly appreciate if we could at least in this thread refrain from snide remarks and belittling any efforts or attempts to help.

This thread should simply serve to collect the good news to show that
not all things are bleak and that humanity is not all about looting, shooting and misery, but that there are still some fine people out there who go out of their way to help others