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To: jttmab who wrote (171227)	9/24/2005 12:18:21 PM
From: Elsewhere	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

They sent the donations from Germany back to Germany. A couple of aid initiatives by various countries never received approval by US officials. Foreign Aid To Katrina Victims Being Held Up allheadlinenews.com At least the THW pump teams were accepted. thw.bund.de thw.bund.de They might have to prolong their stay in New Orleans.

To: jttmab who wrote (171227)	9/24/2005 1:15:26 PM
From: geode00	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Right-o and it's not just FEMA obstructionism, it's the entire Republican government. Not only do they fail to govern, they obstruct others from pitching in and helping. At first it looked like a Norquist (public enemy number 1) purposeful government muck up to make government look pointless and weak, now I think this is actually how Republicans govern...incompetently with massive overcharges and billions of dollars just lost or stolen. So the Saudis and the Arab League think that Iraq and the region are in big-big trouble (DUH) and the Brits and others think that Afghanistan is on the cusp of civil war (ALSO DUH). Where have these people been? Iraq has been deteriorating since those vases were looted after the fall of Saddam. It's been 100% delusion and preening and self-congratulatory crappola ever since.