In a message dated 9/3/2005 11:19:17 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, stormygsd@xxxxxxx writes: I have been watching, completely appalled, the news casts of the looting, shooting and rioting going on as an aftermath of Katrina.. just an observation.. we heard very little, if any, of this kind behavior after the tsunami that hit south east Asia last Christmas - we saw immediate aid and resources pouring in from around the world - what is missing here? Katrina has been an equally devastating catastrophe.. yet nations are slow to respond, many affected have turned into the indescribable - I am ashamed of my own country that says "we'll give support if asked" IF ASKED????? What the hell is that???? It is a sad day for mankind... AP reported last night that to date, over 40 countries have volunteered assistance. Apparently, there is some sort of protocol w/ the Governor's office and these countries are waiting to be told what to do, where to go etc. (?????????) I just can't get my mind around that! I do sadly remember the "bad" about the tsunami; our ships having to be in international waters, some areas being unsafe to enter to provide aide, Jewish doctors being turned away from Moslem counties, orphan children that were kidnapped and taken into brothels under the pretext of being helped, "phony" aide agencies... Kathy three generations of Dual Titled Champions live here! visit _Pine Hill German Shepherd Dogs_ (http://www.geocities.com/pinehillgsds/) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================