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   Socialism enslaves kills & loots wrote:   
   >> From Fox News - O'Reilly last night:   
   >>   
   >> The Most Ridiculous Item of the Day   
   >>   
   >> Our great ally France has offered the following in the wake of   
   >> Katrina: 600 tents, 1,000 cots, some kitchen kits, 60 generators   
   >> and 12 experts to advise the American Red Cross. --I hope they   
   >> speak English.   
   >>   
   >> Now I believe the 4-H Club of Bangor, Maine, has topped that offer.   
   >>   
   >> The boycott of France remains intact. Get your bumper stickers on   
   >> billoreilly.com. To not do so would be ridiculous. Why do they even   
   >> bother? -- Keep your cots.   
      
   Sound lame coming from mighty France, but every little bit helps when lives   
   are at stake. In contrast, little Canada is sending four ship loads,   
   helicopters, a thousand personnel, and will be replenishing by air.   
      
   [Quote]   
   "Three navy ships and a Canadian Coast Guard vessel are bound for Louisiana.   
   Several Sea King helicopters will join them.   
   One thousand Canadian Forces and coast guard personnel will be aboard.   
   They'll bring provisions including clean water, massive tents, cots, body   
   bags, assault boats, lumber, pollution cleanup equipment, bug spray, and   
   even diapers and baby wipes.   
      
   RELATED STORY: Canadian universities open doors to hurricane survivors   
      
   Navy officials are not sure how long the mission will last. Planes will   
   continue to replenish supplies once the ships are in waters off Louisiana.   
   Canadian navy divers have also been dispatched from Halifax and Esquimalt,   
   B.C. They will help their U.S. counterparts clear navigational hazards such   
   as loose barges and inspect New Orleans' damaged levees.   
   Although the current emphasis is on basic supplies, Canada could consider   
   sending more sophisticated equipment, such as mobile hospitals.   
   The aid is coming from stockpiles set aside as part of the Canadian   
   military's own disaster preparedness plans.   
   Some of the Canadian crew said they were anxious about the assignment, since   
   the mayor of New Orleans has predicted as many as 10,000 people may have   
   died in the hurricane and flooding."   
      
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