German Airbus with aid stuff stopped because of "diplomatic irritation"

[Woody Box]

Weird story.

Yesterday evening, a German Bundeswehr Airbus "on a routine flight with free capacities" landed in Pensacola with 10 tons of aid stuff.

Here's is the official bulletin of the German government:

http://www.bundesregierung.de/-,413.883534/pressemitteilung/Hilfslieferungen-in-die-Hurrik.htm

FEMA and Bundeswehr personnel worked together to bring the goods to the nearby Mobility Center, where it was quickly distributed to the people.

A live correspondent of the German radio channel WDR in Pensacola reported the plane was highly welcome and the distribution was organized without problems.

But he reported also, that a second Airbus in Germany, ready to bring food and tablets for recovering water, was grounded because "diplomatic irritations" occurred. The reporter stressed that the people in Pensacola would welcome this second plane, too.

This report is not available on the net, but the plan for a second plane is confirmed here:

http://www.ndrinfo.de/pages/news/1,2760,SPM48_CON05x09x03x15-45,00.html

In the big German TV flagship "Tagesschau" they only mentioned the first plane, not the planned second.

Someone rang up the Germans to stop it, obviously.

[Spazito]

1. FEMA is trying to stop all aid, they want to CONTRACT it out

from this thread:

Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Sat Sep-03-05 10:58 AM
Original message
OMG. A group in Florida wanted to volunteer to bring in 500 air boats
to help in the rescue efforts.

FEMA "emphatically" refused. They said they had to CONTRACT OUT for that and couldn't use volunteers.

Republican Rep. Mark Foley just said that on MSNBC.

UN.F#$KING.BELIEVABLE!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4608106

[July]

10. Translation: we wish to transfer the U.S. Treasury to our buds.

You volunteers with free stuff are fucking up the boondoggle.

[justabob]

2. Diplomatic irritation??

This is just so wrong. People everywhere want to help, our government clearly wasn't ready for this, and they refuse to accept help. I am so disgusted. THere was another post this morning about the Canadian navy loading and getting ready to set sail on a month-long mission of mercy to Gulf. I wonder if they are going to be turned back as well.

Question: can the states accept foreign aid without the blessing of the feds?

[punpirate]

5. State of Louisiana already has...

... there's a British Columbian rescue team in the state now.

[justabob]

6. Thank you, good to know

also.... Nice article today punpirate :toast:

[punpirate]

8. Thanks...

... some things about the Bushies are obvious. :)

[babylonsister]

3. This too will blow up in their faces; when these

generous countries get home and tell their tales of how they were shunned by the US, I do believe these stories will come out for all to read about, making the blivet look even worse than he already does.

[hiley]

4. government

here is a failure.

[Lindsay]

7. Hell, that's no government,

it's a freaking loony bin.

[Obamarama]

9. Fuck ME...can it get any MORE INSANE?????

Everytime I don't think it can get any worse, it does.

[applegrove]

11. Only Boeing is allowed the Goodwill? AirBus is a competator?

God knows. This looks like the post on Ham radio operators being jammed. Let's wait until we get major confirmation on this one.