Re: 40M for Bush Inauguration and 15M for Tsunami Disaster WAS Re: Bush accused of undermining the UN with aid coalition

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Date: 01/04/05 

Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 17:37:21 +0000 (UTC)

In sci.physics Martin Frey <martinfrey@snipclara.co.uk> wrote:
> Michael Mendelsohn <invalid@msgid.michael.mendelsohn.de> wrote:

> >The question remains whether the news broadcasts of any region might not
> >be edited to mainly show airplanes from that region - after all, it is
> >most interesting to viewers to see planes from "their" relief effort
> >arriving.
> >
> >It would certainly explain the different impressions you two seem to
> >have gathered.

> The (UK) news I have seen has shown a lot of Russian planes. All the
> really heavy lifters are US and Russian anyway.

> Cheers

> Martin

> --
> Martin Frey
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Speaking of heavy lifters, there was a blurb on the news this morning to
the effect that in some areas the only usable machinery is elephants.

Seems they don't need runways or roads, can haul a lot of stuff, and are
really good at clearing debris.

Not to mention they work for peanuts... 

-- 
Jim Pennino
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