I remember reading that Castro did the same thing with regard to aid from the US recently... I don't think it was in response to as much damage -- though given that we've tried to assassinate him more than once I don't find that terribly surprising.
> How devistating can it be when a country is willing to let > it's people die in order to play politics. These are human > beings that need help. A country is offering help. That > help is being rejected. > Sri Lanka Rejects Israeli Aid Personnel > Despite diplomatic efforts to send a sizable medical team > to Sri Lanka to establish a field hospital to aid victims > of Sunday's earthquake and the resulting aftershocks and > tsunamis, Sri Lankan officials have rejected the Israeli > aid and the end result will be a humanitarian aid flight > leaving Israel tonight carrying medications and other > required supplies, but no rescue personnel. > Even though Israel and Sri Lanka do not maintain > diplomatic ties, following the enormous tragedy that > impacted the area, Israel began making preparations to > dispatch military and civilian personnel to the area. > Despite the staggering death toll and large number of > missing and injured, Sri Lankan officials are not willing > to permit an Israeli delegation to land. > http://arutzsheva.com/news.php3?id=74312 s. isaac dealey 954.927.5117 new epoch : isn't it time for a change? add features without fixtures with the onTap open source framework http://macromedia.breezecentral.com/p49777853/ http://www.sys-con.com/story/?storyid=44477&DE=1 http://www.sys-con.com/story/?storyid=45569&DE=1 http://www.fusiontap.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - New Atlanta http://www.newatlanta.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:141028 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
