On 05/12/00, d.linen wrote...
###  perhaps they are opening a door for us to help them with some of thier 
national disasters? We could actually help each other.
 KD'C
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>What are they NOT telling us if the Russians offer to help us? Has any
>other country offered us help before with our disasters?
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>Diane
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>Friday, May 12, 2000
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>Russians Offer Water Bombers
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>The Associated Press
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> MOSCOW   -   Two giant Il-76 jet airplanes capable of dumping 44 tons
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>water are standing by to help fight a fire in the Los Alamos area if
>needed, Russian officials said Friday.   The Russian Ministry of
>Emergency
>Situations said it had received an official request  from the U.S.
>Federal
>Emergency Management Agency for the airplanes, but was awaiting
>confirmation before ordering the long flight to the United States.  The
>airplanes were "ready to take off at any minute," said ministry official
>Alexander  Zalyotov.  The four-engine Il-76MDP can water-bomb an area
>500
>yards by 100 yards or drop 40 fully equipped firefighters by parachute,
>according to the reference book Jane's All  The World's Aircraft.
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