Castro: U.S. hasn't responded to Katrina offer >From Lucia Newman CNN Monday, September 5, 2005; Posted: 11:48 a.m. EDT (15:48 GMT)
HAVANA, Cuba (CNN) -- Cuban President Fidel Castro told more than 1,500 doctors Sunday night that American officials had made "absolutely no response" to his offer to send them to the U.S. Gulf Coast to help victims of Hurricane Katrina. Castro, a longtime adversary of the United States, initially offered to send 1,100 doctors and at least 26 tons of supplies and equipment, but the Communist leader announced Sunday during a televised speech that he had increased the number of physicians to 1,586. Each doctor would carry about 27 pounds of medicine. "You could all be there right now lending your services, but 48 hours have passed since we made this offer, and we have received absolutely no response," Castro said at Havana's Palace of the Revolution. "We continue to wait patiently for a response. In the meantime, all of you will be taking intensive courses in immunology and also something that I should be doing -- an intensive brush-up course in English." Besides Cuba, several other countries and international agencies have offered money and supplies to the hurricane victims. (Full story) In the past, Cuba has refused U.S. offers of aid, the most recent following Hurricane Dennis. That storm killed more than 10 people in the Caribbean island nation in July. At that time, Castro said he would not accept help from Washington because of the U.S. trade embargo against his country. The United States has no diplomatic relations with Cuba. Castro has named the Cuban rescue team the Henry Reeve Brigade in honor of an American who fought with Cuba's rebel forces during the Cuban War of Independence against Spain that began in 1895. The doctors who have been mobilized went to South Asia after the December tsunami and have worked in other disasters. Find this article at: http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/09/05/katrina.cuba/index.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I guess George Bush is ignoring Fidel Castro, much like Mike Weaver was ignoring Kieth Addison (or was it the other way around?). Perhaps the Cuban doctors should brush up on English phrases like, "Don't shoot, I am not a spy!", "Yes, this medicine is legal (wink,wink)." and "Insurance, you don't need no stinking insurance." Earl Kinsley [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------- "None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free." -- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ---------------------------------- Check out my latest blogs at http://KinsleyForPrez08.blogspot.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <Biofuel@sustainablelists.org> Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 5:35 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Biofuel Digest, Vol 5, Issue 51 > 'soldiers' with a capital 's'? nice touch. > > so, these doctors castro has offered to send, since they were at one point > in > their youth soldiers by virtue of universal conscription, they are > condemned > to be forever regarded as such? i guess that means that all cuban > immigrants > since 1959 should be regarded with suspicion. best round them up and cart > them off to gitmo posthaste. > > -chris b. > > > In a message dated 9/6/05 Juan Gutierrez writes: > >>See I thought you guys had some idea. In Cuba all 18 year olds go to >>military trainning before thats women and men before they get put in the >> >>career choice of the government. Including Doctor's and Scientists. >> >> >>>From: bob allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>Reply-To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >>>To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >>>Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Cuba Willing to Send Immediate Medical Help >>>Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 08:11:37 -0500 >>> >>>When did he offer soldiers? this article is about 1100 doctors. Oh, >>>you're >> >>>joking? >>>I take it then that you think Castro is insincere? >>> >>>Juan Gutierrez wrote: >>> > He such a nice guy he wants to send 1100 fully specially trained >>> > Soldiers to this country > > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 > messages): > http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
