The Last Hope are The Seahawk Helicoptors: US Indonesia Aid....Good Story by a German reporter

"Spiegel-Online" ^ | January 4, 2004 | Andreas Lorenz

[longjack]

They don't only wage war against Muslims, they also will stand by them in their hour of need.

Says it all.

Herr Lorenz has written two great stories about our guys in as many days.

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[steplock]

"The aid mission is for the Americans a PR-campaign as well."

but typical of the leftist swine - they all think in terms of how something affects them, so they assume we are just as selfish as they are.

[longjack]

German Ping.

and..... Since I cut off the last part of the original post:

"Spiegel-Online"....Letzte Rettung durch die Seahawks

Translated by longjack

© SPIEGEL ONLINE 2005
Alle Rechte vorbehalten
Vervielfältigung nur mit Genehmigung der SPIEGELnet GmbH

[longjack]

ping

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[68skylark]

Coming from the German press, I'd say this article is one huge compliment to the US and the US military. Good post. From what I've seen, they've printed nicer compliments to our forces (and published better pictures) than our own MSM.

[hoosiermama]

Thanks longjack.....It's nice to know some don't think of US as "stingy"!

[Trust but Verify]

Thanks for posting this. Shame on those who insist the US Navy shouldn't save these people from starvation. Shame on them.

[patton]

Ich bin fuer Vertidiegung!

[Snickersnee]

Herr Lorenz has written two great stories about our guys in as many days.

And he's been brutal about what the Bundeswehr team has been doing (more like NOT doing) in the same timeframe!

[longjack]

but typical of the leftist swine - they all think in terms of how something affects them, so they assume we are just as selfish as they are.

My 2 cents, after reading this guy's writing for two days, is that his line about the PR campaign doesn't mean it was a goal, rather it's a by-product of our soldiers' actions.

The reporter is really impressed with how our guys are doing their jobs and is taking it to his own country to task for doing so little, and for doing it so beaurocratically.

This type of article is a bombshell in the German media.

longjack

[elhombrelibre]

Thanks, I always appreciate your efforts with the "German Ping."

[RobFromGa]

thanks for the translation, longjack. Good article. I'm heading to Muenster end of next week.

Rob

[JasonC]

A 737 hit a water buffalo on the runway? Doesn't that qualify for a "just darn", or something? lol.

[longjack]

A 737 hit a water buffalo on the runway? Doesn't that qualify for a "just darn", or something? lol.

I don't think the water buffalo liked it too much.

PETA outraged.

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[PAR35]

International journalists line up impatiently at the airport to get hold of a spot on one of the helicopters.

Sounds like this guy should move to the top of the list.

[Owl558]

Hey, thanks for the nice article, but nice German magazine articles aren't getting people fed. Where are all the Europeans? Chirac and Schroeder may want to become "poles in opposition to US power," but they are AWOL from this immediate situation. Where are the German, French, Italian, and Spanish navies? Don't the Europeans have any airplanes or ships? It is, what, 2-weeks since the disaster and we are still waiting for more than "diplomats" and "assessment groups". Yeah, yeah, thanks for pledging the bits of money and all, but (news for you?), people cannot eat money.

Can any of you nice European FReepers here tell me how many people Germany or France have fed to date? For that matter, how many people has the UN fed? Directly, not including OTHER country's efforts (like the US, Australia, Japan, and Singapore). Medical care? How many patients have the EU relief doctors seen? How many tonnes of medical supplies has the EU delivered?

Maybe socialism has REALLY rendered the EU impotent. Looks like your politicians are really good at insulting and deriding other nations responses, but can't get it up when it comes to actually DOING something (as opposed to dumping some money on the problem and letting others do the heavy lifting).

[sarasmom]

Thanks for posting this.
I wonder how many people reading this will even factor in the USN aircraft carrier and the people on board, as " USA aid contributions".
God bless Japan,Australia and the other non-UN core group countries who sprang into action with actual, concrete "aid" without awaiting UN approval.
Do we have an "exit strategy" yet? //sarcasm//

[2111USMC]

It's like my wife just said, how do you explain that to the insurance company?

:)

[Thinkin' Gal]

Lieutenant Gabriel Bullaro banks his Seahawk helicopter carefully over what remains of the city. Then he puts the silver-gray helicoptor with the decal HC-11 down on a small patch of stone. The Rotors blow up a sandstorm.>>>

In no time at all, three American marines are throwing the out boxes with water, crackers, noodles and other foodstuffs that are stacked up to the roof of the chopper. The Indonesians quickly build a chain, more and more citizens come by to pickup the cartons.

It takes hardly ten minutes and about two tons of aid goods are on the ground. Indonesian civilians and soldiers shake the Americans' hands gratefully.

Genesis 41:33 Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.>>>
Genesis 41:38 And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is?
Genesis 41:39 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art:

[longjack]

What you posted seems to me to be the same thing the reporter said.

The Americans are doing the work, the Germans are looking things over and conferring.

His article from yesterday is here:

Free Republic....US-Navy Flying Aid, German Army Still Looking Things Over"

I'm not a European, and I also do know that articles don't feed refugees.

Articles that praise our military are rare, however, especially from Europe and, when there is a European reporter who rides with our guys who has the b*lls to put his praise of them in print, I'm going to translate it if I can.

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