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Red Cross moves national disaster center out of Washington area for safety
Associated Press / SFGate
Posted on 02/15/2003 4:21:01 PM PST by RCW2001
Saturday, February 15, 2003
©2003 Associated Press
URL: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/02/15/national1823EST0579.DTL
(02-15) 15:23 PST WALKERSVILLE, Md. (AP) --
The American Red Cross has temporarily moved its national disaster operations center to western Maryland to get it away from the Washington area, which could be a potential target of terrorism, officials said.
The move from Falls Church, Va., to Walkersville, a town of about 5,200 residents, is for an undisclosed amount of time, officials said Friday.
The new center is near the Camp David presidential retreat, said Walkersville Chapter Executive Director Leah Crace. The move had been in the works for several months but was announced Thursday.
The Red Cross assists in about 70,000 disasters per year.
©2003 Associated Press
TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Maryland; US: Virginia
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posted on
02/15/2003 4:21:02 PM PST
by
RCW2001
To: RCW2001
alt. title, "Red Cross moves out of DC to help mimize international anger against terrorists should they attack the city"
To: RCW2001; Texas_Jarhead
Red Cross. a self-serving organization which profited off 9-11, taking in millions and giving out pennies. If you want to give to a truly worthy organization who really helps at disasters, give to the Salvation Army. (BRW, I was a Red Cross paid employee when I was young. They took VERY good care of themselves, even back then.)
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posted on
02/15/2003 4:56:48 PM PST
by
holyscroller
(Why are Liberal female media types always ugly to boot?)
To: RCW2001
It's not comforting to see the organization that provides comfort run away to seek comfort elsewhere.
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posted on
02/15/2003 4:57:34 PM PST
by
TSgt
("Put out my hand and touched the face of God.")
To: RCW2001
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posted on
02/15/2003 5:03:54 PM PST
by
Copernicus
(A Constitutional Republic revolves around Sovereign Citizens, not citizens around government.)
To: holyscroller
pretty soon it will be the Red Crescent..!
To: MikeWUSAF
It's not comforting to see the organization that provides comfort run away to seek comfort elsewhere
Thats the problem their supposed to supply comfort and they are seeking it for themselves.
Typicle chicken shat move!
And they moved next to camp david? how safe is that considering terrorists would want those kinds of targets ?
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posted on
02/15/2003 10:28:04 PM PST
by
ATOMIC_PUNK
(An American Fellowship of Freedom loving Conservatives..... <*[[[[[><)
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