| Aussie military planes provide flood aid
AUSTRALIAN defence force planes have joined a critical aid mission for thousands of flood victims in Papua New Guinea, as looting broke out in hard-hit Oro province. Last week's floods left thousands homeless, and officials fear the death toll of about 160 could rise dramatically unless food and clean water supplies quickly reach survivors. There are security fears in Oro province, north of the capital Port Moresby, after looters made off with a rice shipment and local MPs were accused of commandeering relief supplies for their own villages. Australia today sent in two C-130 Hercules transport aircraft and two smaller Caribous to start distributing AusAID supplies, including water purification tablets, emergency shelters, blankets and generators.
Wild Card -- Tuesday PM
Ada County prosecutors have charged BSU footballer Cam Hall with three counts of felony vehicular manslaughter for his role in a triple highway fatality here. *Neither Memorial Day weekend campers or the smelly Kootenai County landfill provided clues in the search for two children missing from the scene of a triple murder near Coeur d'Alene earlier this month here. *With tougher Washington laws, officials say, meth labs may move to Idaho here. .
Weakness in mission exposed, critics say
It saddens me to read all the doves wanting our 'soldiers' to leave the mission, turn tail and run home.
The 'soldiers I have talked with ( 2) are eager and willing to get back to Afghanastan, to help Afghans protect themselves from these murderous insurgients. Stories of decapitations of children and women, are common. One of the soldiers has re-upped for a third tour. does this sound like demoralized troops ? Not to me.
Maybe when the nancyboys commenting are attacked in our Country , they may see a need for 'soldiers'. Until then keeping the war over there seems like the right thing. Posted 01/01/08 at 10:27 AM EST | Alert an Editor | Link to Comment .
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