On May 15, 5:57=A0pm, PaPaPeng <PaPaP...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Thu, 15 May 2008 14:27:02 -0700 (PDT), bmo...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>
> >A British Royal Navy frigate has been ordered to stand by off Burma
> >with emergency aid for the survivors of cyclone Nargis. The 4,900-ton
> >HMS Westminster will join US and French war****ps waiting in
> >international waters off the Burmese coast, ready to rush relief
> >supplies to the Irrawaddy delta if instructed by the UN or invited by
> >the Burmese regime.
>
> This is bull****. =A0The RN and FN ****ps were on wartime duty off Iraq
> and are equipped as such. =A0Lean and mean. They carry no relief
> supplies nor do these ****ps have even a modest capacity (in a 4,900
> tons hull)to carry supplies other than for a village or two. =A0To do
> even that they have to load up in India or a nearby ****t first,
> something that wasn't done. What good can they do?
I realize you fancy yourself an expert on all things naval, but I
suspect you are mistaken here.
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