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Caryl. I have been outraged at the Red
Cross most of my life. When I went overseas in a combat unit to get my
butt shot off, the Red Cross was there alright ... they were selling donuts to
soldiers for 25 cents a pop. The donuts were made in Army kitchens, by
Army personnel, and will Army supplies.
You have heard this over and
over, and it has been denied over and over. But it is true. Anyone
who doubts it, I supply names of 115 men in B Battery, 77th Field Artillery
Battalion, who will back me up.
Not only was the ARC selling Army
donuts to soldiers when I went into combat, but
tried to sell them to me again when we were
queued up to go home. Great organization.
As a reporter I covered more
disasters than I can recall, and always the profiteers from the Red Cross were
there. Their standard operating
procedure is to set up a tent, man it with local volunteers, and begin grabbing
all the money in sight. The officials will push their faces into the TV
camera and boast of what they are doing.
Usually, ARC contributions are
no more than a few gallons of water, donated to them, the distribution of foods,
etc. from other organizations and a long list of
propaganda for Red Cross rip-offs
from
swimming lessons to welfare
birthing.
Good people give them
money. They send it overseas.
Then when something is
needed here, they have another fund drive. That is what disasters are to
the ARC... a chance to collect money.
They
started yapping about blood donations before the buildings fell in New York.
Begging more money,
more of everything, to
be stockpiled and sent overseas (ARC is a forign organization), or to be sold
at a profit.
New York is the
focal point in the country for processed blood. If ARC needed blood, it had
plenty of it already on hand. It gets the blood free, sells it, last time I
knew, to hospitals, etc.s for $50-$100 a pint. The hospital tacks on its
profit and the poor patient can find a way to pay for it.
If anyone wants to
donate blood to the ARC, that is their business. But they should understand
who it is that gets it and what they do with it.
Better
yet, go to a private blood plasma station, collect the $25 or $35 you get for
it and donate that
to victims of the New
York blast. If no other address is available send it to the Mayor's
office.
I hate deceit
with a passion, frauds even worse.
I sam enraged by the
conduct of the so-called
'\american' Red
Cross. My getting enraged is a once a year event for me. But this
one does it every time.
As a
combat news correspondent, I wrote this story. It was killed by the editors.
The image of the ARC as a wonderful organization dispensing charity
hither and yon is a fraud. But the dumbed-down media of today never
mentions it, even though most know about it.
Hermit in the Woods,
near the boiling point
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 7:58
AM
Subject: Re: [pyrnet] Day two
In a message dated
9/12/01 7:53:27 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
vehring@worldnet.att.net writes:
Is anyone else outraged by this from a charitable organization
is charging
for what is literally and figuratively "life's blood"?
I will call the "800" number being given on TV this morning and see
if there
is anyone there that can give intelligent answers to my
questions.
Caryl (Kansas City)
Hi
Caryl
People react differently and sadly there are those poor
representatives in
any large organization. I have faith that your
donation will help someone
affected by this large tragedy. If places
far off cannot seem to accommodate
some of us, our extra efforts to help
will surely be rewarded someway.
Just overlook this poor
treatment and press ahead with your most giving and
generous thoughts.
Bless you
Joe
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