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Old 03-08-2005, 01:04 PM  
azguy
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Originally Posted by RocHard
Okay, I've seen it all now. Seems the US - and others - are being sued because we failed to warn them about the coming Tsunami. They are sueing because the US "failed to issue the requisite warnings". At what point in time did it become our legal obligation to warn other countries about Tsunamis and the like?

"Respondent NOAA did not notify all involved countries which lay in the tsunami's path. From public information it appears that ... NOAA failed to issue an alert that would notify countries where the tsunami hit that the deadly wave was coming," the lawsuit said."

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What is this world coming to?
That's what happens when the US is playing God in places like Iraq and Afghanistan. The US has put itself in this position, and a lawsuit such as this actually makes alot of sense.
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