"The only way in is by air"...NOT

From the Americas and the Caribbean:
ReliefWeb New YorkOffice for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsUnited NationsNew York, NY 10017, USATel. +1-212-963-1234

Call them about the Miskito Coast disaster. A rude Frenchman will tell you it is the wrong number and to call FEMA. Then he hangs up.

On a Reuters video photo op, Ortega says the only resupply possible for the Miskito Coast is by air. Tell that to our heroes, Josh, Jason and Juan, who are out of phone contact in Big Sandy Bay in one of 200 ships available in Bluefields. The government only knows how to hold out its hand for help, but will not help itself. Why hasn't Bluefields been mobilized? Our kids did it with nothing.

I hope the US Navy will see our US flagged ship as a local asset and assist our young heroes in a joint mission with water, fuel and food. The kids must be tired of eating plateno bananas.
My maps have lost their initial importance, the Miskito People have congregated in visible groups now, found by watching the US Navy Helicopter flights. Those Navy guys are good. However, our ship can hold much more weight than a helicopter and do it less expensively, though more slowly. I hope we can help.

The news is slow to report on anything except euphramisms from big aid orgs. about what they have "in motion". There are very few "on-site claims". The most agressive group down there are the three "J's": Josh, Jason and Juan. I hope all is well. NPR posted some photos of food riots at the helicopter drops in Big Sandy Bay yesterday. Violence. I called Southcom and voiced my concern for the kids to the US Navy last night and this morning. Even heroes can get hurt.

We are on the crest of this evolving rescue drama. You are ahead of the news. I'll report as soon as the boys can call. IZ