tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524934.post110425877687335705..comments2023-10-07T23:38:41.904+08:00Comments on An American Expat in Southeast Asia: Laohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06746323559308496625noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524934.post-1104817016534700612005-01-04T13:36:00.000+08:002005-01-04T13:36:00.000+08:00"With only hours to spare are the traditional meth..."With only hours to spare are the traditional methods of alerting people to the possibilty of an imminent global catastrophe such as this sufficient?<br />Why not release the information directly to the public?" With considerations of '20/20' hindsight. . .could not help but wonder, why not a call to CNN. . .a few hotels or an American Embassy. No doubt each of these possibilities has some embedded defense against the simple and direct; but still; it might have been worth a try. . .and maybe a few lives saved that otherwise; were not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com