Urgent US military intervention needed in Grand Cayman

Urgent US military intervention needed in Grand Cayman
The following is the full text of an
open letter from Mr Timothy Adam
Chief Executive, Cable & Wireless
(Cayman Islands) Ltd

Wednesday, September 15, 2004
Grand Cayman urgently needs military intervention to restore and to preserve law and order. This needs to happen TODAY.

No doubt US authorities are already aware of the widespread looting that has occurred. I have heard sporadic attempts at looting continue to occur. I got caught in traffic right beside a site where police had shot several times at a looter and had detained him, and there was a near riot - a very volatile situation to which police responded promptly with heavy assault weapon teams.

In summary:
If we lose this site, we have lost the country. This site needs to be defended with military assistance as a matter of urgent priority. The US Military also need to know that in this site and in an adjacent building (AT&T Wireless offices in Trinity Square on Eastern Avenue) there are in total at least 25 United States citizens who in my considered opinion need their country's protection NOW, hence I believe under US laws use of the military is justified or authorised. For the most part these are people who are very necessary to help in the telecommunications restoration work. PLEASE BE CLEAR: WE ARE NOT SUGGESTING THAT THE US SHOULD EVACUATE THEM; on the contrary most of these people need to remain here because THEY ARE VITAL TO THE REBUILDING PROCESS THAT IS GOING ON SO THAT THE COUNTRY CAN RECOVER FROM THE HURRICANE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE! There are a few of this number who are spouses and children of Cable & Wireless staff, families, and/or others who have taken refuge in One Technology Square, several of whom we are planning to evacuate through existing channels and military assistance is not needed for that.

www.caymannetnews.com...

Help has arrived!

Eighty officers and men from HMS Richmond were deployed on Grand Cayman Tuesday morning to assist the Cayman Islands Government in security and other pressing matters. A curfew, in force since Monday, requires all residents to remain in their homes or shelters from 6.00pm to 6.00am. Police officers reported a quiet night, indicating largely good co-operation from the local population.

There are no reported casualties at this time but, according to the Cayman Islands Department of Tourism, �Dozens of people remain unaccounted for on Grand Cayman.�


Royal Navy deploys on Grand Cayman to help maintain security

Thats is good news!

john

Thursday, September 16, 2004
Brownsville: Looting and serious flooding reported
Officials have reported looting in the Brownsville area. Portions of Bayfront Parkway, a major artery to the beach, are washed out.

Major banks throughout Pensacola, including the high rise SunTrust, one of Pensacola�s highest buildings, have windows blown out.

pensacolanewsjournal.com

But how are the turtles?