julie, patrick told me that roula's dad is already in the U.S. and the rest of the family is safe, though still in lebanon. they may or may not be evacuated by the american embassy to cyprus in the next few days.
i heard the same thing about Roula's Dad being back in NOLA. I was actually thinking about calling him, but I didn't. I talked to Mom and she called Dr. Freddy... Right now, Roula is staying with her Grandparents out in the suburbs/hills, so she's sort of safe out there.
Apparently the army or navy or somebody with the US gov't is sending two battleships over to bring back as many US citizens as possible, but that does not seem like a great idea to me. I mean, those two battleships could be prime targets for crazy terrorists. but i dont know how easy it is to blow up a battleship either.
Hey, I managed to get her on the phone briefly the other day. She is is a fairly quiet part of Lebanon Northeaqst of Beirut, so she is far from the excesively dangerous places. It sounds like she is going to have a hard time getting her whole family evacuated, her mom only has a green card and US citizens are being given priority. I'm trying to call her every day until about midnight her time, but I have had little luck over the past three or four days. I'll let you guys know if I here anything more from her. Josh (Roula's boyfriend)
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July 21 2006, 08:02:04 UTC
I got a hold of her briefly this afternoon, and the plan, which is constantly subject to change, at the moment has her and Lamia starting to leave sometime early next week. This would be fantastic, so lets hope for no major calamities between then and now which make it hard to get out of there.
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i was worried sick, but i feel a bit better.
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and how does stil in lebanon = safe?
good luck to them
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well i guess it doesnt, but as of today (when patrick got the most recent email update), they hadn't blown up and escape seemed imminent.
i hope roula doesnt blow up. that would make me sad.
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Apparently the army or navy or somebody with the US gov't is sending two battleships over to bring back as many US citizens as possible, but that does not seem like a great idea to me. I mean, those two battleships could be prime targets for crazy terrorists. but i dont know how easy it is to blow up a battleship either.
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-patrick
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