E-mail to Xavier
Aug. 17th, 2008 09:36 pmto:   [Charlesx@xavierinstitute.org]
from: [JAMES HUDSON]
Professor Xavier,
The Red Cross received a call today from the Sri Lankan government, demanding that the Red-X volunteers were to be removed from Sri Lanka today, or they would halt all Red Cross activity in the country as allied with the Tigers and ban any attempts at further humanitarian aid to the region. Dr. Vasco DiAlvito called me to say that they can't risk the camps being shut down, and your Red-X members were escourted by Indian 'peacekeepers' to the airfield several hours ago. They were transfered to a British Airways flight to London, and from there, I've arranged for a connection to New York. I've sent the flight details to you attached.
I'm sorry that they got caught up in this, but if the Red Cross reports about a possible genocide are right, they're lucky to be getting out safely. We've got a couple of people who'd like to talk to them if it's alright with them and you, and I'd imagine Amnesty International and a number of news and aid groups will be calling looking for an official response from Red-X about the situation in Sri Lanka.
Dr. DiAlvito also asked to pass along his deepest regrets about what's happened, and to stress that even over a few days, your people made the difference in saving hundreds of lives. For that, you've got the thanks of the Canadian government as well. Your people did very well, Professor, and they're on the way home.
--Mac Hudson
from: [JAMES HUDSON]
Professor Xavier,
The Red Cross received a call today from the Sri Lankan government, demanding that the Red-X volunteers were to be removed from Sri Lanka today, or they would halt all Red Cross activity in the country as allied with the Tigers and ban any attempts at further humanitarian aid to the region. Dr. Vasco DiAlvito called me to say that they can't risk the camps being shut down, and your Red-X members were escourted by Indian 'peacekeepers' to the airfield several hours ago. They were transfered to a British Airways flight to London, and from there, I've arranged for a connection to New York. I've sent the flight details to you attached.
I'm sorry that they got caught up in this, but if the Red Cross reports about a possible genocide are right, they're lucky to be getting out safely. We've got a couple of people who'd like to talk to them if it's alright with them and you, and I'd imagine Amnesty International and a number of news and aid groups will be calling looking for an official response from Red-X about the situation in Sri Lanka.
Dr. DiAlvito also asked to pass along his deepest regrets about what's happened, and to stress that even over a few days, your people made the difference in saving hundreds of lives. For that, you've got the thanks of the Canadian government as well. Your people did very well, Professor, and they're on the way home.
--Mac Hudson