What an utterly pathetic state of affairs, the Yanks and New Zealanders who are involved should hang their heads in shame. Jon wasn't asking for charity, but was asking to buy fuel, just handing over some wx reports can't hurt anybody.
It's nice to see that a sense of deceny and human kindness still reigns especially in somewhere so inhospitable.
What on earth goes on down there that needs such rabid isolationism?