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Mayor: Major Breach Flooding and Destroying New Orleans
BayouBuzz.com ^ | 8/30/2005 | Steve Sabludowsky
Posted on 08/30/2005 1:47:40 AM PDT by Prince Charles
Mayor: Major Breach Flooding and Destroying New Orleans
National
Author: Steve Sabludowsky | 8/30/2005 Home : Business
The City of New Orleans Is Devastated. Those were the words of Mayor C. Ray Nagin and based upon a major breach of a levee system, water is flowing into New Orleans flooding it beyond recognition and could very well destroy New Orleans, Jefferson and the surrounding areas.
In a most frightening interview with WWL TV, Mayor C. Ray Nagin gave the worse-case scenario of events that anyone could possibly imagine. In the beginning of the interview, he stated that New Orleans is devastated.
Of most importance is the breach of the levee between Jefferson and Orleans Parish.
“We probably have 80 percent of our city under water with some sections of our city the water is as deep as 20 feet”.
Both airports are underwater.
The twin spans are destroyed.
The Yacht club is burned and destroyed.
Mayor Nagin also stated he was not sure of the structural soundness of the highrise. He stated that it is possible that the highrise bridge in east New Orleans could be unstable.
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http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/News_Release.asp?NewsRelease=20050829.txt
NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
August 29, 2005
Release Number: 05-08-29
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RAMADI-BASED TERRORISTS CAPTURED
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Multi-national forces raided a suspected terrorist hideout in Ramadi Aug. 23 and captured a pair of known terrorists based in Ramadi.
Captured were Durayd Jassar Khalifah Hamud (aka Abu Jabbar), a known terrorist leader and weapons dealer for the Nu’man Brigade and Ali Husayn Muhammad Jasim, (aka Khalid Nazal or Abu Umar), a known IED cell leader in the Nu’man Brigade.
Multiple intelligence sources led Multi-national forces to Abu Jabbar’s and Khalid Nazal’s Ramadi location. Multi-national forces raided the location and detained them without incident.
Abu Jabbar, a key al-Qaeda in Iraq leader in the Ramadi-based Nu’man Brigade, is alleged to have facilitated the purchase, transportation and distribution of weapons for the brigade.
Khalid Nazal was an IED Cell leader who was responsible for numerous IED attacks the Ramadi area.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT MULTI-NATIONAL CORPS-IRAQ,
BY E-MAIL AT MNCI-PAO-VICTORYMAINJOC@IRAQ.CENTCOM.MIL.
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Reports that oil may top 100/barrel now..
Unprecedented relief effort headed to the LA/MS/AL area.
The worst fears seem to be coming true, it's a truly horrible thing that has happened. I am very worried that al Qaida will take advantage of the situation at this point.