Katrina Live Thread XII

Various ^ | 31 August 2005 | Various

[Richard Kimball]

I've been thinking for a while that the gangs started planning this before the call for evacuations even went out. They were better prepared than the governor.

[snowsislander]

I just noticed that the State Department had a press release on the 30th about the New Orleans Passport Agency:

Status of New Orleans Passport Agency

We have all witnessed the devastation suffered by Americans 
across the hurricane-hit Gulf Coast region. In the wake of 
Hurricane Katrina, we express particular concern today for 
those who work at the New Orleans Passport Agency and their 
families. Their safety and welfare is our primary concern 
and first priority. We are striving to learn more about our 
people as well as the agency itself.

Our agency in New Orleans is a critical part of our passport
production infrastructure, processing 17% of our nation’s 
passport applications. As with many other government 
facilities in the region, it is closed until damage 
assessment is possible and remediation steps can be taken. 
However, we are working urgently to address workload 
concerns by rerouting new cases to other locations, and 
tracking those cases that are currently in New Orleans.


For additional information, please call our National 
Passport Information Center (NPIC) at 1-877-487-2778 
(1-877-4USA PPT), or refer to our website at 
Travel.State.Gov.

[Pearls Before Swine]

I think NO should foot the bill since they created the problem.

I hear you, but unfortunately, to foot the bill, you have to be able to pay. The taxpayers and businesses aren't there any more. There is no earning power.

[Dems_R_Losers]

Somebody on Fox last night made the comparison between the riots and looting after the NYC blackout in 1977 and the lack of such after 9/11 and after last summer's blackout. The influence of Rudy Giuliani cannot be overestimated. New Orleans needs to hire him to come down there and kick some ass.

[Howlin]

Did you see my post up above? The Mississippi NG are being brought back from Iraq.

[dawn53]

Not being sent, per se, they are just finishing their rotation, it just happens to coincide with the hurricane aftermath.

[Vermonter]

Many shelters in my county in FL have begun accepting pets with proper proof of vaccinations, etc. They realized that too many people weren't evacuating because of the pet restrictions at the shelters

[r9etb]

CNN: FEMA suspending rescue operations due to safety concerns. Send in the NG.

Pressure's on Blanco now to finally act. After all of this is over, Ms. Blanco had better have the grace to resign. She's a disgrace.

[LizardQueen]

CNN: FEMA suspending rescue operations due to safety concerns. Send in the NG.

Hell, send in the Marines.

LQ

[RummyChick]

Evidently not just New Orleans. Problems with desperation in rescue..the ME FIRST get out of my way with violence.

Big problems at Superdome.

So it isn't just the looters..it is the rescuees that are a problem

[DaughterofEve]

During 9/11 we had so many waiting hospitals, triage units, blood donors...the tragedy was that there were just about no survivors to treat. Here we have THOUSANDS of survivors -- and it's everything else that is so screwed up right now...

Of course the logistics are quite different...but it is disturbing to note that frustrating contrast.

GOD, HELP!

[Dems_R_Losers]

The LA National Guard units were already scheduled to come home from Iraq next week.

[WinMod70]

"You can bet your boots that every one of those troops was hand picked to fit a certain criteria."

Hopefully, the criteria is excellence in marksmanship. Blackout the media coverage for a few hours and .....with extreme prejudice comes to mind!

[john316]

So how will they get those folks out of there once the "innocent" have been evacuated. Should be interesting?

"They" should set a time and date for all residents to report to the SD for evac. If you aint there you will be considered a(n):

a. lutter
b. person needing to be rescued
c. incapacitated victim

All will be taken into custody and screened and proper dispostion will be determined at that time.

[jeffers]

To: jeffers

steve harrigan reported first hand on the attacks on the small boats tryng to launch rescues. Harrigan is at the end of I-10E (at the edge of the flood) interviewing the boaters."

I know, the pattern's been developing for the past 24 to 48 hours. Pretty sure the good guys are allowed to defend themselves, and I expect that's how it will happen when it pops.

[Pravious]

"Dora the dog sits stranded on a roof."

That's the saddest picture I've seen yet.

Then again, at this point, I'd rather save the canines than the human animals that are infesting New Orleans. At least they have the brains not to bite the hand that's feeding them (or shoot at it).

[Howlin]

Last night somebody on Fox said that the people that went down to the convention center were the ones from the SuperDome who were refusing to go to Houston.

[mystery-ak]

Is the Miss NG returning home early or is their rotation up...what kind of unit is returning home...infantry, Air?

[LadyPilgrim]

I'm glad they are coming home.

That's a good decision on the part of our Military.