Posted on 09/01/2005 2:49:12 PM PDT by Fitzcarraldo
The New Orleans police chief says 15-thousand people are trapped in the city's convention center. And he says some are being raped and beaten.
Chief Eddie Compass says displaced tourists are "walking in that direction and they are getting preyed upon."
Compass said he sent eight eleven-man teams into the convention center. But as soon as the first team arrived, he said, "they were beaten back within 30 feet of the entrance."
Earlier, the city's mayor issued a "desperate SOS" on behalf of the thousands who are stranded at the convention center.
He also gave the go-ahead for them to march across a bridge to a dry area of the city and look for whatever relief they could find.
First appearance I have seen of the New Orleans Police Chief.
...."My best guess is terrorist cells enbedded in New Orleans, this is a golden opportunity if you are a terroist and can manage to get into New Orleans.".....
My take is that this is a perfect opportunity to have in-country terrorists strike elsewhere in northern US with bio or nuke weapons, while most of our assets are deployed to calm the NO and Gulf Coast situation!
> Rousseau maintained that human beings were essentially good and equal in the state of nature
Marx maintained it as well - typical Enlightenment thinking. Anarchy like this really puts the nail in the coffin of that idea, IMO.
These are good people. These are just scared people, Demmo said..."
http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=240221&r=0&Category=11
>The FEMA director is covering his a@@. He's incompetent, just like everyone else in the government--at all levels.<
And we can be assured of this because a malcontent with a GED tells us so?
It's like I speculated elsewhere: this situation has jurisdiction pride and snafus written all over it.
>However, I just heard a National Guard commander on tv say "we don't shoot people for stealing televisions in this country".
I do.
PING
Hey Chief, have you considered shooting the criminals? ....or are you afraid of the political backlash?
Why would they have to wait for a go-ahead order from the mayor to walk to a dry area?
"Then why post it?"
IT's a new idea,It's called a basic plan, MAN.
You asked "What were they to do"
>Compass said he sent eight eleven-man teams into the convention center. But as soon as the first team arrived, he said, "they were beaten back within 30 feet of the entrance."
Pussies
There is a Glock solution to that problem.
This FEMA Director is on MSNBC right now lying through his teeth. There's a disconnect between him saying "the food and water are being distributed right now" and live cameras showing nothing of the sort.
Where would they get this water and food from? The closest airport that is open is 100 miles away.That roundtrip is en efficient use of a chopper carrying one pallet of water.
It takes time to stage supplies close to the area.They can't just say it ought to be that way and make it happen.Meanwhile people are drowning while the helicopters are being wasted the way yuou would use them.Leave the thinking to the Pros and more lives will be saved.
True, ALL I can say to you all folks, MY HEART BREAKS for the children and the elderly. I am outrageously angered at the freakin looters and those causing Chaos! Let me make it perfectly clear, I am in NO way giving those criminals a pass. I don't really know why they didn't evacuate when they were told, but instead of kicking them in the teeth, I'll do my best to help them. I have donated to the Salvation Army, Operation Blessing and I will continue to pray for a quick recovery of those states that have been literally devastated to the ground and for our Country and our President. Especially our president he needs all the wisdom in the world right now! :(
Oh Good! I'd hate to think i'd lost my touch.
When someone explains it to you, please ping me to the reply.
I'm baffled by today's news.
Troll alert?
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