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Posted on 09/01/2005 3:46:26 PM PDT by NautiNurse
28,000 National Guard troops are deployed to the disaster areas in Mississippi, Alabama, and to Louisiana, where SWAT teams are working to combat the looters and shooters in New Orleans. Additional 1400 National Guard troops are being deployed daily.
Shootings reported at a New Orleans hospital, rescue boats, and a military helicopter, while conditions continue to deteriorate at the SuperDome amid refugee deaths and chaos. Evacuation of New Orleans continues.
House Speaker Dennis Hastert has voiced serious doubts about rebuilding New Orleans with federal funds, while assuring the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida that the United States Congress stands ready to help them in their time of need. New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin issued a "desperate SOS."
Doctors at two desperately crippled hospitals in New Orleans called The Associated Press Thursday morning pleading for rescue, "We have been trying to call the mayor's office, we have been trying to call the governor's office ... we have tried to use any inside pressure we can. We are turning to you. Please help us," said Dr. Norman McSwain, chief of trauma surgery at Charity Hospital, the largest of two public hospitals.
The Port of New Orleans is now open to shallow draft vessels. Congress is reconvening in an emergency session. International offers to assist the U.S. have been received from Russia, Japan, Canada, France, Honduras, Germany, Venezuela, Jamaica, Australia, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Greece, Hungary, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Mexico, China, South Korea, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, NATO and the Organization of American States.
Jesse Jackson has arrived in Louisiana...
Links to various news, local and state government websites:
WLOX TV Biloxi, Gulfport, Pascagula has link to locate family and friends
2theAdvocate - Baton Rouge Includes Slidell, St. John Parish, St. Bernard Parish updates, and other locations.
NOLA.com
Inside Houma Today includes shelter and volunteer updates
WLBT.com Jackson MS
WALA Channel 4 Mobile, AL Includes links to distribution centers, Emergency Ops, etc.
Sun-Herald Gulfport MS Includes link to town by town reports
Gulfport News via Topix.net
WAFB Baton Rouge
Mobile Register via al.com
Mississippi updates via Jackson Ledger
Lafayette LA Daily Advertiser
Pensacola News Journal
St Bernard Local Government
Alabama Homeland Security Volunteers can sign up online
Alabama DOT
Alabama.gov
Louisiana Homeland Security
Louisiana State Police road closure info
State of Mississippi Website has traffic alerts, emergency contact numbers
Streaming Video:
WWL-TV (via CBS): WWLTV via CBS
WWL-TV Now via WFAA Dallas **NEW LINK**: http://www.wwltv.com/cgi-bin/bi/video/makeadplaylist.pl?title=beloint_wfaa&live=yes
WDSU-TV: http://mfile.akamai.com/12912/live/reflector:38843.asx
WPMI-TV: http://www.wpmi.com/mediacenter/default.aspx?videoId=113739
WKRG-TV: mms://wmbcast.mgeneral.speedera.net/wmbcast.mgeneral/wmbcast_mgeneral_aug262005_1435_95518
WTOK-TV Temporarily Not Live Streaming (follow the link on the home page): http://www.wtok.com/
WJTV-TV: mms://wmbcast.mgeneral.speedera.net/wmbcast.mgeneral/wmbcast_mgeneral_aug262005_1435_95563
Louisiana Statewide Katrina Network (WJBO-AM Baton Rouge): http://ccri.eonstreams.com/ccri_la_batonrouge_wjbo_am.asf
Gulf Coast Storm Network (radio): http://www.stormalert.net/main.html#
Louisiana Scanner
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Discussion Thread - Hurricane Katrina - What Went Wrong?!?
Post Hurricane Katrina IMAGES Here
Looting Begins In New Orleans
Hurricane Katrina HOUSING Thread
Martial Law Declared in New Orleans
Due to the number of requests to assist, the following list of some charities is provided.
This is not intended as an endorsement for any of the charities.
www.redcross.org or 1-800 HELP NOW - note: website is slow, and lines are busy
Salvation Army - 1-800-SAL-ARMY or Salvation Army currently looking for in-state volunteers - (888)363-2769
Operation Blessing: (800) 436-6348.
America's Second Harvest: (800) 344-8070.
Catholic Charities USA: (800) 919-9338, or www.catholiccharitiesusa.org.
Christian Reformed World Relief Committee: (800) 848-5818.
Church World Service: (800) 297-1516 or online at www.churchworldservice. org.
Lutheran Disaster Response: (800) 638-3522.
Nazarene Disaster Response: (888) 256-5886.
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance: (800) 872-3283.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is accepting donations at its 3,800 stores and Web site, www.walmart.com.
National Black Home Educators Resource Association http://www.nbhera.org/
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So, where was Bush slow on the draw? You said it, I didn't.
One and the same; you know he has that new "Poverty Institute" at UNC now, so I guess we shouldn't be surprised to hear from him, huh? All those pimps show up at times like this.
And the recovery will dominate the weekend news, along with any additional news the White House wants to make regarding relief and reconstruction strategies.
You know why everybody buys milk, bread and eggs when it snows? I'm assuming they're all making french toast.
Just above 540 would be fine!
All they care about is getting them to the voting booth and if they were to get them educated many of them would see the writing on the wall and vote for the right party.
Edwards delights in this as a DEM because he continues his them against us mentality... that is sooooo destructive, be it in life or work. I still remember, years ago, one of our managers telling his boss that it was them against us... it got out and that guy was pretty much toast because everyone was so appalled at his attitude.
link to NO evacuation recommendations
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1475714/posts
I should have known I could have counted on you to slap me around. :-)
The footage of suffering is just overwhelming. Good thing we can turn to our faith at times like this.
Hang in there. We'd all like to smack a reporter, or kick the Mayor and the Governor in the derrierre.
Hope you guys are doing ok in North Carolina, with the gas crunch!
Was he talking salary or talking about net worth?
Don't tell them!......Post this kind of common sense "heads up" again, and I'm clicking the "abuse" button ;-)
What a kind thing for you to say. :-)
Wow, she went in right over the narrow opening from the Gulf to Ponchartrain.
LOL
Funny and sobering at the same time.
Those who don't understand the agenda of Scientologists might not be appalled about their "helping" the hurricane victims, but those who are familiar know better than to "trust" the sort of "help" a Scientologist might offer.
Anyone who wants to know a little more about them should do a quick Google search about Lisa McPherson, and see what kind of "help" she got from them. I find it a little ironic that they are offering food and water to those afflicted by Katrina.
God help us!
I just finished speaking to my cousin, who volunteers at our local Red Cross. I am so angry right now I can hardly type. Anyway, it seems that one of the evacuees who arrived here yesterday REFUSED refuge in a shelter. She raised such a ruckus the police had to be called. I'm assuming that the police asked the Red Cross to baby the whining b*tch so they gave her a hotel room. They were back at the Red Cross today. This freaking prima donna wasn't happy with the selection of FREE clothing at Goodwill.
I wish I had been there. I might have gone to jail for it but I honestly I believe I would have slapped the woman.
You bet the media is looking to tear America apart.
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