Posted on 09/02/2005 2:09:44 AM PDT by lauriehelds
To listen, scroll down to where it says Select your download and click on the Free button.
Then scroll down and wait a few seconds until the file called nagin.mp3 shows up and download the file to listen.
http://rapidshare.de/files/4632564/nagin.mp3.html
That mayor should never have been elected to his job. He is a disgrace. He does not have a clue as to what to do.
So do we, I have been a "victim", in the drills.
He'll never get martial law till he turns in those TPS reports.
Bring Giuliani in. The cops respect him. He will issue a shoot-to-kill order for anyone misbehaving on the streets. He will ensure that everyone leaves the damn city by hook or crook. This town need absolute evacuation now...and wait two weeks to allow folks to come back in. Giuliani brings leadership and authority to chaos...and this situation was made for him.
marking
Methinks the mayor is going through some withdrawal himself this morning.
Just what are they supposed to do when they are getting SHOT at?
Excellent work on your post #49, dawn, in which you explain
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CALLING IN THE NATIONAL GUARD.
Someone posted on another thread that the mayor pronounced the "John Wayne" dude's name "General Ornery."
I'm guessing he's referring to General Honore of the National Guard -- a Lee Ermey type if I've ever seen one.
Those people got out of the city.
Now all those ignorant TV anchors need to read what you've posted : THE LAW.
I blasted several emails yesterday at CNN for letting that bloviating buffoon, Jack Cafferty, rant on and point the finger of blame at President Bush.
These so-called journalists seem to have no idea that there are LAWS governing how the National Guard, and US military forces, can be used in domestic situations.
Jack Cafferty, et al think the President himself should be in there micromanaging the crisis.
(But woe to President Bush if he did -- then the media would call him a "cowboy.")
So the Federal Government isn't doing anything for NOLA.
See below:
Military providing full-scale response to hurricane relief effort
by Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
8/31/2005 - WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- Joint Task Force Katrina is setting up Aug. 31 at Camp Shelby, Miss., as the Defense Department's focal point to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency's relief efforts along the Gulf Coast, said Maj. Eric Butterbaugh, a U.S. Northern Command spokesman.
Army Lt. Gen. Russel Honore, 1st U.S. Army commander, will head the task force to coordinate DOD active-duty support for disaster relief efforts in the hurricane's aftermath, much of it already under way or in the works.
Meanwhile, the number of National Guardsmen on duty in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida rose to almost 8,300 on Aug. 31.
National Guard units and members in 17 more states remained on standby, ready to provide assistance as required in the wake of extensive damage, rising floodwaters, and power and communications outages throughout the region, said Lt. Col. Ellen Krenke, a DOD spokeswoman.
The guardsmen remain under their respective governors' control, which allows them to provide law-enforcement support in the affected regions -- something the Posse Comitatus Act prohibits active-duty forces from doing within the United States. While under state control, the National Guard is not bound by Posse Comitatus, NORTHCOM officials said.
While establishing Joint Task Force Katrina on Aug. 31, NORTHCOM was already providing or coordinating a full range of support involving active-duty forces and assets.
As of this morning, four MH-53 Sea Stallion and two HH-60 Seahawk helicopters from USS Bataan were flying medical-evacuation and search-and-rescue missions in Louisiana, and the Bataan's hospital was preparing for possible use for medical support. The Bataan, based out of Naval Station Ingleside, Texas, is in the waters off the Louisiana coast. High Speed Vessel Swift, also based at Ingleside, sailed to the waters off Louisiana to provide support, as well.
Three helicopters from the Army's 3rd Corps at Fort Hood, Texas, are in Baton Rouge, La., and two more in Mississippi to help with search and rescue operations and damage assessment, NORTHCOM officials said.
In addition, five Air Force helicopters from the 920th Rescue Wing at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., and 347th Rescue Wing from Moody AFB, Ga., are in Mississippi for search-and-rescue missions, officials said. These aircraft are capable of nighttime search and rescue and also will transport FEMA assessment teams over the area to gather critical information for state and federal emergency managers.
Meanwhile, eight U.S. Transportation Command swift-water rescue teams, each with 14 members, were headed from California to Lafayette, La., on Aug. 31 to rescue stranded civilians from flooded areas, NORTHCOM officials said.
A wide range of other servicemembers and assets also were bound for the Gulf Coast to provide more support, NORTHCOM officials said.
The Iwo Jima Amphibious Readiness Group was preparing to sail from Norfolk, Va., loaded with disaster response equipment and was expected to reach the Louisiana coast in five days, officials said. The group consists of USS Iwo Jima, USS Shreveport, USS Tortuga and USNS Arctic.
The hospital ship USNS Comfort was preparing to leave Baltimore to bring medical assistance to the Gulf region and was expected to reach the area in seven days, officials said.
Plans were being made bring USS Grapple, a Navy rescue and salvage vessel, to the region to support maritime and underwater survey and salvage operations.
NORTHCOM also established federal operational staging areas at Maxwell AFB, Ala.; Naval Air Station Meridian, Miss.; Barksdale AFB, La.; Alexandria, La.; and Fort Polk, La., to expedite the movement of relief supplies and emergency personnel to affected areas, officials reported.
In addition, NORTHCOM liaisons are operating in Clanton, Ala.; Baton Rouge, La.; and Jackson, Miss., to coordinate efforts between the command, other DOD elements and FEMA.
Standing Joint Forces Headquarters North will provide an augmentation cell and its command-and-control vehicle to Joint Task Force Katrina, and JTF Civil Support will provide a joint planning augmentation cell, officials said.
Meanwhile, in Colorado Springs, Colo., NORTHCOM's Joint Operations Center remains on 24-hour duty to expedite additional requests for help from FEMA representatives, officials said
Air Force Helping Hurricane Victims
Units and people from across the Air Force are supporting FEMA and helping victims of Hurricane Katrina from Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Helicopters from the 920th Rescue Wing at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., flew to Jackson Miss., Aug. 30 carrying FEMA assessment teams to areas affected by the hurricane. A C-130J transport aircraft from the 403rd Wing at Keesler AFB, Miss., flying out of Asheville, N.C., returned home to the base delivering supplies to the base hospital. The 908th Airlift Wing at Maxwell AFB, Ala., geared up two C-130s, aircrews and aeromedical evacuation people to help move people. A C-5 Galaxy from the 60th Air Mobility Wing, Travis AFB Calif. and a C-17 Globe Master III from the 305th AMW, McGuire AFB, NJ transported tanker airlift control elements and contingency support groups to Gulfport and New Orleans International Airports respectively. Another C-5 from Travis helped search and rescue teams from California get to the affected area.
Fifteen HH-60s helicopters and crews from the 347th Rescue Wing at Moody AFB, Ga., and the 16th Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field., Fla have been positioned near the affected area in Jackson, Miss., and crews were credited with saving stranded survivors of the hurricane. Additionally, Critical Care Air Transport teams and an obstetrics team from Wilford Hall Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, helped patients and expectant mothers evacuate Keesler AFB, Miss., on Tuesday. The patients and pregnant women were evacuated to Wilford Hall.
DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, ARIZ - Approximately 100 Airmen and four HH-60G "Pave Hawk" helicopters from the 55th Rescue Squadron headed to Jackson, Miss., to conduct search and rescue missions in support of hurricane relief efforts. This deployment is in addition to the more than 20 Airmen from the 943rd Rescue Group who departed earlier to conduct rescue missions in the region hit by Hurricane Katrina.
LAFAYETTE, La. -- Members of the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services Special Operation Urban Search and Rescue team unload emergency equipment here from a C-5 Galaxy from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., on Aug. 30. The vehicle will be used for Hurricane Katrina relief operations in Mississippi and Louisiana. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Candy Knight)
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, ILL - The Tanker Airlift Control Center at Scott started generating missions that Air Mobility Command aircrews will fly supporting Hurricane Katrina relief operations in Louisiana and Mississippi. FEMA, through Northern Command and U.S. Transportation Command, asked for airlift support to fly relief supplies to the stricken region. "We've already tasked two aeromedical evacuation airlift missions to fly from Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Miss., to Lackland AFB, Tex." , said Col. Jeff Franklin, the center controller working hurricane relief mission taskings. "In addition, AMC has been tasked to fly five other strategic airlift missions into Lafayette Regional Airport in Lafayette, La. Four of those are C-5 (Galaxys) and the other is a C-17 (Globemaster III)."
A mix of total force Airmen from active-duty, Guard and Reserve bases nationwide are flying the missions. They will move everything from inflatable boats to urban search and rescue team members and their equipment. Because airports and airfields in the Biloxi and New Orleans areas are without power because of extensive damage from the hurricane's high winds, rain and flooding, aircraft are primarily flying cargo and people into Lafayette, located northwest of the coastal areas.
The 615th Contingency Response Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., is flying into Lafayette on the first C-5 Galaxy aircraft. "They will serve as an advance team to help receive the aircraft and cargo, and will stay there throughout," Colonel Franklin said.
HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. - Air Force Special Operations Command flew an MC-130 aircraft into New Orleans International Airport with a team of special operations forces to work to reopen the runway.
A team of combat controllers and a small medical team will work to establish operations at the airport, which has no electricity or air traffic control. Combat controllers are certified air traffic controllers and special operators who can open airfields deep behind enemy lines or in other hazardous areas. The combat controllers will set self-powered lights and other navigational aids, then function as air traffic controllers with portable radios so that other military aircraft can land and help evacuate ill or injured persons from the New Orleans area.
AFSOC has also flown more than 34 aircraft to Jackson, Miss., to support Hurricane Katrina relief. The deployed aircraft include 19 HH-60 Pave Hawk rescue helicopters specifically designed to find and recover individuals in hazardous areas. AFSOC has also deployed 11 C-130 aircraft with various special mission capabilities, including helicopter refueling and the ability to operate from dirt or unimproved airfields.
AFSOC has sent pararescuemen and combat controllers to Jackson to work in conjunction with the aircraft. Pararescuemen are highly trained emergency medical technician special operators. Combat controllers and pararescuemen are accustomed to operating in the most difficult and hostile conditions and are trained in numerous special operations skills such as SCUBA and parachute operations.
BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Beale sent a U-2 Dragonlady out to collect needed imagery for disaster relief efforts. The Optical Bar Camera, or film-based imagery equipment used, is ideal for photographing very large areas with high resolution. In a six-hour mission, a U-2 employing the OBC can collect imagery over 90,000 square nautical miles.
4th Air Wing-Texas State Guard - Airmen of the 4th Air Wing have been called to unpaid state active duty to support the relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Katrina. The airmen are serving as Red Cross shelter managers in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, Orange and Baytown, TX area. They are part of a 200-person contingent of the Texas State Guard from across the state that has been activated for the effort. All the air wing personnel are trained shelter managers in addition to being fully qualified security forces technicians. They serve a 4 hour on 4 hour off duty schedule, 24 hours per day providing for the needs of the shelter residents.
LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas - Airmen and their families depart a C-17 Globemaster III after being evacuated from Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., in the wake of Hurricane Katrina here Aug. 30. The C-17 and aircrew are from the Mississippi Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Heather M. Norris)
Guard, NORTHCOM respond to Hurricane Aftermath
Twenty-four hours after Hurricane Katrina battered the Gulf Coast, about 7,500 National Guardsmen from Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi were on duty supporting civil authorities, distributing generators, providing medical care, and setting up shelters for displaced residents. In addition, National Guard units and servicemembers in 17 more states were on standby, ready to provide assistance as required in the wake of extensive damage, rising floodwaters, and power and communications outages throughout the region. Click here for story.
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123011492
***When New York got hit Pataki got on the phone right away and asked for the calvary right away. Blanco apparently sat on her hands.***
Right! And NY had NO warning in which to develop plans.
And if they sent in all the supplies and troops before the hurricane, they would be trapped, too!
Exactly the point!!! I don't think there is a Democrat in all of LA who has a single brain cell.
Why are their hundreds of buses drowned in NO that could have been used to get people out of their BEFORE the storm hit?
If this does not teach the people of America that Democrats are incompentent nothing else will!!!!
Louisiana works under Frog Law no martial law.
The mayor is a disgrace, the decent police have left while the other are busy with the looting (as participants), the guv is too busy crying to figure out what to do (as if she knew) and ...
>
IT's ALL Bush's FAULT!!!!!!!!!!
The mayor was in the presence of a real man and realized the need for them. His comments relayed awe.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.