Residents are evacuated by a US military helicopter in the 7th Ward of New Orleans, LA. US troops began the final search for hurricane survivors in New Orleans and braced for the gruesome task of harvesting the dead from the city's flooded streets.
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Posted on 09/02/2005 3:03:06 PM PDT by NautiNurse
WWL-TV showing waterbomber chopper trying to put out a fire.
There are over 1300 aircraft involved in the rescues and resupply in NO. Another world record, unhappily set.
Yep, I believe he told them to get out on Sunday. It was definitely less than 48 hours before landfall.
i heeard him say it too! during the showing of first footage he definately said "helicopter shot down"...
he's not said it since.
could have been a slip or simple mistake
The White House is furious by recent comments made by congressman Charlie Melancon in the Times Picuyunne, Rogers has learned.
Melancon told the paper that the secret service closed the airspace for the President's visit, so no rescue helicopter could rescue while he was there. Well placed insiders claim that this is patently false, and that reporters traveling with the President can corroberate this.
The White House has repeatedly asked the Times Picayunne to racant, but they have not.
The Dead Pelican was seeking more details from the White House...
Developing....
September 04, 2005
Addresses to ship clothes directly:
Attention: Hurricane Relief (contents of box)
Civic Center
346 Civic Center Blvd, Houma, La. 70360
or
Municipal Auditoium
Municipal, 800 Verret St., Houma La. 70360
or
Pete Marevich Center, LSU Campus, Baton Rouge LA 70803
Attention: Refugee clothing for children
"Obviously, these gangsta snipers are not trained marksmen - but that's not the point - they are shooting frequently, hitting their targets sometimes, and killing occassionally"
What is upwith me observing that no one has been killed by a sniper and the flamings who have to believe I'm a grenola eating commie?
Check my history.
My point is that thousands have probably perished since the levee broke and the decision to not rescue must bear this cost in mind.
EXCUSE me for expressing myself.
If that had been the case, all the reporters on AF1 would have filed it and the MSM would have been screaming it from the rooftops.
"Scarborough says it was shot down. PMSNBC"
If true I await Ted "The drunk" Kennedy and his Senate cronies call to pull out of that quagmire called New Orleans.
"Our sons and daughters should not die due to Bush's love affair with big oil".
Days and hours since the storm hit something (new spin I suppose). Counting how long it takes the administration to take care of everything...
Residents are evacuated by a US military helicopter in the 7th Ward of New Orleans, LA. US troops began the final search for hurricane survivors in New Orleans and braced for the gruesome task of harvesting the dead from the city's flooded streets.
WOOHOOOO!!!! I just now talked to someone in Canada (Nova Scotia) and they are taking up collections like we are to help the hurricane victims. She told me a Canadian navy guy had to leave for 80 days to help down here. I told her to thank everyone there. she said it is awful. I said I blamed the local govt. for falling down on the job. I gve a few reasons why. She said she agreed and they were all just saying that! Her boyfriend is a police officer there.
Looks like it!
Time for a new thread, this one is getting too large.
Thank You Canada!
I'm now fed up.
Even my cat knows better, I'll put her on the phone or email to set them straight.
Chopper update: Homeland security. Civilian chopper down, not CG. 6:55 tonight, 2 persons, cuts & scrapes but no major injuries. Don't know cause.
WWltv reports it was a civilian chopper.
Crew safe with minor cuts and bruises.
Oooh..missed that one. I suspect it's water they were surrounded by. I did hear a call earlier today regarding a structure where 200 needed evacuation but couldn't hear the end.
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