Posted on 09/06/2005 12:26:57 AM PDT by HAL9000
Notice there's no name attached to that statement. It was either not stated or the reporter feared for his life for stating it.
"There is nothing to correct wild reports that armed gangs have taken over the convention centre," wrote Associated Press writer, Allen Breed.
Police Chief Eddie Compass said he sent in 88 officers to quell the situation at the building, but they were quickly driven back by an angry mob.
Similarly when the first convoy of national guardsmen went into New Orleans approached the convention centre they were ordered to "lock and load".
It was da Guv that said the Arkansas NG was on the scene, were locked and loaded and were willing to shoot. I can find the ref if anyone needs me to.
New Orleans police chief Eddie Compass said last night: "We don't have any substantiated rapes. We will investigate if the individuals come forward."
``We have individuals who are getting raped, we have individuals who are getting beaten,'' Compass said. ``Tourists are walking in that direction and they are getting preyed upon.''
Finally, they need to ask their own citizens what it was like in the 'Dome;
... "They were being targeted because they were the only white people there" Jonathan Trout
... The Daily Mirror carried extracts from the diary of Jamie Trout, 22, one of the Britons trapped in the dome for four days, who said it was "like Lord of the Flies".
... "Bullying tactics are taking place - it is being run by the strong" John Graydon
Most of it is from here.
As usual, guardian don't know nothing.
Houston is worse, IMHO. Been there, done both.
I was born and reared in the Houston area; been a long time since I was in NO...
The gov't may have made an action movie out of her rescue, but the horrid fact that she'd been anally raped didn't come out until her authorized biography was published several months later. I don't give a rat's ass about the Guardian "debunking" Lynch's rescue when the real truth of her capture was kept from the public.
I am operating in "show me the autopsy findings" mode. I am not going to believe any claim that doesn't have a name attached to it.
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