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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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Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VIII
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VII
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VI
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part V
Hurricane Katrina, Live Thread, Part IV
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part III
Katrina Live Thread, Part II
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part I
Tropical Storm 12
the commercial and tourist sections will be rebuilt first. the rest of the town, the poor neighboorhoods, will be rebuilt incrementally over time with HUD money. probably $1 of construction and $9 of politcal graft for every $10 committed. its going to make the Big Dig look like a picnic.
Ted Koepal just went nuts on Fema Director.. blaming outright Bush admin for deaths in N.O.
email HIM.
I have seen some wonderful human beings in some of those clips, people that I would love to sit down and get to know. Listening to some of the elderly women and their faith, the gentleman that was carrying out his neighbor's kids one at a time, these things give me hope.
Parts of our society have lost their moral compass. I suppose I should not blame them. They have been taught by our society that there is no right and wrong. They were taught to be selfish, to look out for number one. They are caught up in a way of life that strips that same character that gives me hope and leaves them diseased: less than human in a way.
It is not their race that is showing through, it is their lack of a soul. In my system of beliefs, I know that they have one, but they have stilled that small voice that tells them right from wrong and only look out for themself.
I must ask myself some questions. How can the same society, living in the same circumstances cause such different sorts of behavior? If we believe the more modernisitic view, they have the same environment, social status and circumstances. Why are they not all Clarence Thomases or looters?
The Left's way of thinking divides people by their class, by their circumstances. If they are right, then there can be no rising above the rest. They believe that these people must be given everything, that they cannot do for themselves. I believe that the Left are the ultimate racists.
What is the next stop?
After that was posted and discussed on CNN (that the windows on the bus with the broken a/c didn't open), a cop was interviewed on CNN who was at the Astrodome.
He was asked about that bus and he said the a/c broke down on the bus and the evacuees were transferred to another bus (presumably with working a/c).
Arrowhead stadium & Kauffman Stadium in KC,
lord knows my Chiefs and Royals aren't putting them to any good use...
I wish I knew. Sounds like trouble in Houston, IMO.
I didn't know you were missing someone in No, Ohio. Do you know if they evacuated?
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To: jeffers
I wish they would employ the regular army for equipment and manpower to help with the work of removing debris, etc."
In the perfect world, I agree. Let the guys in green in there with top authority right from the start, and the place will be milspec within the week, looters yessir yessir yessiring up a storm.
That can't happen in a vacuum though, and the powers that be decided they want to run things their way.
Is Alaska seceeding, too? Now that I think of it, not a bad idea, they could then drill in Anwar!
I do not "run to the AM"
Tread, even hyperbolically speaking, you are IMHO out of line. TS
Of course I would take in anyone, but I guess I'm thinking of "family" first.
That sounds strange. You can get any window open.( One way or another).
Regular military personnel have already been deployed. The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan is already on station off the coast of LA, loaded with helicopters to support search and rescue ops. Special forces boat crews are on their way from Florida (I believe these are NG or Reserve Units; all volunteers). The USNA hospital ship Comfort will leave its port in Maryland on Sept. 3rd arriving off the NO coast about Sept. 10th with hospital staff from Maryland, making a stopover in Florida to pick up additional medical personnel. This ship staffed by a maritime crew and medical personnel can deploy in five days when necessary. Here is a link to a story on the Hospital Ship deployment. http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=19867
Someone said on another thread that state troopers or other law enforcement personnel from one state could not be used in enforcement duties in another state. This is not true in a disaster/emergency situation such as this. If a local magistrate agrees they can be deputized immediately for a period of time and put to work, but they must report to & be directed by the chain of command in the hosting municipality or state.
Oh, no, Mary Landrieu on ABC (Too early for Kopel here)... is this woman planning to challenge Hillary in '08?
One word - "bait"
What a wonderfully great point. Hah!
Any fingers pointed at Bush, now slop over onto Clinton.
Not a bad move for a rube Texan, eh?
Honestly, I think perhaps they can only handle 5000 or so in one given spot without problems developing.
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