Posted on 09/07/2005 3:30:30 PM PDT by carlr
Major Garrett is talking with Britt and reported that a Red Cross representative told him the LA state homeland security department refused them permission to take food and water to the Superdome because they did`nt want to encourage people to go there.
They wanted to get people out and were afraid that providing support would be a "magnet" atttracting more displaced persons.
To paraphrase,the state was looking to discourage people through hardship out of the Superdome.All the aid in the world wouldnt have gotten through.
Seems like Blanko was more worried about people fornicating in her skybox than feeding the children. Hey, Blanko, how do you feel about black people?
Red Cross on Larry King told Jesse Jackson they were refused because it was too dangerous.
This was last week.
So which is it?
D@mn Bush!
I believe he said that the Red Cross was ready the day after the storm hit to bring supplies in to the Superdome and the state refused them access.
You know--a lot of those residents have shown a lot of GRIT! I know there is a layer of true scum (and hopefully some of it is floating face down in the flood waters), but so many of those who have stayed behind seem to have done so out of a strong sense of commitment. Maybe it was to a family member, a pet, a neighbor, or property--but they have hung in there and that makes me smile!
Thunderdome-- I LOVE it. "We don't need another Nagin...". Hey--Doug--you can take it from here!
I understood but yeah you`re right.I have jumped the gun before,reading something the wrong way.
This is explosive stuff.
How many people DIED in those two buildings because of no food or water.
This is criminal..someone is going to jail over this one.
I really hope you are right! Finnman (might be spelled wrong) posted HH's transcript, but someone removed the thread. I'll keep looking for it.
Thanks for posting that. Here's a link to the thread, for others.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1479630/posts
From the Red Cross Web site:
Hurricane Katrina: Why is the Red Cross not in New Orleans? Acess to New Orleans is controlled by the National Guard and local authorities and while we are in constant contact with them, we simply cannot enter New Orleans against their orders. The state Homeland Security Department had requested--and continues to request--that the American Red Cross not come back into New Orleans following the hurricane. Our presence would keep people from evacuating and encourage others to come into the city. The Red Cross has been meeting the needs of thousands of New Orleans residents in some 90 shelters throughout the state of Louisiana and elsewhere since before landfall. All told, the Red Cross is today operating 149 shelters for almost 93,000 residents. The Red Cross shares the nation’s anguish over the worsening situation inside the city. We will continue to work under the direction of the military, state and local authorities and to focus all our efforts on our lifesaving mission of feeding and sheltering. The Red Cross does not conduct search and rescue operations. We are an organization of civilian volunteers and cannot get relief aid into any location until the local authorities say it is safe and provide us with security and access. The original plan was to evacuate all the residents of New Orleans to safe places outside the city. With the hurricane bearing down, the city government decided to open a shelter of last resort in the Superdome downtown. We applaud this decision and believe it saved a significant number of lives. As the remaining people are evacuated from New Orleans, the most appropriate role for the Red Cross is to provide a safe place for people to stay and to see that their emergency needs are met. We are fully staffed and equipped to handle these individuals once they are evacuated.
Thank you so very much! This is just stunning. To think of all the suffering that could have been avoided--not to mention deaths. They said something like 9 babies died--although I don't think they mentioned where they were, so no way of telling (yet) if it's because of this.
They, meaning the State, had an obligation to provide minimum life sustaining resources, if available. Resources were available. The decision to not allow basic resources of food and water into to NO resulted in panic in the population, pandamonium, and death.
I am just stunned at the level of criminal negligence and blatant disregard for human life.
The vast majority of the evacuees are good people faced with a terrible tragedy.
You are very welcome. It will be easy for anyone to go to the Red Cross site and e-mail this page to everyone in their address book.
And it won't be a Republican.
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