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  • In New Orleans, martial law and poor communication lead to tense situation for one reporter

    09/09/2005 6:52:37 AM PDT · by 57chevypreterist · 24 replies · 1,262+ views
    San Francisco Chronicle ^ | September 8, 2005 | Peter Fimrite
    I did not actually count the number of automatic weapons pointed at me, but there were at least five, and I was certain they were all locked and loaded, or whatever that military phrase is signifying that a gun is ready to blow a hole in somebody. "Step out!" commanded the black-helmeted man in the middle of what appeared to be a tactical formation. He was pointing a laser-like flashlight attached to his machine gun at me. I must have been quite a sight alone out there on the darkened New Orleans street wearing a headlamp and holding a cell...