Yup. They just had it on Channel 13. 8,000 people is all it can hold right now, and it is apparently chaotic inside. This may get bad...
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2005/hurricanes/interactive/fullpage.nola.flood/katrina.maps.html The water appears green in the after picture.
Where to start ...he was hopping mad and said "the government needs to get off their asses" ......he also threw around the phrase "god damned" more than once ....he was majorly pissed apparently, the city is destroying what is left of itself ...fires, explosions ......Governor says she expects the troops coming in to come in with guns blazing and taking care of this scum the quick and fast way ....
I completely understand his anger. __________ Adding to the uncertainty Friday morning was a large explosion in the city's railroad district, possibly from a rail car. Authorities were trying to get a hazardous materials team to the area, a police officer told CNN. The officer said he believed the team could reach the area by vehicle since the water there had receded. He said he believed "several cars blew up," but it was not known what they were carrying. CNN
I have family in Baton Rouge, and of course a lot of important friends in New Orleans, havent gotten in touch with them but I know they are the type to evacuate so I`m praying for their safety and the safety of all trapped in under water hell of New Orleans. There is something definitely creepy about New Orleans, everytime I went there I could feel it in the air. The voodoo, the large amount of crime, drugs, the prostitution, now this... very creepy.
Just found out my step brother is hold up in what's left of a downtown NO hotel with about 30 other people. The hotel is surrounded by heavily armed thugs and looters. They have little food or water left. He is really wanting the National Guard to get there soon. I really hope he made it through the night last night... It would be really nice if the National caught off Guard could maybe restore just a little order in that city. After all, it's been FOUR FRICKIN' DAYS since the storm passed.
The trip from Baghdad to New Orleans is a little over 7,000 miles. It takes a little time to cover such a long distance.
There are over a million troops still in the US, why would they need to bring any from Iraq? Or are you just taking a cheap shot at me because I support the war?
If you're going to talk Baghdad and politics, take it to D&D. Don't bring that garbage into these threads.
I hate to post more bad news, but here is the latest from the Interdictor blog: Friday, September 2nd, 2005 10:01 am The City is ON FIRE Teams Alpha and Bravo finished the medium range recon and there are 3 separate locations on fire. We have pictures coming shortly. During the recon, I spoke to some Federal Marshalls and NOPD. Morale is LOW. Very low. They're not seeing the military presence they say they were promised. I told those guys they can't possibly imagine how much we (the world) appreciate their dedication. I asked what civil rights the citizens have and the US Marshalls looked at me like I just fell off the turnip truck and chuckled. I asked if citizens can have guns for protection and he said if someone thinks he needs a gun, he should have already evacuated. He also said they are setting the city on fire. The NOPD wants to know where "the two active duty brigades" were that he says they were told were supposed to arrive today. When I asked him what he would want to tell the world, he said Everyone keeps talking about the military presence in the city, and then asked me," Do you see any military around here" in dusgust. We reconned our roof also, to get a better view of the city and took... I hesitate to call them "amazing" pictures. My city... it has been punched in the face and is on the canvas being counted out. And yes, that's smoke you see out of the windows. The city is under a haze from the fires. Smoke and ash are floating miles away from the fires. http://www.livejournal.com/users/interdictor/
so sorry to hear this. You have my prayers; hope he is OK. I never thought we would see this kind of awful situation and chaos in our own country.
