"My medics were crying, screaming for help. When we tried to land at Kenner, my pilots got scared because 100 people were on the helipad and some of them had guns. He was frightened and would not land."It sounds like it time (actually passed time) for a large armed presence to clear the streets and get every willing person out of the city.
It's Cobra time!
calling doctors without borders...calling doctors without borders....
*chirp*chirp* chirp*
guess our border is too much for doctors without borders.
ping
This cannot be allowed. Who is in charge down there?
They'll need boots on the ground to clear those pads.
I just don't understand why they don't flood the place with Armed Forces. What are we waiting for?
MSF/DWB North America has basically told the U.S.A. to F'O''
They're not sending one nickle (franc) or one doctor to New Orleans.
As a disgusted and now-litigious MSF/DWB donator, I have that info first hand - DWB Quebec told me do directly - and I'm contributing it as such to this FR discussion.
The helipad covered with people w/ guns? Excuse Me?!! That is totally inexcusable!!!! Why can't the hospital security shoot from inside the hospital and clear the pad?
The governor and mayor ought to be hung, drawn and quartered for this mess!
No plan, no nothin, SHAMEFUL!!!!!!!
There are people just taking pot shots at police and at helicopters, telling them, 'You better come get my family.'"
No self-esteem problems, thank God.
Is this the Great Society LBJ envisioned?
Seriously, they need to drop a load of something...
anything...in plain sight about 2mi away from their intended landing zone, then wait for the marauders to head for the bait, circle around and land. If they come running back before the helo's ready to take off, meet them with deadly force.
Where are all the Doctors Without Borders?