Cindy Sheehan Aide Claims Levees Dynamited To Protect Rich

Sweetness & Light ^ | September 12, 2005 | N/A

[Sam Hill]

A member of Cindy Sheehan's legal team and Veterans For Peace fundraiser, Andrea Garland, claims the New Orleans levees were dynamited to protect "the rich part of town." And that the subsequent flooding was the result of officials using "too much dynamite":

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Also heard that part of the reason our house flooded is they dynamited part of the levee after the first section broke - they did this to prevent Uptown (the rich part of town) from being flooded. Apparently they used too much dynamite, thus flooding part of the Bywater. So now I know who is responsible for flooding my house - not Katrina, but our government.

This outrageous claim has been heavily promoted by the Howard Dean paid shill site, the Daily Kos, here and here and probably elsewhere on that un-navigable site.

This story has also been picked up by self-proclaimed "American hero," Dick Gregory, as reported in this recorded interview from the CNS with the unfunny man:

"It (Hurricane Katrina) didn't hit, it went down the Gulf," Gregory said. "And nobody is asking, if it missed, where's this damn water coming from? Who shut them pumps off and who's going to investigate those two barges with dynamite on them that hit that levee," he said in reference to the failure of the city's levees and water pumps, which were intended to protect the city from flooding.

Andrea Garland stands to gain financially from promulgating such a tale. Ms. Garland is working closely with the VFP and their point man, Ward Reilly, in their scam to raise funds on the back of Katrina victims. (Discussed here and here.)

Ward Reilly, left, of Baton Rouge, La., and Andrea Garland, right, of New Orleans, light candles at their camp site on the side of the road near the ranch of President Bush, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2005, in Crawford, Texas. The two are members of Cindy Sheehan's legal counsel and have been camping at the site with her. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Of course, Cindy Sheehan herself is also deeply involved in the VFP's boondoggle, which they call Camp Casey III. The VFP's fraudulent activity has also been vouchsafed for and heavily promoted by Michael Moore, as well as many leftwing organs, including the Howard Dean paid shills at the Daily Kos.

Authorities are investigating the VFP's Katrina relief claims. Apparently some actions have been taken to stop their fraudulent activities. As even Andrea herself almost reports.

[Sam Hill]

Andrea Gardner appears to be a "well-poisoner" of the worst kind.

[JellyJam]

Cindy who? She's so last month.

[RebelBanker]

[don-o]

Taking bets on how fast this makes it to a tool in the MSM.

[Izzy Dunne]

the New Orleans levees were dynamited to protect "the rich part of town."

So how does this work, exactly?

The rich folks lived under Lake Ponchartrain, so their water level was lowered?

[Portnoy]

I'm speechless....Are they browsing urban legends sites just looking for tin-foil material?

What I keep hearing from sources on the left is the phrase: "Prove that(BLANK) DIDN'T Happen". How do you prove a negative?

[TexasCajun]

What officials?

The "The Cable Guy Mayor" or "White Liberal Woman Governor"?

[SampleMan]

This is great. I hope she gets wide coverage. I especially hope she gets invited to show how exactly rich people get water to flow to lower elevations, vice its natural tendency to flow up hill. These people need bigger megaphones.

[verity]

Yes, indeed.

[pabianice]

Cindy who?

[American Quilter]

Go home, Cindy. Your 15 minutes of fame are over. Nobody--including the family you alienated--cares about you any more.

[DogBarkTree]

It's time to send Cindy to the corn field.

[GaltMeister]

I wonder if this is Andrea:

[hoagy62]

Drugs. Powerful psychadelic drugs...that has to be the ONLY way she can come up with unadulterated CRAP like this.

[TexasCajun]

I just hope they don't find out about the HHG!

-Halliburton Hurricane Generator-

Devised to reduce democrat numbers in Florida and Louisiana.

[centurion316]

This is actually true. Only, it happened in 1927, not 2005. And, it was done by Democrats. For details, read Rising Tide

[geopyg]

"Cindy who? She's so last month."

No she's not! Find the Media! This information needs to get out as soon as possible. Who knows what "THEY" have planned for the other poor communities in cities around the country? BUSH DYNAMITED LEVEES needs to be screamed from every headline!

[edmond246]

Ya know what, I don't believe this bombing the levees stuff at all. But to hell with being Politically Correct; It seems like a GREAT idea right now.

[takbodan]

It must have been Crazy Karl again. The man is everywhere.

[muawiyah]

This is the same crowd that was pushing the story claiming that Charity Hospital had not yet been evacuated although the privately owned Memorial Hospital had been totally evacuated.

Turns out today that Memorial Hospital has 48 bodies in it.

Time for some lawsuits, and Cindy's buddies better all hope they have deep pockets.

[longtermmemmory]

are these kooks listening to Rush parodies as fact?!!!

Rush did a joke about this a few days back!

(the leftists would say roberts personally blew up the dykes!)

[wideawake]

Bush's fault! (Just kidding, don't hurt me)

[John Jorsett]

I welcome these stories. The crazier these people sound, the less attention they're going to get from normal people, regardless of what the media try to do.

[lexington minuteman 1775]

This reminds me of the line from "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" when they blow up a safe in one of their early robber period and they use to much dynamite and as money rains down, there is the lind, "Do you think we used a little too much dynamite, Butch?"

[Allegra]

I guess every tragedy needs its comic relief.

We have found the comic relief to the horror of Hurricane Katrina.

These people. They're insane.

[siunevada]

The two are members of Cindy Sheehan's legal counsel and have been camping at the site with her. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Just what a simple grieving mother needs. Legal counsel.

[beltfed308]

[Sam Hill]

"I welcome these stories. The crazier these people sound, the less attention they're going to get from normal people, regardless of what the media try to do."

Andrea and Wade and Cindy are using these stories and their bogus claims of helping Katrina victims and supporting the Red Cross to raise TENS OF THOUSANDS of dollars for their hate-America campaign.

This is all about putting money into their pockets.

[syriacus]

The Feds could not have dynamited the levee,
since Blanco wouldn't even let the Feds into New Orleans.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Of course they were. The rich folk's always behind it.

[Old Grumpy]

Sounds like Cindy's smoking some wacky weed.

[unixfox]

[JellyJam]

That would certainly prove they're all certifiably nuts.

[stayout]

This is another Dan Rather-type analysis: fake but accurate.

[Fudd]

We need to help get this message out. If "they" are allowed to get away with dynamiting the levees in New Orleans, just think of what other city levees could be blown up next!

Des Moines, Phoenix, Omaha, Fort Wayne, Denver - you could be next!

[Doctor Stochastic]

As long as "protection" means "covered with water."

[plain talk]

Anyone that understands the New Orleans geography and its levees has to smile at such a stupid accusation. The 9th Ward was one of the first areas to flood and this was before the 17th Street break. This area does include mostly lower income people. The 9th ward also flooded during Betsy. There was an accusation after Betsy that the 9th Ward was purposefully flooded to save N.O. That same accusation was levelled again this time based on suspicion and not facts. But that claim at least is possible.

The 17th street canal was a completely separate breakage that happened as we know after the hurricane. There was no reason to dynamite it once the hurricane danger passed plus there is no way to selectively dynamite that canal and just affect poor people. The claim reflects ignorance and stupidity.

[cwb]

Trying to remain relevant is such a chore.

[UglyinLA]

I just heard via my tin-foil transceiver that prior to blowing up the levees, Bush sabotaged the air-conditioning units on the city buses, thus rendering the buses unfit to comfortably evacuate the residents and thus keep them in their homes so that he could drown them.

[Graymatter]

[F14 Pilot]

Can it get worse than this?

[My2Cents]

LOL

[MEG33]

I heard they gave the job to Halliburton/sarcasm

[ArrogantBustard]

Cindy Sheehan's secret friend:

[WasDougsLamb]

Yes, Cindy. That sounds about true. Now, let us help you back to your room and get in bed so you can take your pills and they will make all the bad things go away.

How stupid are these people?

[Bar-Face]

"Apparently they used too much dynamite, thus flooding part of the Bywater."

I wonder just who the "THEY" are. Are they referring to the Army Corps of engineers? If so why in the world would they use dynamite when they have so many more better and gooder explosives? Or is this another case of Bush underfunding the military and dynamite is all they could afford? Since the modern military is not that experienced with such an old fashion explosive, this might explain the over blowing of the levee and the flooding of the better (white) neighborhoods.
Questions, questions. We have so many questions. :)

[Quilla]

Does anyone know what area of New Orleans didn't flood?

[Sam Hill]

Apparently some actions have been taken to stop their fraudulent activities. As even Andrea herself almost reports:

GOING HOME

September 11th, 2005

Well, folks…. it’s been a long and interesting day. I apologize - no pictures will be posted tonight.

A whole lot of BS went on today and it’s not worth going into too many details. Suffice to say that Jeffrey and I returned back to the camp in Covington from a supply run to be surrounded by a dozen police officers asking for our ID, all sorts of questions, wanting to search our van… all about this renegade RN that showed up last night offering us lots of medical stuff, long story short we gave him a ride to his van last night and they had to make sure we weren’t in cohots - with someone who it now appears was being pursued on trumped up charges as after all the nonesense they let the dude go. I know, that’s all very incoherent, but that’s the best I can do.

The important news to impart is: WE ARE GOING HOME.

Translation? They were busted by the Covington police. The police had been informed that the VFP were lying about their claims of "supporting" the Red Cross. Apparently, they have sent the Veterans For Peace frauds packing.

But you can be sure there will be no cessation of fundraising for Katrina Relief from them. Indeed, this has yet to be reported at all on their own site.

But Andrea isn't through. She goes on to promise proof of her outlandish claims:

I don’t have the energy to explain, so I’m just going to tell you all how it is. ‘They’ are trying to take our city from us. Thousands upon thousands of poor, mostly African American citizens of New Orleans were murdered. Those levey breaks? Dynamite. Don’t ask me for proof yet - just give us some time, we will get it to you. The ones that didn’t die were starved. The rest, ‘evacuated.’ To quote one of our state reps, who now claims the quote was taken out of context, they solved the public housing problem in New Orleans.

As of now, the death toll from Katrina in all of Louisiana stands under 200. (Which actually is not far out of line for the usual death rate for the state.)

Andrea Gardner is a well-poisoner. In a better world she would be behind bars. Of course, that may happen yet.

[albertp]

The dynamiting of the levees is also being "reported" (promoted, propagandized, etc.) on the VOZ DE AZTLAN website ( go to www.aztlan.net). There, Ernesto Cienfuegos (I believe he once worked for Bill Clinton's administration) argues several claims: (1) that the levees were breached to evict property owners who were black but poor, (2) that the people who were shot dead were contractors trying to prevent a levee breach, (3) that portions of the collapsed levee were examined by chemical experts who found residue of powerful explosives not available to ordinary consumers...(hint: Bush and company did it).

[RebelBanker]

Sorry, wrong Rebel - you want Rebelbase, not me.