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Police Chief Says Thousands Trapped in New Orleans Convention Center
AP ^ | 1-Sept-2005 | AP

Posted on 09/01/2005 2:49:12 PM PDT by Fitzcarraldo

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To: Fitzcarraldo

First appearance I have seen of the New Orleans Police Chief.


322 posted on 09/01/2005 3:39:56 PM PDT by BurbankKarl (u)
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To: jpsb

...."My best guess is terrorist cells enbedded in New Orleans, this is a golden opportunity if you are a terroist and can manage to get into New Orleans.".....


My take is that this is a perfect opportunity to have in-country terrorists strike elsewhere in northern US with bio or nuke weapons, while most of our assets are deployed to calm the NO and Gulf Coast situation!


323 posted on 09/01/2005 3:40:19 PM PDT by aShepard
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To: badpacifist

> Rousseau maintained that human beings were essentially good and equal in the state of nature

Marx maintained it as well - typical Enlightenment thinking. Anarchy like this really puts the nail in the coffin of that idea, IMO.


324 posted on 09/01/2005 3:40:24 PM PDT by Rosenkreutz
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To: FireTrack
"...A National Guard military policeman was shot in the leg as he and a man scuffled for the MP’s rifle, police Capt. Ernie Demmo said. The man was arrested.

“These are good people. These are just scared people,” Demmo said..."

http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=240221&r=0&Category=11

325 posted on 09/01/2005 3:40:27 PM PDT by Fitzcarraldo
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To: StarSpangled

>The FEMA director is covering his a@@. He's incompetent, just like everyone else in the government--at all levels.<

And we can be assured of this because a malcontent with a GED tells us so?


326 posted on 09/01/2005 3:40:51 PM PDT by Blessed
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To: advance_copy
FEMA Director Mike Brown said on CNN today that the request from the state of Louisiana for assistance at the New Orleans convetion center came this afternoon. He said they are responding and that trucks are on the way.

It's like I speculated elsewhere: this situation has jurisdiction pride and snafus written all over it.

327 posted on 09/01/2005 3:40:57 PM PDT by Puddleglum (Thank God the Boston blowhard lost)
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To: Dumpster Baby

>However, I just heard a National Guard commander on tv say "we don't shoot people for stealing televisions in this country".

I do.


328 posted on 09/01/2005 3:41:01 PM PDT by MindBender26 (Having my own CAR-15 in RVN meant never having to say I was sorry......)
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To: PetroniDE

PING


329 posted on 09/01/2005 3:41:38 PM PDT by hiredhand (My kitty disappeared. NOT the rifle!)
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To: Fitzcarraldo
[Police Chief] Compass said he sent eight eleven-man teams into the convention center. But as soon as the first team arrived, he said, "they were beaten back within 30 feet of the entrance."

Hey Chief, have you considered shooting the criminals? ....or are you afraid of the political backlash?

330 posted on 09/01/2005 3:43:46 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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To: Fitzcarraldo

Why would they have to wait for a go-ahead order from the mayor to walk to a dry area?


331 posted on 09/01/2005 3:44:20 PM PDT by Ditter
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To: Captain Kirk
Which levees, the river or the canal levees? The river levees were in good order. The canal levees were a joke and nothing could improve them. Maintenance of the levees is the responsibility of the Army Corps of Engineers and they work primarily with Congress for funding.

I haven't been impressed with Bush's public response either. As always, he hasn't given enough face time and ends up looking removed. But you can hardly blame him for what has happened. A sea-coast city 7 feet below sea level. It's not LIKE trying to keep the ocean out, it IS trying to keep the ocean out.
332 posted on 09/01/2005 3:44:39 PM PDT by Ghost of Philip Marlowe (Liberals are blind. They are the dupes of Leftists who know exactly what they're doing.)
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To: DJ MacWoW

"Then why post it?"


IT's a new idea,It's called a basic plan, MAN.
You asked "What were they to do"


333 posted on 09/01/2005 3:44:40 PM PDT by wolfcreek
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To: Fitzcarraldo

>Compass said he sent eight eleven-man teams into the convention center. But as soon as the first team arrived, he said, "they were beaten back within 30 feet of the entrance."

Pussies

There is a Glock solution to that problem.


334 posted on 09/01/2005 3:44:44 PM PDT by MindBender26 (Having my own CAR-15 in RVN meant never having to say I was sorry......)
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To: advance_copy
FEMA Director Mike Brown said on CNN today that the request from the state of Louisiana for assistance at the New Orleans convetion center came this afternoon. He said they are responding and that trucks are on the way.

This FEMA Director is on MSNBC right now lying through his teeth. There's a disconnect between him saying "the food and water are being distributed right now" and live cameras showing nothing of the sort.

335 posted on 09/01/2005 3:44:55 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog (Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: nicmarlo

Where would they get this water and food from? The closest airport that is open is 100 miles away.That roundtrip is en efficient use of a chopper carrying one pallet of water.
It takes time to stage supplies close to the area.They can't just say it ought to be that way and make it happen.Meanwhile people are drowning while the helicopters are being wasted the way yuou would use them.Leave the thinking to the Pros and more lives will be saved.


336 posted on 09/01/2005 3:45:26 PM PDT by Blessed
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To: cwb

True, ALL I can say to you all folks, MY HEART BREAKS for the children and the elderly. I am outrageously angered at the freakin looters and those causing Chaos! Let me make it perfectly clear, I am in NO way giving those criminals a pass. I don't really know why they didn't evacuate when they were told, but instead of kicking them in the teeth, I'll do my best to help them. I have donated to the Salvation Army, Operation Blessing and I will continue to pray for a quick recovery of those states that have been literally devastated to the ground and for our Country and our President. Especially our president he needs all the wisdom in the world right now! :(


337 posted on 09/01/2005 3:45:48 PM PDT by RoseofTexas
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To: ncountylee

Oh Good! I'd hate to think i'd lost my touch.


338 posted on 09/01/2005 3:45:57 PM PDT by uncitizen
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To: Armedanddangerous
How the HELL does an armed squad of cops allow themselves to be beaten back?

When someone explains it to you, please ping me to the reply.

I'm baffled by today's news.

339 posted on 09/01/2005 3:46:03 PM PDT by george wythe
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To: All; woundfiller

Troll alert?


340 posted on 09/01/2005 3:46:04 PM PDT by GSWarrior
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