Thanks for that
subtle. A real eye-opener!
Originally posted by subtle
- The shooting of the helicopter was over exaggerated by the media. The helicopter was trying to land, and a mob formed yelling for help, the
helicopter backed off then people fired in the air but not at the helicopter. They were trying to get its attention and for it to come back. My cousin
witnessed this.
I wonder if this was the only incident. There may have been others, but somehow I doubt that it was enough to seriously hamper any rescue efforts.
Amazing how one or two incidents can be latched onto by the media and suddenly it's a "pervasive" problem. I read of one incident described by the
media where supposedly a flood victims trapped on the roof of a building fired at a helicopter out of anger that other people were being rescued while
they were not.
- A National Guardsman told my cousin to do whatever he has to do to get out of NO. He didn't recommend him going to the SuperDome or
Convention Center to wait for the buses as help was to be days away.
How did a National Guardsman know that help would be days away??
Also the military were driving around looking for people to rescue but their priority was to rescue and take white people out of NO first, not
the poor black people.
I can't believe I just read that! So they were actually ordered to take out white people as priority.
- As my cousin and his friend were leaving NO, they arrived at a checkpoint. Checkpoints are setup at all entry/exit roads to NO. The military
police extensively questioned the car in the front of them. The car was some sedan with a group of black men. They were asked for ID, registration,
where they were headed to, etc etc. When they couldn't come up with ID or registration, they were asked to step out, then the military cops pushed
them onto the ground and arrested them. When they questioned my cousin, who is hispanic, and his friend who is white, they said that they had no ID,
no registration and going to Houston, they were let through. All those being questioned extensively and/or arrested happen to be black.
WTF is that?! Just like Valhall's son said, "Welcome to Nazi germany." There's a pattern emerging here that certain law enforcement and military
personnel were
issued with orders to carry out these acts.
- The help, relief and transportation buses were in the city the entire time. They were all just parked there and the people were ready to go
but couldn't. The National Guard troops told my cousin that they were waiting for orders from FEMA/Homeland Security/Bush to begin the evacuation of
New Orleans, which did not come down until Friday morning.
Is this incompetence, bad communication, or deliberate delaying to increase the visual and emotional impact of the disaster.
Maybe I should have voted for Gore in 2000 or Kerry in 2004.
That's what the rest of the world (and indeed much of the U.S.) has been saying since as far back as 2001. What a shame it took something like this
for folks to finally realize that voting crooks into office doesn't provide any security at all, in fact the opposite is true. I sincerely hope that
some major, MAJOR heads roll for this.
