I'm actually heading down there right now just to see what exactly is going on. I will bring my camera and take some pictures if anything of interest is going down. No one here is really excited about these guys being here, and I have casually mentioned to some people in the industries that are going to be serving this group that I would like to know any information that they can provide for me, which of course, I will pass on here.

I wouldn't expect rioting or anything though, if there is one thing NOPD does know, it's appropriate crowd control, a few thousand angry people are nothing in comparison to our crowds for Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest, French Quarter Fest, Southern Decadence, etc. We handle it very well.

[edit on 4/21/08 by niteboy82]

2 points are important to keep in mind in relation to this meeting;

First, both Bush and Harper are going to be replaced. Bush [IMO] by Democrats and Harper by a growing scandal. These two represent the architects of the SPP.

You'll note the growing resentment, both in America and Canada, toward NAFTA, which is the legal glue that keeps the idea afloat. Both Obama and Clinton have made statements reflecting this resentment and it has become part of their election platform, mainly due to the problems the auto sector is suffering from, but many other issues as well.

Here in Canada, a growing factor is the price of oil and gas products when it is obvious that the country has a wealth of it right here. People here see the unfairness of being tied to international pricing through trade laws when we could be supplying our own needs at a much lower cost. This goes for all sorts of issues... food, minerals, etc. Isolationism is a bad word in our minds, but when hard times come around, it's all fair game.

The meeting in NO is likely to be more of a goodbye than a concerted effort to push ahead... but one never knows when secrecy rules the day.

Bush and the leaders were there. Secret Service was there. ATF was there. National Guard was there. A plethora of local law enforcement was there. Protesters? Not so much. I scoured the town for hours and only heard occasional stories of at best 20 protesters at any given time. I interviewed a street performer outside of Cafe Du Monde who stated they had been run off earlier that morning. I asked if he wanted to go public about that and his response was "I don't want to get in any trouble"

So I guess New Orleans really is the City that Care Forgot.

"Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez"



How will the people answer the challenge of the New World Order - with remote controls and a Big Mac.

[edit on 22-4-2008 by KMFNWO]

I just went for a drive down Decatur and there are about 15 people out there across from Jackson Square holding a few signs and an American flag. I pulled over to ask if there was going to be a protest later, and they didn't respond to me, only stared at me as if I just dropped down from space.

I must be too square, but they aren't going to help themselves get people to join if they are going to be so snotty about it.

What really was going on in New Orleans? I was watching with interest. I don't recall even Alex Jones being there for this meeting.