larryp777@comcast.net
New Orleans first person, a very credible source
Sun Sep 4, 2005 23:00
64.140.159.50
New Orleans first person
-----Original Message-----
From: larryp777@comcast.net
I received this from a very credible source. What the media and politicians are not telling us...
Friends:
Christie and I spoke with our son just a couple of hours ago. He is in the LA National Guard and is in New Orleans. We were elated to hear his voice, but distressed by the news he related.
He has been in the CBD since getting to NO. Wednesday night his squad was holding in the NO Convention Center when they were attacked by a large group carrying AK-47s. They had to fire fight their way out and made it to the Superdome. He said they have been receiving fire the entire time he has been in the CBD. This morning as they made their way from the Superdome to Bourbon/Canal area, he spent 6 clips of ammo protecting himself.
Once reaching the area, they realized that the Riverwalk was ablaze. He says that there are bodies everywhere and most have died from gunfire, not the storm. Those of us who know this element of NO have ignored it in the past and stayed away from the areas they frequent, but now they are trying to kill our young men and women who are making an effort to save those need help.
Please keep these young people in your thoughts and prayers! And let's question politicians why they think that is necessary to keep us in the dark about what is going on in NO. Their denials make me want to puke! Our son said that although he was trained to do what he is now doing, he would have never believed that he would be doing it in LA. It is very perplexing for him and all those in his squad. Thanks for listening.
Second message:
Do NOT send "stuff". Donate money. We just got power back. I'm in Baton Rouge. If you are not here, you are not getting a picture of the true situation. The national news is not reporting the reality.
We are fine. Minimal damage to our house other than one hell of a mess with trees down. We just found out that all of Pat's family in Gulfport survived. Houses torn up. Can't get to them, but they're damned tough country folk and will make it. We have friends coming who lost everything who will be staying with us for an indeterminate time. We're gonna leave the light on on for them. We expect the house to be OVER-FULL by nightfall. Many wonderful things have happened. People are stepping up to help.
OTOH, NO ONE who used to live in N.O. has a job or a home. Freezer trucks are being brought in to stack the dead in.
An extra 100,000 people are now in Baton Rouge. It is expected to double in size in a month. That is a problem. I was told by the police yesterday that you should not move around town without a gun to protect yourself. Some of the NO gangs have come here. They are out of drugs and maniacal. Thankfully, the local police are taking a HARD-LINE stand against this. There are some serious problems from the low-lifes. Baton Rouge is ARMED and it is dangerous. Drug-crazed lowlifes attacked a hospital to steal drugs. The situation is deteriorating rapidly.
No one who lived on the North Shore of Lake Pontchartrain has a job right now. A few still have homes but the roads are impassable. The FAA has made the whole area a no-fly zone so we can't even go evacuate people we know can get to a GA airport. This makes 9-11 and the Tsunami look like Romper Room.
The lowlife scum in N.O. are shooting at the rescue choppers and shooting the good blacks. Rescue operations have been suspended as a result. I see no way to stop the rioters without killing 'em. That means an awful lot of good black citizens will die when they otherwise could be rescued. I see no resolution. I suspect 50-100,000 deaths--maybe more if they keep shooting at the helicopters. I suspect N.O. will not be rebuilt. Few are yet willing to admit it.
We are fine but my income has just gone to zero. It took 6 months to recover from Andrew in 1992. This will be MUCH worse. The good news is that we are all alive and well and my airplanes are undamaged... if only we could use them to go help folks.
I'm really busy and probably will not be back on-line for a while.
Walter
Hey brothers and friends,
Just an update. The National Guard is in New Orleans, as are several hundred
SWAT teams including ours. I was there today at Touro Hospital rescuing
patients, nurses, and doctors. We got shot at from the time we got off the
GNO until the time we got across the bridge.
These pictures that the news is putting out are nothing. There aren't words to
describe the chaos over there.
We came in through Westwego and there were nothing but Wildlife and
Fisheries trucks at Bayou Signette. As we crossed the Harvey canal, we saw
what must have been hundreds of SWAT trucks and teams. The mall on the
westbank had police in the parking lot using it as a staging area. When we
returned the mall was on fire and a riot had broken out in the parking lot.
We would have helped but we were escorting critical patients to Alexandria.
It's ten times worse than what the TV is showing. There are several guys on
the SWAT team with me that were in Iraq during the initial invasion and all
the mayhem that insued afterwards. They said that what we saw in N.O. today
was ten times worse than anything they had ever seen in Iraq. It's scary to
see all of this.
Just to let you know, the military is on the way BIG TIME.
I've been told that even the LAPD SWAT teams are on the way with their
helicopters. I hope that everyone is safe and look forward to seeing
everyone again.
====================
Hurricane Katrina and its Aftermath:
A Crisis Papers Special Edition
Article Links: The Katrina Catastrophe
Multi-Media Links
http://www.crisispapers.org/index.htm
Jim Wilson: New Orleans Is Sinking, Popular Mechanics, September 11, 2001
"This is one of many warnings by government bodies and outside investigations -- this one published nearly four years ago -- that New Orleans was in danger.--Think of the city as a chin jutting out, waiting for a one-two punch from Mother Nature. The first blow comes from the sky. Hurricanes plying the Gulf of Mexico push massive domes of water (storm surges) ahead of their swirling winds. After the surges hit, the second blow strikes from below. The same swampy delta ground that necessitates above-ground burials leaves water from the storm surge with no place to go but up. The fact that New Orleans has not already sunk is a matter of luck. If slightly different paths had been followed by Hurricanes Camille, which struck in August 1969, Andrew in August 1992 or George in September 1998, today we might need scuba gear to tour the French Quarter. " See also National Geographic warning last year, and Agence-Press France (via Yahoo News): Brace for More Katrinas, Say Experts. (9/3)
http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/research/1282151.html
_________________________________________________________
-----Original Message-----
From: larryp777@comcast.net
I received this from a very credible source. What the media and politicians are not telling us...
Friends:
Christie and I spoke with our son just a couple of hours ago. He is in the LA National Guard and is in New Orleans. We were elated to hear his voice, but distressed by the news he related.
He has been in the CBD since getting to NO. Wednesday night his squad was holding in the NO Convention Center when they were attacked by a large group carrying AK-47s. They had to fire fight their way out and made it to the Superdome. He said they have been receiving fire the entire time he has been in the CBD. This morning as they made their way from the Superdome to Bourbon/Canal area, he spent 6 clips of ammo protecting himself.
Once reaching the area, they realized that the Riverwalk was ablaze. He says that there are bodies everywhere and most have died from gunfire, not the storm. Those of us who know this element of NO have ignored it in the past and stayed away from the areas they frequent, but now they are trying to kill our young men and women who are making an effort to save those need help.
Please keep these young people in your thoughts and prayers! And let's question politicians why they think that is necessary to keep us in the dark about what is going on in NO. Their denials make me want to puke! Our son said that although he was trained to do what he is now doing, he would have never believed that he would be doing it in LA. It is very perplexing for him and all those in his squad. Thanks for listening.
Second message:
Do NOT send "stuff". Donate money. We just got power back. I'm in Baton Rouge. If you are not here, you are not getting a picture of the true situation. The national news is not reporting the reality.
We are fine. Minimal damage to our house other than one hell of a mess with trees down. We just found out that all of Pat's family in Gulfport survived. Houses torn up. Can't get to them, but they're damned tough country folk and will make it. We have friends coming who lost everything who will be staying with us for an indeterminate time. We're gonna leave the light on on for them. We expect the house to be OVER-FULL by nightfall. Many wonderful things have happened. People are stepping up to help.
OTOH, NO ONE who used to live in N.O. has a job or a home. Freezer trucks are being brought in to stack the dead in.
An extra 100,000 people are now in Baton Rouge. It is expected to double in size in a month. That is a problem. I was told by the police yesterday that you should not move around town without a gun to protect yourself. Some of the NO gangs have come here. They are out of drugs and maniacal. Thankfully, the local police are taking a HARD-LINE stand against this. There are some serious problems from the low-lifes. Baton Rouge is ARMED and it is dangerous. Drug-crazed lowlifes attacked a hospital to steal drugs. The situation is deteriorating rapidly.
No one who lived on the North Shore of Lake Pontchartrain has a job right now. A few still have homes but the roads are impassable. The FAA has made the whole area a no-fly zone so we can't even go evacuate people we know can get to a GA airport. This makes 9-11 and the Tsunami look like Romper Room.
The lowlife scum in N.O. are shooting at the rescue choppers and shooting the good blacks. Rescue operations have been suspended as a result. I see no way to stop the rioters without killing 'em. That means an awful lot of good black citizens will die when they otherwise could be rescued. I see no resolution. I suspect 50-100,000 deaths--maybe more if they keep shooting at the helicopters. I suspect N.O. will not be rebuilt. Few are yet willing to admit it.
We are fine but my income has just gone to zero. It took 6 months to recover from Andrew in 1992. This will be MUCH worse. The good news is that we are all alive and well and my airplanes are undamaged... if only we could use them to go help folks.
I'm really busy and probably will not be back on-line for a while.
Walter
Hey brothers and friends,
Just an update. The National Guard is in New Orleans, as are several hundred
SWAT teams including ours. I was there today at Touro Hospital rescuing
patients, nurses, and doctors. We got shot at from the time we got off the
GNO until the time we got across the bridge.
These pictures that the news is putting out are nothing. There aren't words to
describe the chaos over there.
We came in through Westwego and there were nothing but Wildlife and
Fisheries trucks at Bayou Signette. As we crossed the Harvey canal, we saw
what must have been hundreds of SWAT trucks and teams. The mall on the
westbank had police in the parking lot using it as a staging area. When we
returned the mall was on fire and a riot had broken out in the parking lot.
We would have helped but we were escorting critical patients to Alexandria.
It's ten times worse than what the TV is showing. There are several guys on
the SWAT team with me that were in Iraq during the initial invasion and all
the mayhem that insued afterwards. They said that what we saw in N.O. today
was ten times worse than anything they had ever seen in Iraq. It's scary to
see all of this.
Just to let you know, the military is on the way BIG TIME.
I've been told that even the LAPD SWAT teams are on the way with their
helicopters. I hope that everyone is safe and look forward to seeing
everyone again.
====================
Hurricane Katrina and its Aftermath:
A Crisis Papers Special Edition
Article Links: The Katrina Catastrophe
Multi-Media Links
http://www.crisispapers.org/index.htm
Jim Wilson: New Orleans Is Sinking, Popular Mechanics, September 11, 2001
"This is one of many warnings by government bodies and outside investigations -- this one published nearly four years ago -- that New Orleans was in danger.--Think of the city as a chin jutting out, waiting for a one-two punch from Mother Nature. The first blow comes from the sky. Hurricanes plying the Gulf of Mexico push massive domes of water (storm surges) ahead of their swirling winds. After the surges hit, the second blow strikes from below. The same swampy delta ground that necessitates above-ground burials leaves water from the storm surge with no place to go but up. The fact that New Orleans has not already sunk is a matter of luck. If slightly different paths had been followed by Hurricanes Camille, which struck in August 1969, Andrew in August 1992 or George in September 1998, today we might need scuba gear to tour the French Quarter. " See also National Geographic warning last year, and Agence-Press France (via Yahoo News): Brace for More Katrinas, Say Experts. (9/3)
http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/research/1282151.html
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