| Submit your comments on this article |
| Home Front: Economy |
| New Orleans Children's hospital under seige |
| 2005-08-31 |
| Late Tuesday, Gov. Blanco spokeswoman Denise Bottcher described a disturbing scene unfolding in uptown New Orleans, where looters were trying to break into Children's Hospital. Bottcher said the director of the hospital fears for the safety of the staff and the 100 kids inside the hospital. The director said the hospital is locked, but that the looters were trying to break in and had gathered outside the facility. The director has sought help from the police, but, due to rising flood waters, police have not been able to respond. Bottcher said Blanco has been told of the situation and has informed the National Guard. However, Bottcher said, the National Guard has also been unable to respond. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #16 I drove up from Jackson to Little Rock today (I've always wanted to see the Clinton Library, and not being able to get home has provided me with that chance.) I drove past convoy after convoy of National Guard troops headed south toward the coast. It was the happiest sight I've seen in four days. Thank God for the US military. |
| Posted by: Matt 2005-08-31 23:01 |
| #15 I'm with Cheaderhead on this one. I remember watching the film of the concrete disolve from the minigun. It was an overhead aerial view of the Cobra hosing the concrete stairwell roof structure. [m-16 rounds don't chew up concrete like that unless you fire thousands and thousands of rounds] ..no one is exactally sure which round killed him first. He may have been wounded of even dead before the mini gun rounds. |
| Posted by: Red Dog 2005-08-31 20:25 |
| #14 Yosemite Sam - I believe the USS Comfort is currently docked at the Naval Support Base in Algiers (New Orleans) supporting the relief effort. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2005-08-31 19:06 |
| #13 Lucifer's Hammer Excellent book |
| Posted by: Chris W. 2005-08-31 17:19 |
| #12 "Remember when they had a sniper incident in N'orleans in the '70s and to sol itve they hosed the building with a Cobra." Not quite. It was a Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight. Some New Orleans PD officers armed with M-16s were aboard the chopper. They did the shooting. Source: http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/mass/mark_essex/ I do agree with your sentiment however. The resources the authorities are forced to divert to deal with looting and lawless behavior are ones that could be used for saving lives. They may be doing it indirectly, but the looters are actually killing innocent people. |
| Posted by: Pat Phillips 2005-08-31 14:04 |
| #11 A troop of Apache's from Fort Rucker would have a very sobering effect. Remember when they had a sniper incident in N'orleans in the '70s and to sol itve they hosed the building with a Cobra. The USS Shreeveport left Norfolk today bound for the Gulf |
| Posted by: Cheaderhead 2005-08-31 13:14 |
| #10 Wow, shades of Lucifer's Hammer? |
| Posted by: Xbalanke 2005-08-31 12:23 |
| #9 Most of the residents on New Orleans are black. Where in the hell is Sharpton, Jackson, and Clinton(s) to provide emotional support? I guess Bush bashing is more important than peepin' on their peeps. I can understand Clinton not showing up. He wants to become the new UN Sec. Gen. and since Louisana is not a separate country, it's not worth it. Everyone knows that he made friends with father Bush to hitch a free ride to Indonesia, except for father Bush. It's all about meeee. |
| Posted by: Poison Reverse 2005-08-31 11:02 |
| #8 Belay my last. Just read an article farther below about the Pentagon stepping up to the plate. Now I feel better. |
| Posted by: Yosemite Sam 2005-08-31 10:35 |
| #7 Where in the hell is the USS Comfort, the carrier helos and USN medics we sent Indonesia? The lack of any Pentagon presence is really pissing me off. Lets help everyone but our own. |
| Posted by: Yosemite Sam 2005-08-31 10:31 |
| #6 Caveat to the above post: Granted, it was Bourbon Street. |
| Posted by: eLarson 2005-08-31 10:12 |
| #5 Don't pick on the police in the Big Easy! Where else can you say "Officer? Can you hold my Hurricane?" before you tie your shoe? |
| Posted by: eLarson 2005-08-31 10:11 |
| #4 yore ona roll barbara. :) |
| Posted by: muck4doo 2005-08-31 10:09 |
| #3 New Orleans police are part of the problem. The most corrupt and one of the most inept forces in the country. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-08-31 08:46 |
| #2 Shoot on sight. Rinse, repeat. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2005-08-31 06:54 |
| #1 Where are the Predators and Hellfires when you need them? |
| Posted by: DanNY 2005-08-31 05:56 |