As a skillful former copy editor, if I do say so myself, I would have used "carry away." Let the reader decide whether subject of the photo is a looter or a person trying get food for stranded people.

Boy did the federal government screw this up. Bush can't wait to send more troops to Iraq, and quick to send $$ to other countries but the Feds were poorly prepared for a natural disaster in our own country.

Its scary to think that this is happening post all of the 9/11 planning and preparation. And still the feds cannot even get food and water into NOLA. Or troops to regain order.

I don't even want to think about what this would have been like before that. And this is a city that had at least contemplated this happening. If something major and also completely unexpected occurred in another city, I don't even want to imagine what might happen.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-ce...nt_b_6509.html


President George W. Bush showing the nation that not even
a major city being entirely submerged can prevent him from
getting on with his life. And yes, this photo was taken
Tuesday. (proof here - via Kos )

Check out this page - "stories" submitted to NOLA.com by ordinary citizens. Pretty haunting stuff. There's still a major crisis ongoing.

http://www.nola.com/weblogs/nola/ind...09.html#075758

Biloxi Newspaper Rips Relief Effort, Begs for Help

By Greg Mitchell

Published: August 31, 2005 10:15 PM ET

NEW YORK The Sun Herald of Biloxi, Miss., in an editorial today,
criticized the relief effort in its ravaged area so far, and told
officials and the nation-at-large: "South Mississippi needs your
help."

It angrily revealed: "While the flow of information is frustratingly
difficult, our reporters have yet to find evidence of a coordinated
approach to relieve pain and hunger or to secure property and maintain
order. People are hurting and people are being vandalized.

"Yet where is the National Guard, why hasn't every able-bodied member
of the armed forces in South Mississippi been pressed into service?"

Pointedly, it declared that earlier today, "reporters listening to
horrific stories of death and survival at the Biloxi Junior High
School shelter looked north across Irish Hill Road and saw Air Force
personnel playing basketball and performing calisthenics."

It added: "We need the president to back up his declaration of a
disaster with a declaration of every man and woman under his command
will do whatever is necessary to deal with that disaster."

The newspaper has managed to publish two print editions this week as
well as keep its Web site updated.

Here is the text of the editorial.

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The coastal communities of South Mississippi are desperately in need
of an unprecedented relief effort.
We understand that New Orleans also was devastated by Hurricane
Katrina, but surely this nation has the resources to rescue both that
metropolitan and ours.

Whatever plans that were in place to deal with such a natural disaster
have proven inadequate. Perhaps destruction on this scale could not
have been adequately prepared for.

But now that it has taken place, no effort should be spared to
mitigate the hurricane's impact.

The essentials -- ice, gasoline, medicine -- simply are not getting
here fast enough.

We are not calling on the nation and the state to make life more
comfortable in South Mississippi, we are calling on the nation and the
state to make life here possible.

We would bolster our argument with the number of Katrina casualties
confirmed thus far, but if there is such a confirmed number, no one is
releasing it to the public. This lack of faith in the publics' ability
to handle the truth is not sparing anyone's feelings, it is instead
fueling terrifying rumors.

While the flow of information is frustratingly difficult, our
reporters have yet to find evidence of a coordinated approach to
relieve pain and hunger or to secure property and maintain order.

People are hurting and people are being vandalized.

Yet where is the National Guard, why hasn't every able-bodied member
of the armed forces in South Mississippi been pressed into service?

On Wednesday reporters listening to horrific stories of death and
survival at the Biloxi Junior High School shelter looked north across
Irish Hill Road and saw Air Force personnel playing basketball and
performing calisthenics.

Playing basketball and performing calisthenics!

When asked why these young men were not being used to help in the
recovery effort, our reporters were told that it would be pointless to
send military personnel down to the beach to pick up debris.

Litter is the least of our problems. We need the president to back up
his declaration of a disaster with a declaration of every man and
woman under his command will do whatever is necessary to deal with
that disaster.

We need the governor to provide whatever assistance is at his command.

We certainly need our own county and city officials to come together
and identify the most pressing needs of their constituents and then
allocate resources to meet those needs. We appreciate the stress that
theses elected and appointed officials have been under since the
weekend but they must do a better job restoring public confidence in
their ability to meet this challenge.

http://www.gawker.com/news/condoleez...n-shoes-123467

"According to Drudge, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has recently enjoyed a little Broadway entertainment. And Page Six reports that she’s also working on her backhand with Monica Seles. So the Gulf Coast has gone all Mad Max, women are being raped in the Superdome, and Rice is enjoying a brief vacation in New York. We wish we were surprised.

What does surprise us: Just moments ago at the Ferragamo on 5th Avenue, Condoleeza Rice was seen spending several thousands of dollars on some nice, new shoes (we’ve confirmed this, so her new heels will surely get coverage from the WaPo’s Robin Givhan). A fellow shopper, unable to fathom the absurdity of Rice’s timing, went up to the Secretary and reportedly shouted, “How dare you shop for shoes while thousands are dying and homeless!” Never one to have her fashion choices questioned, Rice had security PHYSICALLY REMOVE the woman.

Angry Lady, whoever you are, we love you. You are a true American."

Jesus, thats some effed up madness.

Who would have thought that if you completely submerge an entire city in water, the residents of the city would actually PANIC and behave badly.

Not FEMA, evidently.

Let me refer you to this ...

http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0410/feature5

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