Hurricane Katrina

Beanix

hey guys, im here in portugal, and i saw the news on TV, plz be careful.. i mean, my country is on fire so.. we're all in danger :smileysad:

ps: just wondering.. is it true the 240km/h winds?

HackViral

This chick I know..her name IS Katrina, I haven't stopped picking at
her yet about it. However, I dealt with the storm it sucked and still
is sucking and for NO it will continue to suck for a long time..but im
sure there is a bright side to it all somewhere down the line.

ZeroAlias

Wind speeds were toping 220kph in most areas around the coast.

Just want to say i hope ye all get back up on ur feet asap, many people
will be praying or whatever else they do but all of you will be in our
taughts.

Stuart2005

Very strange weather the World is seeing. Must be Global Warming *wink*

Draven9967

Still Praying...

Shadeburnt

Please stay safe guys and gals. My prayers are out there for those who have died, and for those who havent, to keep safe.

evileyes

my prays go out to all those suffering world wide! I hope we can work together to overcome true disasters like this.

Obi-Wan-Keneli

Gothique

I was watching the news the last days and it went from bad to worse to catastrophic. My prayers go

to the people stranded there and those who lost family and friends

Elome

Sorry if this has already been posted...

Live police scanner from New Orleans command post. Pretty high-bandwidth stream.

http://216.12.162.56:8710/listen.pls

Here is a lower bandwidth stream.

**ZeroMark**

Again my prayers go out to the families and the people who have had to cope with this disaster, i hope that they stay safe. I know this isnt the time for blame ect, but the US gov have turned down offers of foreign aid this dosent make any sence to me. Id like to aplaud SOE for making atleast a gesture of support for the people in the disaster.

Zero

Eclipses%60

I hate to say it, but our government is doing a
hideously horrible job at helping these people. There so...so many
people dying down there, and they have et to begin sending them water
and the other essentials that they need. What's even more stupifing is
that the Actors and the generousity of our celebrities is kicking in
before the government is. They should be following the Government lead,
not the other way around.

This is just so horrifying. SMILEY

**Smike_**

Eclipses%60 wrote:
I hate to say it, but our government is doing a hideously horrible job at helping these people. There so...so many people dying down there, and they have et to begin sending them water and the other essentials that they need. What's even more stupifing is that the Actors and the generousity of our celebrities is kicking in before the government is. They should be following the Government lead, not the other way around.

This is just so horrifying.

You are buying into what the Left is throwing around with out really knowing what they are talking about. I mean, this is the friggin United States...you really think they arent doing everything they can to help? Its not the fault of the local or national authorities, its not about racism against blacks... Everything is always someone's fault these days... look at that stupid 9/11 commission. Sometimes stuff just happens that noone can do anything about...

I mean, nobody can judge the "response" of the rescue effort at this time...especially those of us who arent there. There are so many variables involved in such a massive operation its really beyond comprehension. Yeah we see some sad images on the TV, but the media always focuses on the negative. As far as celebrities go, gee thanks for your incisive comments Kayne West... "Bush doesnt care about blacks". What a brilliant statement.

And VannerUK, *CENSORED*.

Katla

The problem is that as the wealthiest and most powerful nation on the planet, we've basically been revealed to be fairly ill-equipped to handle a catastrophic natural disaster on this scale. The worst part of it is that we've known for years that a major hurricane would do exactly what it did to New Orleans, and the government chose not to spend the money to address those problems, instead spending it on the war in Iraq and homeland security in general. Well, that's great and all, and we've been plenty safe from terrorism as a result...at the expense of those lives lost that could very well rival the number of dead from 9/11. I think the reprisals are only just beginning. Once the official inquiry begins, the current government will have a firestorm because of this debacle.

Still, that matter is for the future. For now, the focus must be on rescue and recovery. There will be plenty of time for recriminations later.

CloudSeeker

Wow, I gotta put my 2 cents in here! I have the greater part of my family and friends in New Orleans, and I can tell you this much right now.....The news DOES NOT give you the whole story!!! For instance: when a relative of mine was attempting to board up her hotel, and get out of the path of the HUGE STORM that was on the way. Looters were ALREADY threatening her life if she didn't let them in! Now as for the government aid. I work for the government. They don't _aid_ anybody. They give them just what they need to survive in order to get good press(also biased). The real story is that tourist that are stuck on top of houses are looters. The people that helicopters tried to help in the wake of Katrina were initially FIRED UPON!!! That's right, this is straight from eyewitness accounts. The 1st aid sent out to those who were trapped was met with bullets!

As a sidenote, I'd like to add that of course all of the people trapped are not looters and psychopaths. But the ones that ARE trapped, are trapped because of the people that they don't show you on the "news".