WTF? Guardsmen Halt Evacuations at Superdome

[Kenroy]

NEW ORLEANS - National Guard members halted the evacuation of the Superdome early Saturday after buses transporting the refugees of Hurricane Katrina stopped rolling. About 2,000 people remained in the stadium and could be there until Sunday, according to the Texas Air National Guard. They had hoped to evacuate the last of the crowd before dawn Saturday.

Guard members said they were told only that the buses had stopped coming and to close down the area where the buses were loaded.

"We were rolling," Capt. Jean Clark said. "If the buses had kept coming, we would have this whole place cleaned out already or pretty close to it."

The remaining refugees remained orderly, sitting down after hearing the news.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050903/ap_on_re_us/katrina_superdome_hk1



That's insane.... those people have lived in the most unimaginable conditions since last Sunday.. and now they may not be moved out until THIS Sunday?

Are they TRYING to provoke riots?

[redirish28]

1. If they can provoke riots, Bush could...

Declare martial law for the whole country, thus giving him the presidency until he dies.

[smurfygirl]

2. I heard this on the scanner. They all of a sudden said the busses had

to be back at the garage. I'm totally confussed about why.

[Roland99]

5. WHAT?!?!? Do these victims at least have food/water at this point?

[snot]

3. Maybe they don't know where to take them.

I know Houston and Dallas are more or less full, and some places have refused to take them.

[fleabert]

7. san antonio's arms are wide open...nt

[SofaKingLiberal]

4. Any word on the convention center?

[ofrfxsk]

6. I've been asking why for days. Why do they want our people to die?

Really. I want a fucking answer. After watching Anderson Cooper, Shepard Smith, Geraldo Rivera (in addition to several other journalists who've seen it all) crying and practically begging on international TV for help for these people, nothing is done! They are STILL there! WHY?!?!

Send more emails people. Call your senators, your reps, your mayor, anyone.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/

[anarchy1999]

8. I'm in Crawford, it's 3:00am in the morn and I'm just trying to

catch up. This post has done me in and I'm out for the night.

I'll get back with you all in the am. I'm at the Peace House Director's house for the night and I hope to get back to Dallas tomorrow afternoon.

This is a disaster of immense proportions. Hang tight everyone.

All of Texas and all points north in Louisiana are opening their doors. We've got a hell of a storm coming at us as we try to take care of everyone.

Where the hell is that "HOMELAND SECURITY" F'ing Dept? What a load of BS and now Halliburton and KBR get the contracts for rebuilding NO?

Good GOD! If they do half the job they've done in Iraq we are in deep shit!! REAL FAST!!

Peace to you all,
I'll get a message to you all from Crawford as soon as I possibly can in the early am (or later, since this is early).
anarchy1999