martial law in NOLA

[lagilman]

and apparently we not only have to deal with looters, but car-jackings and price gougers, too.


It's one thing to announce martial law. They have to be able to enforce it, too. I'm not sure you can, under these conditions.


*sadness for the entire country*




I'm going to go let the cats sleep on me for a while. Just a thought -- if everyone who has this journal friended were able to donate $5 to an emergency charity, that would be $1000 going to help out the survivors. If we passed that along down the LJ friends-chain... how much money could we raise?

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[azang.livejournal.com]

I believe the company my husband works for matches donations in cases like this. They did for the tsunami. We're going to make a donation that way so it will be doubled.
Angela

[pecunium.livejournal.com]

If the Guard were out in force, or the 30,000 troops Bush Pere sent to Fla., in the aftermath of Andrew were there, it would be settled.

The Navy has a Marine assault ship in the area, and some blackhawks are headed in, but it can't be soon enough.

TK

[lagilman]

Oh, do NOT get me started on the matter of the National Guard and Bush the Lesser. Really. I'm not rational on the subject on good days...

[pecunium.livejournal.com]

Dearheart, I understand.

I am well aware of the problems of the Nat. Guard, and the strains on it.

Too well aware.

TK

[eeknight.livejournal.com]

According to MSNBC (http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9117367/).

Total Guard Troops allocated to Katrina: 124,000

Total LA National Guard in Iraq: 3,000

Total Nationa Guard deployed for Andrew: 22,000

[pecunium.livejournal.com]

Well, yes and no.

Available, seems to mean almost every non-deployed member of the Guard.

According to text deeper in the article More than 5,000 National Guard troops across four states have already been activated; 3,500 of those in Louisiana alone, Lt. Col. Mike Milord said Monday as the hurricane was lashing parts of Louisiana and Mississippi. “The troops are available, they’re responding as we speak.”

So, the present activation (which includes folks doing local work in other states is 5,000.

Even accepting the logisitical troubles of getting water to all those troops (because you can hand 'em each a case of MREs every four days, which isn't that big a strain, the lift that carries them in can come and do that) it's not as many as it ought to be.

TK

[vampry.livejournal.com]

Just donated $5 to Noah's Wish through a link in terri_osborne's journal.

[simplystars.livejournal.com]

I came here via friendsfriends, and linked your posts with the messages from the emergency workers in my own post linked to the donations page for American Red Cross relief efforts.

I just wanted to say thank you for posting those messages... it really brings home that much more the extent of the devastation, and the bravery of those involved in putting things to right afterward.

[nick-kaufmann.livejournal.com]

Just a thought -- if everyone who has this journal friended were able to donate $5 to an emergency charity, that would be $1000 going to help out the survivors. If we passed that along down the LJ friends-chain... how much money could we raise?

Why leave it at a thought? Make it a challenge!

[lagilman]

Why leave it at a thought? Make it a challenge!


Already has been -- the "When the Levee Breaks" meme. But since I had already posted the info, saw no need to repeat it. Y'all know where to go, by now.

I know they're asking for money to help the on-site rescuses. Does anyone know if there's a place to donate goods for them as got all the way out? Clothing to replace that which was lost? Canned goods to feed, books for refugees to read?

Can do only thus and no more. But to not do thus, to me, would be a failure to renew my dues in the human race (tempting though that some days is).

[allaboutm-e.livejournal.com]

definitely get kitty comfort

and don't forget the Humane Society is also accepting donations to fund their on-site crews...

https://secure.hsus.org/01/disaster_relief_fund_2005?