To add to the complexity, I am since told:
"...there are several prisons... at least three Parish ones, including
Orleans. I'm not doubting the possibility/probability... simply want to see
what's being officially said.... at the moment that seems to be that "9,000
prisoners were successfully evacuated from NO prisons and transferred
without any losses".
What's interesting in the present situation is how many people ON US SOIL
they're going to have to shut up.... people WILL talk about their
experiences. Maybe that explains, too, the mysterious "communications
problems" the past couple of days.... jamming that seems to originate from a
US Navy vessel."
A whole tapestry - if that's not too quaint - of stories will emerge, many
reflecting the self-interests of the carriers. Nothing will mitigate
certain facts made transparent by some very good media coverage. The
abandonment of all those people in the New Orleans superdome without
protection, food or water etc., etc., etc. The refusal to rebuild levees,
the absence of buses to evacuate the poor, elderly and ill. Negligence -
intended or benign - on the deepest levels.
I also realize it's easy to be righteous. I live in proximity of several
very dangerous earthquake faults. I have minimum earthquake survival
supplies on the ready. As much as I criticize the Jesus-will-protect-me-
folks, operationally speaking, in reality, I am 'faith-based.' !! A warning
to myself!
Stephen V
> Let's slow down. The story may not be true--there are rival and very
> different accounts out there--initially the prisoners from that jail were
> photographed from a helicopter on the dry ground of a highway overpass and
> said to be holding hostages, then that story was denied--the prisoners on
> that overpass were said to be peaceful. This is the first I've heard
> of the drownings. Not that there aren't enough other horrors to go around.
>
> Mark
>
>
> At 01:39 PM 9/7/2005, you wrote:
>> Stephen Vincent wrote:
>>
>>> The story below is forwarded by Diane DiPrima. This is horrific.
>>>
>>> Subject: NOLA Prisoners left to drown
>>>
>>> Spread the story, if you can. Diane
>>>
>> Oh my God. In Venice centuries ago, there were prisons called Pozzi.
>> They were underground cells. When the canals went to high tide, the
>> prisoners drowned. The water rose slowly so you could see your fate
>> coming at you.
>>
>> It was that or the Piombi, cells under the palace roof where you were cooked.
>>
>> This was the Venice of the Council of Ten and the Doge, for Christ's sake,
>> the Venice of the so-called Renaissance, which might have been one of
>> history's more brutal eras. But wasn't so-called civilized America, was
>> it? God forgive us. Someone forgive us.
>>
>> ken
>>
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