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Strike For The South 20:08 08-30-2005
50 dead in one county wow this isnt good god bless them

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Big_John 20:26 08-30-2005
it's looking pretty bad. i was thinking that new orleans was somewhat sparred, when katrina took that turn (unfortunately for mississippi). but once that level broke, i thought, "uh oh..". i can only hope for the best for them all, and i wish them luck. unfortunately, i fear the body count will end up being rather high, but who can say at this point?

i saw that street interview with a guy harvey (harley?) jackson who lost his wife and house, where the reporter started to cry.. that was.. something else.

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Devastatin Dave 21:34 08-30-2005
When is the International Community going to send aid?

**crickets chirping in the background**

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Kagemusha 21:36 08-30-2005
I dont think that US has asked for it.

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Ser Clegane 21:51 08-30-2005
My condolences to the families that have lost beloved ones and not "only" material things

Regarding the help - I am sure that if the US administration requires support from any other country in form of special units or equipment this support will be gladly given as it will always be when asked for.

Anybody who wants to help on a personal level can do so by donating e.g., to the Red Cross.

Of course you will not see large donation rallyes as we have seen after e.g., the Tsunami - but to be fair - that is partly due to the fact that a lot of the material damage is covered by insurances and that the US is generally more capable of covering most needs by itself than countries like e.g., Thailand or Indonesia.

This should however not prevent individuals to try to help via NGOs as naturally not all individual hardships caused by the tornado will be covered by insurances or the administration.

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Devastatin Dave 21:51 08-30-2005
Well, it looks like the storm has brought out the best of the "urban" element in the city.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/katrina_looting
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/ar...TICLE_ID=46056

Typical...

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Gawain of Orkeny 21:55 08-30-2005
Originally Posted by :
Well, it looks like the storm has brought out the best of the "urban" element in the city.
Come on their just society's victims.

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Kagemusha 21:55 08-30-2005
Bloody looters.

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yesdachi 22:03 08-30-2005
Originally Posted by Devastatin Dave:
When is the International Community going to send aid?

**crickets chirping in the background**
That’s a good one.


I saw on the news last night that my local disaster relief organization (red cross like) has already sent 3 truckloads of supplies south and are already planning more. A nice thing about the US is that we do have a lot of resources to draw from. And insurance helps too but it takes a long time, people are still waiting for claims to be resolved from last year’s hurricanes in Florida.

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t1master 22:05 08-30-2005
my favorite looter....



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_Martyr_ 22:22 08-30-2005
The Man knows how to have a good time...

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Fabolous 22:27 08-30-2005
Right now someone is reporting 60 at least dead, including 35 in the Gulpost-Biloxi Miss. area. I know people in Biloxi, I hope they are okay, but it is impossible to find out right now.

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Strike For The South 22:29 08-30-2005
there evacuating the refugees now what the hell is going on

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drone 22:44 08-30-2005
Originally Posted by strike for the south:
there evacuating the refugees now what the hell is going on
The water keeps coming in. The winds have died down but there is a breach in the levee holding back Lake Pontchartrain, so the water keeps rising. The public health situation is probably going to get worse before it gets better as well, so it's probably a good idea that everyone except for rescue and utility/cleanup crews to get to higher ground.

The number of confirmed fatalities is 68, but that is going to go up. I haven't heard of any confirmed from New Orleans, but there are reports of bodies floating in the flood waters. Bad times...

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Devastatin Dave 23:06 08-30-2005
Originally Posted by t1master:
my favorite looter....

Hey, its JJ from Good Times!!! Dyyyynoooomiiiite!!!!

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Devastatin Dave 23:09 08-30-2005
Originally Posted by Devastatin Dave:
When is the International Community going to send aid?

**crickets chirping in the background**

Oh good, here's that International support now...

http://service.spiegel.de/cache/inte...372179,00.html

Thanks Germany!!!

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Strike For The South 23:14 08-30-2005
some of those guys were just Incompatible language

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Proletariat 23:25 08-30-2005
Very surprising, coming from the home of the term schadenfreud. Thanks for the effort, Clegane.



Originally Posted by DD's Loot Link:
Fox News reported a local McDonald's restaurant also was looted with residents stealing burger patties and buns.
Wtf is going on down there? There wasn't a Chic Fila down there or maybe a Red Lobster?

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Devastatin Dave 23:29 08-30-2005
Originally Posted by Proletariat:
Very surprising, coming from the home of the term schadenfreud. Thanks for the effort, Clegane.





Wtf is going on down there? There wasn't a Chic Fila down there or maybe a Red Lobster?

I bet KFC and Church's didn't stand a chance either down there...

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PanzerJaeger 23:30 08-30-2005
Originally Posted by :
Thanks Germany!!!
Not all Germans are that shallow and idiotic!

Sadly, a majority in the media elite and current government are.

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Devastatin Dave 23:47 08-30-2005
Originally Posted by PanzerJager:
Not all Germans are that shallow and idiotic!

Sadly, a majority in the media elite and current government are.
Your right, allow me rephrase...

Thanks German media for your support...

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Xiahou 00:03 08-31-2005
Originally Posted by strike for the south:
there evacuating the refugees now what the hell is going on
As said, the flood waters are still rising and there's no safe drinking water left either- plus there's fear of disease with all of the standing water around.

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JimBob 00:04 08-31-2005
Oh God! They stole burgers from McD's. You know that is probably the only way they'll get food for at least the next 72 hours? They need to eat, and McD's can put up. Stealing anything but food and survival supplies is wrong, but human rights trump property rights and people need to eat, drink, ect.

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Kaiser of Arabia 00:08 08-31-2005
Originally Posted by Devastatin Dave:
Oh good, here's that International support now...

http://service.spiegel.de/cache/inte...372179,00.html

Thanks Germany!!!
Wow, that's some thank you, considering we rebuilt the nation after THEY declared war on us back in the fourties...maybe we should have said "WWII Should be A Lesson To Germany on Global Domination" and left it at that.

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Devastatin Dave 00:12 08-31-2005
Originally Posted by JimBob:
Oh God! They stole burgers from McD's. You know that is probably the only way they'll get food for at least the next 72 hours? They need to eat, and McD's can put up. Stealing anything but food and survival supplies is wrong, but human rights trump property rights and people need to eat, drink, ect.
They're stealing more than McD's, but I guess they need that new plasma screen TV for survival as well. I hope they picked up some malt liquer too, essential for their survival as well you know.

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Soulforged 00:20 08-31-2005
Originally Posted by Devastatin Dave:
They're stealing more than McD's, but I guess they need that new plasma screen TV for survival as well. I hope they picked up some malt liquer too, essential for their survival as well you know.
I don't know about you but if that happened to me i'll steal every god damn capitalist that i see.
My condolences to those affected by this.

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Devastatin Dave 00:28 08-31-2005
Originally Posted by Soulforged:
I don't know about you but if that happened to me i'll steal every god damn capitalist that i see.
My condolences to those affected by this.
Well those "gad damned capitalist" are the ones that supply jobs to these areas. No wonder businesses are leaving urban areas in mass to get away from subhuman criminals that only care about "wuts I can makes mines"...

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Strike For The South 00:47 08-31-2005
Originally Posted by Devastatin Dave:
I bet KFC and Church's didn't stand a chance either down there...
classic

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JimBob 02:28 08-31-2005
Doth thou read?
Originally Posted by :
Originally Posted by :
Oh God! They stole burgers from McD's. You know that is probably the only way they'll get food for at least the next 72 hours? They need to eat, and McD's can put up. Stealing anything but food and survival supplies is wrong, but human rights trump property rights and people need to eat, drink, ect.

They're stealing more than McD's, but I guess they need that new plasma screen TV for survival as well. I hope they picked up some malt liquer too, essential for their survival as well you know.
I was commenting on the McD's stealing and the various jokes that followed. Stealing TVs, ect is wrong as I said.

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Strike For The South 02:33 08-31-2005
some info

Refugees facing new trauma

-New Orleans emergency shelters being evacuated
-About 200 critically ill patients being airlifted to safety
-New Orleans mayor: Bodies being pushed to the side
-Coast Guard reserves mandatory call up ordered
-Mississippi flooding up to six miles inland
-"This is our tsunami," Biloxi Mayor
-shootings carjackings looting near superdome

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