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5191 [lbo-talk] my half million man and mom march -- rank: 72

OK, I suppose I owe some specifics here: first on some technical issues of logistics >.You have approximately 12 hrs to do it from the time the first bus leaves to the time you can safely get the last bus shipped off. < I think I have a little more time than ...

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Author:	Daniel Davies
Date:	Tue Sep 6 00:03:37 PDT 2005

5192 [lbo-talk] New tribalism in a newly destroyed community... New Orleans -- rank: 72

Cf. http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/pipermail/lbo-talk/Week-of-Mon-20050829/018859.html The Sacramento Bee: French Quarter holdouts create 'tribes' By ALLEN G. BREED, Associated Press Writer Published 2:42 pm PDT Sunday, September 4, 2005 http://www.sacbee.com/24hour/nation/story/2687520p-11227523c.html NEW ORLEANS ...

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Author:	Leigh Meyers
Date:	Sun Sep 4 15:44:57 PDT 2005

5193 [lbo-talk] the other great flooding of 2005 -- rank: 72

<http://www.flonnet.com/fl2217/stories/20050826006000400.htm> High water and hell ANUPAMA KATAKAM LYLA BAVADAM DIONNE BUNSHA in Mumbai A short spell of unprecedented rain stops Mumbai dead in its tracks - a case of natural calamity compounded by distorted development priorities. Despair turns into anger on the streets as ...

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Author:	Autoplectic
Date:	Sun Sep 4 09:47:51 PDT 2005

5194 [lbo-talk] why you can't evacuate 100% prior to a storm -- rank: 72

heh. this is utterly hilarious -- if you're twisted, that is. go to http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/ Click on the story, "Hurricane Katrina's Destructive Path," for an interactive Flash timeline of the hurricane's path. Click on New Orleans on the map. Listen to the quotes, from Bush ...

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Author:	snitsnat
Date:	Sun Sep 4 09:00:02 PDT 2005

5195 [lbo-talk] A personal history of federal disaster response -- rank: 72

Begin forwarded message: From: Art Botterell <acb at incident.com> Date: September 3, 2005 10:01:44 PM EDT To: dave at farber.net Subject: A personal history of federal disaster response Dave - [This is how I tried to explain things, speaking personally from my experience as a former FEMA field ...

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Author:	snitsnat
Date:	Sun Sep 4 05:41:34 PDT 2005

5196 [lbo-talk] Notes from Inside New Orleans -- rank: 72

... come through, it would stop at a random spot, state police would open a gap in one of the barricades, and ...

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Author:	mike larkin
Date:	Sat Sep 3 21:30:24 PDT 2005

5197 [lbo-talk] ok, now I'm confused.... -- rank: 72

... first needs to establish security throughout the city. Military and police official

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Author:	Joseph Wanzala
Date:	Sat Sep 3 20:37:17 PDT 2005

5198 [lbo-talk] Met by Despair, Not Violence -- rank: 72

>From: "B." <docile_body at yahoo.com> > >Daniel Lak of the BBC has been doing some amazing >on-the-spot reportage in NOLA, and what he describes, >he says is unlike any disaster he's seen in his >career. (Heard him on NPR during "BBC World Service" >deep into the ...

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Author:	Carl Remick
Date:	Sat Sep 3 14:05:07 PDT 2005

5199 [lbo-talk] Met by Despair, Not Violence -- rank: 72

... a logistics and co-ordination exersize with state and local police departments participating. Now FEMA is getting practice as *part* of ...

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Author:	Leigh Meyers
Date:	Sat Sep 3 12:24:45 PDT 2005

5200 [lbo-talk] cries of criolla -- rank: 72

This is the link where you can see the video. You must use Internet Explorer to launch the video (sorry). http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9160710/ This should launch the video too, but you must open it with Internet Explorer. MSN Video home page: http://video.msn.com?f=email ...

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Author:	Michael Pugliese
Date:	Thu Sep 1 18:55:18 PDT 2005

5201 [lbo-talk] Shoot-to-kill for looters? -- rank: 72

... missed this, but Irish news has just reported that NO police are > following a shoot-to-kill policy for looters. Is ... hazhardous waste and oil slicks, also guarding the perimeter were police with shotguns. A few people had tried to enter the ...

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Author:	Gary?
Date:	Thu Sep 1 14:39:23 PDT 2005

5202 [lbo-talk] Shoot-to-kill for looters? -- rank: 72

... Having some friends who had direct experience with the NO police, I b elieve there are those who would kill. Marta ... missed this, but Irish news has just reported that NO police are >> following a shoot-to-kill policy for looters. Is ...

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Thu Sep 1 13:42:35 PDT 2005

5203 [lbo-talk] Rogue N.O. cops -- rank: 72

... can confirm first person accounts of cops looting. They saw police looting a Wal-Mart store that a few weeks ago ... interdictor/ . . . The Iberville Housing Projects got pissed off because the police started to "shop" after they kicked out looters. Then they ...

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Author:	B.
Date:	Thu Sep 1 11:04:23 PDT 2005

5204 [lbo-talk] Rogue N.O. cops -- rank: 72

Max Sawicky . . . The police are looting. This has been confirmed by several independent sources ...

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Author:	Mark Bennett
Date:	Thu Sep 1 08:13:03 PDT 2005

5205 [lbo-talk] Rogue N.O. cops -- rank: 72

... interdictor/ . . . The Iberville Housing Projects got pissed off because the police started to "shop" after they kicked out looters. Then they ... s probably not a grocery left in this city. . . . The police are looting. This has been confirmed by several independent sources ...

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Author:	Max Sawicky
Date:	Thu Sep 1 07:25:02 PDT 2005