Comments on: The Militarization of New Orleans http://www.prisonplanet.com/the-militarization-of-new-orleans.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:24:56 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: WakeUp http://www.prisonplanet.com/the-militarization-of-new-orleans.html/comment-page-1#comment-33972 WakeUp Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:44:23 +0000 http://www.prisonplanet.com/?p=2013#comment-33972 Well put Lee. Concise, direct, to the point, economical and pithy. I don't see where anything more needs to be added. Bravo, my brother. Well put Lee. Concise, direct, to the point, economical and pithy. I don’t see where anything more needs to be added. Bravo, my brother.

]]> By: Red http://www.prisonplanet.com/the-militarization-of-new-orleans.html/comment-page-1#comment-33904 Red Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:55:25 +0000 http://www.prisonplanet.com/?p=2013#comment-33904 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErFOsoKzpD0 f*ck the domestic enemies Dont be fooled again http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErFOsoKzpD0

f*ck the domestic enemies

Dont be fooled again

]]> By: Frompwich http://www.prisonplanet.com/the-militarization-of-new-orleans.html/comment-page-1#comment-33742 Frompwich Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:02:06 +0000 http://www.prisonplanet.com/?p=2013#comment-33742 After Nagin was absolutely skewered by the press, etc. for the Katrina debacle, a bit of overreaction and overhyping was a natural reaction to be expected. Yes, there is militarization, etc.- but the reaction here is nothing other than evidence of a rational thought process. After Nagin was absolutely skewered by the press, etc. for the Katrina debacle, a bit of overreaction and overhyping was a natural reaction to be expected.

Yes, there is militarization, etc.- but the reaction here is nothing other than evidence of a rational thought process.

]]> By: NO2NWO http://www.prisonplanet.com/the-militarization-of-new-orleans.html/comment-page-1#comment-33630 NO2NWO Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:16:44 +0000 http://www.prisonplanet.com/?p=2013#comment-33630 Oh no's watch out for stranger skid marks,eh Randy?LOL. Oh no’s watch out for stranger skid marks,eh Randy?LOL.

]]> By: Goodman Green http://www.prisonplanet.com/the-militarization-of-new-orleans.html/comment-page-1#comment-33578 Goodman Green Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:10:07 +0000 http://www.prisonplanet.com/?p=2013#comment-33578 Had the storm made landfall just 40 to 45 miles east of where it did, the surges might have potentially backed-up the Mississippi River and caused destruction like we have never seen. The lake is one thing, but the river is a faucet that just doesn't turn off. They were right to evacuate the city. I encouraged everyone I know to leave, to just take an inconvenient vacation and insure that their lives were not in danger. As for myself, I stayed for my own reasons and my life is, after all, my own to risk. Though I agree whole-heartedly that conditioning, militarization, and wholesale corruption are taking place, I must share this with you. I stayed in New Orleans the entire time during Gustav and it was really an inspiring experience. The Police and National Guard that I encountered, both during the day and after curfew, were incredibly human. They were with us and there was an overwhelming sense of being in this together. The NOPD officers were sheltered in the convention center during the storm and though the conditions were INFINITELY better than they were for the people who were there after Katrina, this was no picnic for our officers. As soon as the winds began to subside our officers, as well as the National Guard, were out in full force. I mean I saw them everywhere. This would have been a much scarier experience had not every officer and soldier I encountered been 1st class human beings. I had a Springfield 1911A1 .45 openly strapped to my thigh during many of these encounters, I was never once asked to disarm and no one came to remove me from my home. This was not Katrina II. The point of being inspiring is this; the men on the street were people just like us. They sat trough the storm with us, and when the few restaurants in my neighborhood opened immediately after the storm they dined with us, joked with us, and they watched out for us while at the same time allowing us to look out for ourselves. I realize that when the time comes, they'll use Mexican and Canadian troops to do there dirty work for them, but as for our guys in this particular experience... I'm proud of every one of them. Thank you. Goodman Green Had the storm made landfall just 40 to 45 miles east of where it did, the surges might have potentially backed-up the Mississippi River and caused destruction like we have never seen. The lake is one thing, but the river is a faucet that just doesn’t turn off. They were right to evacuate the city. I encouraged everyone I know to leave, to just take an inconvenient vacation and insure that their lives were not in danger. As for myself, I stayed for my own reasons and my life is, after all, my own to risk.

Though I agree whole-heartedly that conditioning, militarization, and wholesale corruption are taking place, I must share this with you. I stayed in New Orleans the entire time during Gustav and it was really an inspiring experience. The Police and National Guard that I encountered, both during the day and after curfew, were incredibly human. They were with us and there was an overwhelming sense of being in this together. The NOPD officers were sheltered in the convention center during the storm and though the conditions were INFINITELY better than they were for the people who were there after Katrina, this was no picnic for our officers. As soon as the winds began to subside our officers, as well as the National Guard, were out in full force. I mean I saw them everywhere. This would have been a much scarier experience had not every officer and soldier I encountered been 1st class human beings. I had a Springfield 1911A1 .45 openly strapped to my thigh during many of these encounters, I was never once asked to disarm and no one came to remove me from my home.

This was not Katrina II.

The point of being inspiring is this; the men on the street were people just like us. They sat trough the storm with us, and when the few restaurants in my neighborhood opened immediately after the storm they dined with us, joked with us, and they watched out for us while at the same time allowing us to look out for ourselves.

I realize that when the time comes, they’ll use Mexican and Canadian troops to do there dirty work for them, but as for our guys in this particular experience… I’m proud of every one of them. Thank you.

Goodman Green

]]> By: Lee http://www.prisonplanet.com/the-militarization-of-new-orleans.html/comment-page-1#comment-33529 Lee Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:36:57 +0000 http://www.prisonplanet.com/?p=2013#comment-33529 Fuck Blackwater! Fuck Blackwater!

]]> By: Randy http://www.prisonplanet.com/the-militarization-of-new-orleans.html/comment-page-1#comment-33497 Randy Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:10:55 +0000 http://www.prisonplanet.com/?p=2013#comment-33497 Pervs were probably trying on our underwear. Check for stains when you get home. Pervs were probably trying on our underwear. Check for stains when you get home.

]]> By: sporidium http://www.prisonplanet.com/the-militarization-of-new-orleans.html/comment-page-1#comment-33470 sporidium Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:08:35 +0000 http://www.prisonplanet.com/?p=2013#comment-33470 What odds on New Orleans being the target for the next staged event? What odds on New Orleans being the target for the next staged event?

]]> By: Steve James http://www.prisonplanet.com/the-militarization-of-new-orleans.html/comment-page-1#comment-33318 Steve James Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:36:12 +0000 http://www.prisonplanet.com/?p=2013#comment-33318 I wonder how many homes and businesses were deep searched, how many bugs planted etc; while everyone was forced to be out of the way. I wonder what else they were doing while they had free range of the places which they couldn't have done if the people were still around as witnesses. I wonder how many homes and businesses were deep searched, how many bugs planted etc; while everyone was forced to be out of the way. I wonder what else they were doing while they had free range of the places which they couldn’t have done if the people were still around as witnesses.

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