http://www.emsnetwork.org/artman/publish/article_18337.shtml
"We decided we had to save ourselves. So we pooled our money and came up with $25,000 to have ten buses come and take us out of the City....We waited late into the night for the "imminent" arrival of the buses. The buses never arrived. We later learned that the minute the arrived to the City limits, they were commandeered by the military...
We walked to the police command center at Harrah's on Canal Street and were told the same thing, that we were on our own, and no they did not have water to give us. We now numbered several hundred... The [police] commander turned to the crowd and stated emphatically, "I swear to you that the buses are there."...
As we approached the bridge, armed Gretna sheriffs formed a line across the foot of the bridge. Before we were close enough to speak, they began firing their weapons over our heads. This sent the crowd fleeing in various directions..."
-- Steve
Thanks for posting, Steve! This story is a MUST READ! I'm going to forward it far and wide, and I recommend all of us do the same.
We can surely expect to continue to hear the subject of the Hurricane Katrina disaster come up periodically in conversations with friends, neighbors, co-workers, etc., over the coming days and weeks. When it does, I suggest telling people about some of the stuff in this first-hand account. Save it on your computer or bookmark the link so you can offer to send it to people later ("speaking of New Orleans, somebody sent me this incredible first-hand account of what some people went through down there that you've just got to read -- do I have your email address?")
As tragic as recent events on the Gulf Coast have been, if enough personal stories like this get out it may offer the hope of opening some eyes and minds to the reality of how "compassionate" big government really is, and what people can expect back in return for their tax dollars when the going gets tough.
Yours in liberty,
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