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The latest from the BBC: U.S. Northern Command Moves in to Support Hurricane Victims

And I dare say we are talking about a "small town". I think the town is taking care of its own. The 100 man posse is for the outsiders coming into town. Remember the City of New Orleans is on the move. As the citizens are "deputized" that makes them a posse not vigilantes.

Please keep in mind, many of the Guardsmen are MPs. California sent a MP Company to Operation Katrina.

From what I've seen over these past few days, a four day reponse in force is not all that outrageous.</font>As noted above, the land and cell CommNet was flattened. Batteries and diesel generators began to die on the second day. How can you coordinate with out communications?</font>Bridges and...

From about seven minutes ago:

The latest on Keesler: Air Force provides support to hurricane relief effort by Staff Sgt. C. Todd Lopez, Air Force Print News 2005-09-01 ****** From the looks of it Keesler is semi-operational. This is good news as it gives the Response Forces a solid foot hold in the center of the disaster area.

If the Navy is operating like the AF, they've issued stop movement orders. Best thing for him is to check in with a local Navy representative and see where the Navy wants him.

This is the latest on NG deployment:

Folks, driving in this morning I heard a report on the communications infrastructure. The short short of it is for the last three days it's as if it all was scraped down to the bare earth. Cell phone towers are out. The only reliable communication is via satellite phones and the military...

Answering a post I made on another thread, Keesler did take a direct hit. However, the latest news says the Base has one runway open for daytime operations. Aircraft located at KAFB were evacuated to Little Rock AFB on Saturday. Military Bases Assess Damage; Keesler AFB Hardest Hit is a 31...

As I understand the latest, most of the Guardsmen will be MPs. Fort Benning has been put on alert to dispatch Active Duty MPs. Ft Hood has trrops on the move. The USAF has opened up at least one of NO Int's runways. They have also set up an evac hospital at the Airport. What I have found...

The is from the AP via Yahoo News: New Orleans Mayor Issues 'Desperate SOS' In the story:

Nope, they design, build and rebuild levees. But they are not the lead agency. That's FEMA. Of note, many of the levees around NO are not CoE levees. Many were built by local levee districts.

Nope, sixty percent is still Stateside. The problem lies in how many in a given State are available. From what I'm reading, other States are mobilizing their units. Which, all things considered, is a good thing. Guardsmen from Miss, Ala, and La. would be hard pressed to take care of their...

First as for the looting, the only way to stop it would be for the powers that be to issue shoot on sight orders. That would be a non-starter. Then, what's being looted would in the clean up be sent to the landfill as WalMart et al. writes off their inventory as complete losses. Second, where...

For the moment, I am letting this thread stay open. However, please post with care. As I will close it down without further warning.

President Chavez is about to experience the meaning of the First Amedments protection of Free Speech. If the Venezualan government continues on this course of action, it will show itself dumber than Brother "Box of Hammers" Robertson.

Nope its a free registration. But who wants to give the LA Times any info. The short short version is in the last year the Mexican government passed a law allowing its overseas citizens to vote in Federal elections. This will be the first election under the new law. All parties look to gain...

Before we get wrapped around the wheel on this one, remember how many expatriate (living overseas) U.S. citizens vote in our elections. Enough so that the Democratic Party has a delegation at its national convention representing overseas Democrats. Personally, I think Mexico City is going to...

To me, Senor Presidente simply doesn't like the messiness of the First Amendment. In fact, the vehemence with which he voices his dislike almost borders on laughable.