From: "-=jd=-"
Organization: Little... If any...
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 22:52:44 GMT
Subject: OT How I spent my summer vacation
Limit damage my foot - more like propagate lies, misrepresentations,
distortions and compete fabrications. The main-stream media stands the
distinct chance of being accused of yelling FIRE in the proverbial crowded
theater. They have done an exceedingly horrible job of reporting the facts of
this disaster to the point of criminal malfeasance. They have been more
concerned with trying to out-dramatize each other and some were running with
any unsubstantiated rumor they heard. Part of what they were reporting may
have hampered or slowed rescue efforts. Case in point, as of a few days ago,
when they were trying to find one for a follow-up interview, no ATC's or
pilots could be found to validate they were fired upon by looters. Yet, we
heard reports from multiple news agencies that looters were firing on the
choppers. This pathetic, self-serving yellow journalism may also explain how
the media mis-reported the relief and rescue response in the first few days.
-=jd=-
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A quick, random sampling:
One ambulance official overseeing the airlift rescue operations said a
gunshot was fired at a military helicopter over the Superdome before
daybreak.
"We have suspended operations until they gain control of the Superdome,"
said Richard Zeuschlag, head of Acadian Ambulance, which was handling the
evacuation of sick and injured people from the building.
xxx.foxnews.com
Friday, September 02, 2005
But some Federal Emergency Management rescue operations were suspended in
areas where gunfire has broken out, Homeland Security spokesman Russ Knocke
said in Washington.
³In areas where our employees have been determined to potentially be in
danger, we have pulled back,² he said.
³Hospitals are trying to evacuate,² said Coast Guard Lt Cmdr Cheri
Ben-Iesan, spokesman at the city emergency operations centre. ³At every one
of them, there are reports that as the helicopters come in people are
shooting at them. There are people just taking pot-shots at police and at
helicopters, telling them: You better come get my familyı.²
But the ambulance service in charge of taking the sick and injured from the
Superdome suspended flights after a shot was reported fired at a military
helicopter. Richard Zuschlag, chief of Acadian Ambulance, said it had become
too dangerous for his pilots.
The military, which was overseeing the removal of the able-bodied by buses,
continued the ground evacuation without interruption, said National Guard Lt
Col Pete Schneider.
The government had no immediate confirmation of whether a military
helicopter was fired on.
http://www.breakingnews.ie/2005/09/01/story218818.html
01/09/2005 - 19:07:09
Looks to me like the media was reporting what officials were saying. Ditto
with the slow relief efforts - quotes from officials, victims. Criminal?
Blame the messenger? Hell, you're accusing the messengers of crimes. How
disingenuous. The media is where you get all your information, whether it
be "liberal", "mainstream", "alternative" or "conservative" media. You must
feel really stupid.
Greg