They said because Homeland Security wanted to concentrate on only evacuating people, so would not allow anyone in to bring food, water and medical supplies except the military. I also heard a whole fleet of school buses was lined up 20 miles away ready to evacuate people, but Homeland Security wouldn't let them come in for 2 days because there weren't enough National Guard to put 1 on each bus. (They were busy in Iraq.)
Biofuel@sustainablelists.org wrote: Did they say why? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >After reading on the internet that Homeland Security is not >allowing the Red Cross in New Orleans to bring food, water and >medical supplies, I called the Red Cross National Affairs >number (202-303-5551) this morning and was told that this is >true, but they are allowed to help ecacuees in Texas. I asked >who is bringing these things to the desperate people still stuck >there and was told the military is. She says many people are >VERY upset about this. If you want to call the White House to >express your outrage, their number is: > >White House >Comments: 202-456-1111 >Switchboard: 202-456-1414 >FAX: 202-456-2461 > >Marilyn > >_______________________________________________ >Biofuel mailing list >Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablel ists.org > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): >http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainableli sts.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/