This is from Andrea Garland, who is from New Orleans:
There are supplies sitting in Baton Rouge for the folks in New Orleans,
but the National Guard has the city surrounded and is not letting
anyone in or out. They are turning away people with supplies, claiming
it is too dangerous. If we have planes that can drop bombs on people in
Iraq, certainly we can air drop supplies into the city. Our goverment
is KILLING the people of New Orleans. This is the message I am now
sending to all major media sources, national and worldwide, as well as
posting to email lists, blogs, etc. The story is getting out that the
people there are not getting supplies, but the truth of WHY is not.
Please help spread the word, we must get this story out. Please so not
let any more of my friends die.
I can be reached at 254.640.8441 – feel free to call me or give my
number to any media that needs a contact person to talk to.
Here is my message:
I am a resident of the Bywater in New Orleans (9th Ward). I am one of
the lucky ones that was able to evacuate before the storm.
I have recently managed to speak to some friends stranded in New
Orleans. They are starving and dehydrating and there is no news of when
they will be receiving food and water. I have spoken to relief efforts
and understand that there are plenty of supplies waiting for these
people, BUT THEY ARE NOT BEING ALLOWED INTO THE CITY.
The National Guard has the city surrounded and is not letting anyone in
or out, except the buses being evacuated. The excuse that they can not
bring supplies into New Orleans because of the looting and gun fire is
not a valid excuse – if they are too afraid to enter the streets of New
Orleans, they need to be air dropping supplies into the city. If the
United States is capable of sending planes that can withstand enemy
fire to drop bombs in Iraq, certainly they are capable of air dropping
supplies into a city where the worst of the gunfire they could encouter
would be from semi-automatics.
Our government is killing the people of New Orleans. By witholding
supplies, they are ensuring more deaths, and I hold them complicit.
Please bring this matter to the attention of the people of the United
States. They need to know that New Orleans is deliberatly being denied
food and water. Perhaps if the people there had food and water, they
might not be shooting off guns.
Please feel free to call me for further information or with any
questions. I appreciate your attention to this most serious matter.
I fear for my friends.
Sincerely,
Andrea Garland
Get Your Act On! (getyouracton.com)
