Reply #5: shock and hysteria

[notadmblnd]

people so affected by what had happened that they became unsuspecting participants in a bad game of "telephone".

I am one of many people here that watched MSM coverage while simultaneously listened to the police scanners in NO almost 24/7 that entire week.

I listened as MSM reported alleged crimes time after time all the while never presenting any witnesses to these crimes. At the same time I'm listening to the scanners and there are no reports of crimes being committed in the Superdome. In fact on the Wednesday night/Thursday morning after the hurricane, I was listening to the guards in the superdome.

They were discussing a fire in a garbage chute (I also think this was briefly mentioned in the MSM and quickly dropped). Calls were made to the NOFD and NOPD. They were en route but were delayed by flood water and it sounded like the guards were getting panicky about the fire getting out of control and people panicking and rioting. The NOFD and PD arrived but the portable tankers that were needed hadn't got there yet. I heard the guard tell the NOFP to leave, that they could not provide the firefighters with security and they were getting ready to pull the plug on the operation. The NOFP refused to leave, they waited for their equipment, extinguished the fire and waited for the smoke to clear.

At the time I had no doubt in my mind that they were going to lock those people in and let them die. If it hadn't been for the fire department, deaths would have been in the tens of thousands.

I was horrified by what I heard that night, I posted here about it at the time in the "scanner" threads that were running. I still haven't changed my mind.

Anyway, I said all that to say this.. I believe the powers that be were trying their damnedest to provoke the people in the superdome, the convention center and on the streets to resort to violence that would result in massive deaths. When help was finally sent in.. it was with a battle zone mentality, Gen Honore told soldiers to put their guns down on more than one occasion.

The good people of NO didn't fall into their trap and their plan (for whatever reason) was aborted.