Just got this e-mail from a friend who belongs to a SAR unit and WAS going into the New Orleans area. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I just got the call from our unit commander that our unit's search has been called off. ALL units' searches are being called off except FEMA's, and they are being escorted by armed National Guardsmen. The whole picture down there is not being reported on the news media, but if you've ever seen the movie, "Escape from New York" you may have an idea of what is going on. The looters are shooting SAR workers and their dogs, policemen, paramedics, National Guardsmen, each other, anyone. I believe the media did broadcast the helicopter coming into New Orleans and being shot at. A helicopter coming in to bring ASSISTANCE! It is horrible beyond words. Local law enforcement does not have it under control. They can't. We all know local policemen/women and sheriff deputies are, for the most part, just folks like us doing their job. (And most of them are in survival mode like the rest of the citizens, having lost their homes too.) They are not trained for war or terrorism and that's what it is. They have declared Martial Law on the entire Gulf Coast. It's a nightmare beyond our wildest dreams. Maybe when/if they get it under control, we can go in and recover bodies. I'm sure many of them will be dead from being shot by the damn looters. (And I mean that literally ... the DAMN looters.) I have the "inside scoop". very sad and scary... Vicki Von Charisma German Shepherds http://members.aol.com/VAbby17801/VCGShepherds.html In Memory of.. Ch. Von Charisma's Destiny ~SABIA~ 7/23/92 - 8/11/05 ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================