Katrina Coverage

According to Shots at helicopters shrouded in a 'fog', the official word from the Air Force, Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security and Louisiana Air National Guard is that they haven't been able to confirm any incidents of shots being fired at helicopters. The same goes for "members of several rescue crews who were told […]

A birdie tells us:
Coast Guard spokeswoman Jolie Shifflet just told me: "Coast Guard helicopters were not fired on during Hurricane Katrina rescue operations."
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Hopefully the following incident will generate at least a lawsuit. Dr. Mark N. Perlmutter and another doctor flew in to LA with medical supplies and made his way to Louis Armstrong International Airport, where he was asked to look after patients on the tarmac:
In the midst of administering chest compressions to a dying woman several […]