yank33,

Don't waste your time on him mate, he's got the guts to call someone else racist WRONGLY and then have the nerve to use the term (-----------------)
Next thing you know he'll come out with some "fact" saying that "Oh no, Bush isn't like that at all as everyone in america thinks he isn't." Ask him how and he'll just say " Because it just is, I'm telling you."

MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Hurricane Katrina was packing winds of up to 145 mph early Sunday as it approached the U.S. Gulf Coast, the National Hurricane Center said early Sunday.
The National Hurricane Center said Katrina -- now a Category 4 storm -- could announce its Monday arrival with tropical storm-force winds Sunday night.
At 10 p.m. (11 p.m. ET) Saturday the hurricane center issued a hurricane warning from Morgan City, Louisiana, to the Alabama-Florida border, an area that includes New Orleans. A warning means that hurricane conditions are expected within the warning area within the next 24 hours.
The hurricane center said the storm could be upgraded to a Category 4, with winds from 131 mph to 155 mph, late Saturday or Sunday. Such winds are capable of causing extreme damage.
"This is a very, very dangerous hurricane," hurricane center Director Max Mayfield said. Katrina, already has been blamed for seven deaths in Florida, where it made landfall Thursday as a Category 1 hurricane. As much as 18 inches of rain fell in some areas, flooding streets and homes. (See video of the damage floodwaters left in one family's new house)
Twelve-foot waves already were approaching parts of the northern Gulf Coast.
Officials fear New Orleans, Louisiana, is vulnerable because it sits an average of 6 feet below sea level.
Mandatory evacuations were in effect for some of Louisiana's low-lying areas; residents in other low-lying areas are being encouraged to leave.
Governors of both Louisiana and Mississippi declared emergencies Friday in anticipation of the strengthening storm.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is not a test. This is the real deal," New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin said at a news conference.
He urged people to remain calm, "board up your homes, make sure you have medicine, make sure your car has enough gas in it," and prepare to leave.
Highways leading out of the city had bumper-to-bumper traffic.
Several major interstates, including 55, 59, 10 and 12, were converted to one-way routes away from New Orleans, the Louisiana Department of Transportation said.
From there drivers can continue farther north or stay in higher areas that are less at risk. The governors of both states urged caution while driving, because a single wreck could tie up traffic for hours.
Robert Latham, director of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, said the state was recommending evacuations along the coast "and even several counties inland." Mandatory evacuations could follow later, he said.
"There's about 36 hours for folks to get ready," said Federal Emergency Management Agency director Michael Brown. "Beyond that, it's just too late."
"I can't emphasize enough to viewers how serious FEMA is taking this storm," he told CNN.
The agency has dispatched teams to both states.
"We're preparing for the worst and praying for the best," Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour told CNN.
The last time Mississippi or Louisiana were hit by a Category 4 storm was in 1969, when Hurricane Camille killed 143 people in the Gulf states. Latham said he attends a memorial service for those victims every year and keeps a book about the storm on his desk.
He said his office has done all it can "for the citizens of this state to prepare for this type of event."
The Pascagoula Naval Station in Mississippi sent two guided missile frigates, the USS Stephen W. Groves and the USS John L. Hall, out to sea Friday evening to avoid the approaching hurricane.
Eglin Air Force Base, in the Florida panhandle, on Saturday began evacuating 40 F-15 fighter jets to bases in Texas and New Mexico. Other aircraft were being sent off, as well.
Florida Gov. Jeb Bush on Friday asked the White House to declare Miami-Dade and Broward counties federal disaster areas. More counties could be added to the list.
Florida Power and Light Company said that by Saturday afternoon it had restored electric service to about half of the nearly 1.5 million customers who lost power Thursday.

Comparing someone to HITLER is RACSIM and I cant do for Zain cuz he just takes everything wrong Hes insisting when I said black corrupt ppl i think he doesn't read whole sentence wht I write I said tht white ppl desis and i cant do anything in tht cuz for Zain everything is right according to what he thinks.[/size]

LOL,
Hilarious.
So apparently, everyone who died in the Hurriacane due to diseases etc was corrupt? You have to understand, some people that were trapped in couldn't get out not because they were but due to them not being able to have the resources to or the finances to! There were many who were severly injured AFTER the Hurricance as well who while willing to get out, could not do so due to injuries.

Í read your sentence, and I read it very well, Admittedly you might not have intended it, but that's how it came out.

Another thing, comparing anyone to Hitler is not racist. You're getting it wrong again. If I say that someone uses a hitler strategy of executing things, and Hitler's war strategy of or using the Halford Bruntland's Heartland theory of using Eastern Europe as your base to start a war, it's not racist as the person might be using that strategy for gaining something else, which might not neccessarily be religious opression, as was Hiter's case. Big difference. It's like saying that just because I state that someone looks like Hitler, doesn't mean that it's a racist comment!

And your post before the above one quite clearly further elaborates my point about the U.S government knowing and being informed about Katrina ages before it did occur, and still not bothering to do everything in it's hands that it could have. If US government took responsibility for that (as is confirmed in the US House of Representatives), how is it that you are defending them and denying it?

just wondering, correct me if im mistaken, but i don't think it was the US who established the United Nations. Wasnt the story originally that 26 representatives pledged their governments to continue fighting the rising corrupt powers during the second world war? Besides the United Nations is not a government or law unto itself. along with the US it has to pay close attention and scrutinize every nations decision.

p.s. sorry didnt' want to get in the middle of your guys' heated discussion... but if someone can clarify whether im right or wrong, it'll be much appreciated.

wht does tht mean dude the whole post from cnn?i guess u didn't read it again authorities were asking for ppl to leave im helpless in front of u dude cuz u WILL NEVER accept the truth wht we kno ppl of USA its enough we dnt care for other citizens for w.e they think or read I seriously cant argue with u cuz u r in ur own world GOOD LUCK

You indeed are correct ma'am!
http://www.un.org/aboutun/unhistory/

I read it mate. Again.. and again... Telling people is NOT enough. If people CANNOT leave, HOW WILL THEY?

It's like telling someone, pay me or you die, when the person doesn't have money itself, how will he or she do it!

How am I in my own world when apparently it is you who think that everyone in the US, besides a few democrats think that the government did everything in their power to help out in Katrina, when the government's officials themselves have admitted otherwise?

Obviously you don't care for other citizens and for whatever they think or read, that's what makes the U.S of A even more arrogant and hated.

yes, supergurl u r right but U.S. is the one who proposed it n majority of the money UN gets is from U.S. Without donations from the US to fund this program it won't stand a chance since no other countries can afford to pay for it. the UN was made to prevent any disruptions between countries n it is its job to represent every nation equally ..but thats not wat is actually happening

just to let u guys know rockdj911 has been warned for racism.
be careful when u r in politics section

US owns the world

ur right, there have been many instances that the UN has favoured the US. all in all though, legally speaking...its not allowed to do that. the UN does get a majority of its funding from the US, but I don't think it would close down altogether if the US stopped funding. besides in this day and age, i don't think you can hide how much you give to a big organization like that. say for instance that the UN did not back a US based decision, and immediately afterwards the US decided to rollback on donations to the UN....well it would cause quite a controversy....its all about image my dear....the US can't afford to 'lose face' to the world...although they have God knows how many times. tactics is what it is, even if they wanted to, without proper reasoning, it would be foolish for the US to stop support....im just stating my opinion

it's like the fat bully in a playground holding kids upside down and then telling them to give em all their cookies...and then letting him down, and offering to make him his partner in bullying other kids. :icon_roll

well yes in reality US wuldn't stop funding UN cuz it will ruin the image of US, but i think if US does stop funding then UN wuldnt last...majority of the ppl workin for UN, not the representatives of countries, r US residents since its head office is located in US n thus the major funding required for UN to run is given by US...it make be a gradual change but US's, being the most powerful country today, involvement in UN is necessary inorder for UN to be solve any disputes between countries, whether they r HDCs or LDCs .....to me UN is just another "tactic" US is using to control the world...

its true that the UN would have a hard time running without cooperation from the US, and its true that the US is taking advantage of that fact.... but hey, having a UN around still does help a little if not much. even if it is controlled by bush (uuuggghhhh).....

sorry zain, just a question...if you don't mind, may I please know your gender? lol just wondering