When I began this blog in 2001, I was appalled by President Bush's headlong rush to an illegal war (we were not in fact under attack). As time wore on and Bush began his assault on the Constitution and any people bold enough to criticize, I believed that "the republic is endangered more by actions of our own government than by those of any terrorist." With the election of a high-minded, compassionate, intelligent man like Barack Obama, my fears have ceased.
"Honor them with peace, not war"
United for Peace
Monday, September 12, 2005
Progress in New Orleans: The New York Times report on progress in reclaiming New Orleans says officials are planning to spray naled over the city tonight.
Copyright © 2001-03 Pam Shorey
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Aerial spraying vs. mosquitoes planned
Progress in New Orleans: The New York Times report on progress in reclaiming New Orleans says officials are planning to spray naled over the city tonight.
Contaminated water remains a health concern. An Air National Guard unit will begin spraying a pesticide over New Orleans on Monday evening, in an attempt to prevent an outbreak of West Nile virus and other mosquito-borne illnesses.I have an unhappy feeling this does not bode well for for the remaining residents of this beleagured city.
While the chemical agent that will be used, naled, is believed to be harmless to humans, officials acknowledged that it was unusual to spray a pesticide directly over an urban center. Several thousand residents are believed to remain in New Orleans.
The spraying was ordered only with the approval of Dr. Frederick P. Cerise, the Louisiana secretary of health and hospitals, and Dr. Kevin U. Stephens Sr., the director of public health for New Orleans, said the top United States Public Health Service official overseeing disaster response in Louisiana, Rear Adm. W. Craig Vanderwagen.
Sgt. Shawn David McCowan, a spokesman for the 910th Airlift Wing, a unit based in Vienna, Ohio, that will be spraying the pesticide, said people in New Orleans who come into contact with the spray would only notice a harmless blue dye on their clothing or bodies. The dye is sprayed with the pesticide to allow the pilots to see what areas they have covered. The pesticide is commonly used in southern Louisiana.
Palema
6:20 AM
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