New Orleans police to abandon search and rescue missions

It's amazing how out of control the city has become due to the lack of National Guard troops to maintain law and order. The mayor has re-deployed police away from search-and-rescue missions because the city has become Baghdad on the Mississippi with armed gunmen ruling the streets. When is Bush going to start giving a damn about average Americans in need?

Late Wednesday, Tenet Healthcare Corp. asked Louisiana State Police and the U.S. Coast Guard to help evacuate one of its hospitals in Gretna after a supply truck carrying food, water, medical supplies and pharmaceuticals was held up by gunmen.

"We have to close it down because we can no longer ensure the safety of our patients or our staff in that hospital," Tenet spokesman Steven Campanini said of the 203-bed Meadowcrest Hospital.