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“Clobbered” was the headline in this morning Seattle Times, referring to Sandy, the “Super Storm,” that’s pounding the northeast. I just saw images and read a figure that there may well be 20-90 billion in damages as well as continued loss of life. What a crusher. Wanted everyone who is affected over there – including your families and friends – to know that our hearts and thoughts are with you. We hope that the death toll rises no more and that any of the missing or needing rescue find help arrive speedily.
The gallery above is but a fraction of what’s out there. If there are other equally powerful images that we’ve missed, please feel free to share in the comments below.
To those not in harm’s way: If you’re reading this, have ever enjoyed content on this blog or are compelled to help, please join me in donating to the Red Cross here now. $5, $10, $1000 whatever you can give.
Huge debt of gratitude to those journalists and news organizations who are brave enough to be capturing thse images in NYC, Washington and surroundings and sharing them with the world. Thank you to the photographers who are out there enduring the risk and for raising our awareness. Your photos, video and stories are keeping us connected as the event unfolds. Without your courage and commitment the rest of us would have but the faintest of notions as to Sandy’s destructive power.
Thanks and keep holding on.
Equitable distribution, fairness and justice perhaps.
Yea, it would appear to some , (who have a personal axe to grind with me), that what I have recently reported on is supposed to be a real “hush-hush” matter, when in fact the news on the fighting that goes on in neighboring Burma is really NO SECRET, however my sources are confidential (as this is how mostly all journalists operate when to give up any names could endanger those who have passed onto whomever, in this case me), and that is how it will be.The mentioning of foreign elements assisting the Karen National Liberation Army is NO crime, and as it was reported that these foreign fighter’s were assisting the KNLA (this news is all over Mae Sot for anyone to hear so please don’t even attempt to attack me for stating what is the main topic of conversation in every bar and restaurant in Mae Sot), I passed this info onto your general readership.Another point I would like to make is that NO one will stop NO one from entering Thailand (Mae Sot), to assist the Karen fight, however I do caution anyone who decides to go over there to keep a bit of a low profile while you are attempting to make contact with the KNLA (their e-mail address is in my book “War in Karen Country” by the way), seeing as the SPDC/DKBA are floating all over the city trying to pick up on any news of “foreign mercenaries” (which is what they call anyone who goes to fight for the Karen struggle.I have went into Burma from Thailand at least two dozen times and was NEVER stopped nor was I ever troubled by NO one, but then again I never “advertized” (as some of you “Walter Mitty’s” write about me and my trips to the Republic of Kawthoolei).I continue to receive requests for information about the KNLA along with requests for any type of photos that show the Karen National Liberation Army (I have 328 photos of the KNLA that I have released as PUBLIC DOMAIN), and I continue to pass onto the appropriate KNLA leadership the names of those who want to help in some form.While I have, in effect moved onto other things, I shall do what I can to continue to promote the Karen cause for freedom and if this troubles some of you then so be it.
Fabulous! What a fascinating journey you are on. Must be great to work with such a diverse group and to learn so much about another culture and its architecture. Cant wait to see more photos upon your return. Thank you for sharing.
Seems I was thinking along the correct line in my earlier post. The hold up seems to be about the red shirt leaders legal position after the rally ends. They really don’t want to go prison. Be interesting to see how many lives they are willing to sacrifice to stop that happening.
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