NG snuck Brits out of Superdome

[Howardx]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4214746.stm

"Jenny Sachs, of Sheffield, told how soldiers had to smuggle her out of the Superdome in secret.

She was one of about 30 Britons who, realising they could not escape the city, had fled to the stadium for shelter."

(snip)

"The military told all non-US citizens to stay together for safety, Ms Sachs added.

They later told them they would be secretly smuggled out in groups of 10 under cover of darkness as it had become too dangerous for them to remain in the stadium, she told BBC News.

"When we were leaving, people were going 'Where are you going?' and giving us looks.

"But the military got us out, which we were all thankful for."

[HereSince1628]

1. Why would being non-US citizens put you at risk?

I would love to know what the underlying assumptions were.

[malaise]

2. No surprise

Any white person from anywhere before Afro-Americans. The Social Contract is The Racial Contract.

[Howardx]

4. i assumed the brits were white

they may not have been but im gonna continue assuming they were.

[Tesla]

5. He's a" Uniter"

Remember???

[Tyranny_R_US]

3. I wonder if they were Black or White british?

Anyway it was crazy in there I'd sneak them out too

[Howardx]

8. before sick people and kids?

there was no mention of any special needs these brits had, if they had a way to get people out they should have been taking the elderly, children and the sick before some apparently able bodied brits.

[Roland99]

6. British incompetence, too? Read this one!

The group had called the British embassy in Washington from a mobile phone, Mr Trout added.

But embassy staff had told them to contact the British consulate in New Orleans

When they had pointed out it was "15ft under water", the embassy staff had simply repeated they should contact the consulate, Mr Trout told BBC News.

"That was obviously very difficult to take."

[Dr Batsen D Belfry]

7. Must have been very distant relatives

of the Saudi Royal Family

</sarcasm>

DBDB

[Bluebear]

11. OMG your screen name!

And I commented exactly the same thing yesterday re: bin Laden family.

[seabeyond]

9. also shows they were there and able to get people out,....

contrary to what happened and they stated they were capable of

[spuddonna]

10. Of course they did! It makes PERFECT BUSINESS SENSE!

If they don't save the foreign tourists, can you imagine the hit we'd take in our economy for the international tourist bidness? You can't have people from our 'Coalition of the Willing' afraid to visit the good ol' USA?!

They get first dibs on the rescue! It's hard work being a bidness president!

[Generic Other]

12. Can't control the negative PR in other countires if we endanger tourists

But this provides more evidence that people of NOLA were intentionally prevented from leaving.

[Mutley]

13. I'm glad they were able to get out but...

why are non-US citizens being given special treatment over US citizens?

[Maple]

14. What happens during a crisis

in a foreign country? The US does everything possible to get it's citizens out...no matter what happens to the natives of that country.

[Howardx]

15. i think the answer to that is obvious

poor black people.