I thought the worst thing I’d heard in the Hurricane Katrina disaster was when children were being raped and killed in the Superdome.
I was wrong. It’s gotten worse.
FEMA intends to ship certain refugees from New Orleans to hastily converted detention camps where they will not be able to leave.
I draw heavily from an eyewitness report posted to the Internet on Wednesday by someone who attempted to deliver relief supplies to the camp, thinking it was going to be an ordinary shelter, and was horrified at what he found. Read the whole thing if you like; here are some choice cuts.
Falls Creek is nestled in the Arbuckle Mountains of south central Oklahoma. One of the more beautiful regions of the state. It would be a peaceful and beautiful place to try to start mending emotionally, and begin to figure what you’re going to do next. . . .
Falls Creek is very secluded and absolutely no where near a population center. The closest route from Falls Creek to a connecting road is three miles on a winding narrow road called “High Road” (It gets that name for two reasons – it’s goes over the mountain instead of around it like “Low Road” does, and it’s where the teenagers of the area go to party). The road has not a single home on it for over 3 miles. After battling that 3 miles over mountains, you’ll find yourself about 5 miles from the nearest town, Davis, Oklahoma, population ca. 2000. This is no place to start a new life. . . .
We arrived at our cabin and started toting the clothes in. We finally found a group of men upstairs in the dorms trying to do something alien to them – make beds. They had almost completed the room of bunk beds and told us we could go over to the ladies’ dorm room and start on it. We lugged our sacks of clothes back down the stairs. Then we got the first negative message. “You can’t bring any clothes in. FEMA has stated they will accept no more clothes. They’ve had 30 people sorting clothes for days. They don’t want anymore.” My mind couldn’t help but go back over the news articles that have accused FEMA of refusing water in to Jefferson Parrish, or turning fuel away. . . .
We then started lugging in our food products. The foods I had purchased were mainly snacks, but my mother – God bless her soul – had gone all out with fresh vegetables, fruits, canned goods, breakfast cereals, rice, and pancake fixings. That’s when we got the next message: They will not be able to use the kitchen.
Excuse me? I asked incredulously.
FEMA will not allow any of the kitchen facilities in any of the cabins to be used by the occupants due to fire hazards. FEMA will deliver meals to the cabins. The refugees will be given two meals per day by FEMA. They will not be able to cook. In fact, the “host” goes on to explain, some churches had already enquired about whether they could come in on weekends and fix meals for the people staying in their cabin. FEMA won’t allow it because there could be a situation where one cabin gets steaks and another gets hot dogs – and…
it could cause a riot.
It gets worse.
He then precedes to tell us that some churches had already enquired into whether they could send a van or bus on Sundays to pick up any occupants of their cabins who might be interested in attending church. FEMA will not allow this. The occupants of the camp cannot leave the camp for any reason. If they leave the camp they may never return. They will be issued FEMA identification cards and “a sum of money” and they will remain within the camp for the next 5 months.
My son looks at me and mumbles “Welcome to Krakow.”
My mother then asked if the churches would be allowed to come to their cabin and conduct services if the occupants wanted to attend. The response was “No ma’am. You don’t understand. Your church no longer owns this building. This building is now owned by FEMA and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. They have it for the next 5 months.” This scares my mother who asks “Do you mean they have leased it?” The man replies, “Yes, ma’am…lock, stock and barrel. They have taken over everything that pertains to this facility for the next 5 months.”
As of Tuesday evening, the expected refugees had not yet arrived at this facility. It’s unclear exactly who will be sent here. But what is clear is that anyone who does come here isn’t leaving for quite a while. It is quite literally in the middle of nowhere.
Sure, nothing physically restrains anyone from leaving. Except the state police at all the exits. In theory, one could escape through the woods, but it’s five miles to the nearest town, and the cops are there too. And patrolling the surrounding areas.
The questions of the day are, who will be imprisoned here, and why? How many people will die trying to escape?
Update September 9: A report from the Denver Post talks about a second, similar camp in Colorado.
If I didn’t know better, I’d have thought I was peering through the fence at a concentration camp.
The signs on the buildings say “Community College of Aurora,” though for now they’re serving as an impromptu Camp Katrina. About 160 hurricane survivors are being housed in the dorms, surrounded by fences, roadblocks, security guards and enough armed police officers to invade Grenada.
There’s a credentials unit to process every visitor, an intake unit to provide identification tags and a bag of clothes to every evacuee, several Salvation Army food stations, portable toilets, shuttle buses, a green army-tent chapel with church services three times a day and a communications team to keep reporters as far away from actual news as possible. — Denver Post
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N. Mallory
Sep 08, 2005
I’ve read conflicting reports that this particular post on that message board is a hoax. However, knowing FEMA’s early history, it’s somewhat plausible.
Michael Hampton
Sep 08, 2005
If it’s a hoax, it’s one very elaborate one. Keep me updated.
McMelvin
Sep 11, 2005
That scares me that your goverement doesn’t even treat it’s American citizens as people anymore. You guys really let your governernment wave your rights away without even putting up a fight, or at least a yelp. I feel for the people of N.O and the very sub-human way they are being treated.
Coyote Osborne
Sep 22, 2005
On the other hand, perhaps we’ve found the perfect place for Trent Lott to live for the next five months, and not be allowed to leave. I heard the poor guy suffered some damage to his mansion. : /
Rose Red
Oct 16, 2005
WTF?
Ok, as a teenager, I spent several summers at Falls Creek, Oklahoma. It was a church camp. Yes, it’s secluded. Yes, the closest town is Davis, and yes, Davis has a very small population. But Davis, OK is NOT the only place that people _could_ relocate! Oklahoma City isn’t that far; neither is Norman, Stillwater, Edmond…. All cities varying in size but each has much to offer.
I am skeptical about the claim that the kitchen facilities are not to be used. Wouldn’t it be COMMON SENSE to let the evacuees USE the kitchen facilities that are there?? Aside from fully appointed kitchens in every bunkhouse, there are also outdoor grills, picnic tables, outdoor pavilions (where our church services were held), and a general store.
The place is not a dump. It’s not a horrible, terrible place to be. In fact, IMO, it WOULD be a good place to take refuge, gather your strength about you, and figure out what to do with your life. In a quiet, extremely scenic setting.
The things I am skeptical about:
1.) Why would anyone say that these evacuees MUST LIVE THERE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME NO LESS THAN FIVE MONTHS?
What if they only need shelter for a couple of weeks, until an apartment or house they are waiting for in another city comes available.
2.) What is the purpose of having police officers guard the camp and the town of Davis? Are the evacuees somehow dangerous?
3.) If anyone wants to have church services out there, they don’t have to have a building to do it in. All of our services were conducted outside, in the fresh air. I don’t know if FEMA is preventing people from gathering outside to pray, but it sounds unlikely.
I am going to do more checking into this.
Jan 01, 2006
Chertoff: I’m “retooling FEMA” - Homeland Security or Homeland Stupidity
Jane Smith
Jan 25, 2006
Quit spewing this crap, want to be out of this camp? Get some insurance, get a job become a taxpayer and quit looking for the next government handout.
Chang Dow
Oct 23, 2006
YO! Jane Smith–I would hate nothing more than to see your ignorant Texan CUNT on
the ski slopes this year when som eild eyed local with very sharp stainless steel skis cut goes airborne and cuts yoru fucking texan hed off! has your car been keyed lately—
NUKE TEXAS! thats my opinion.
Charity Constance
Nov 01, 2006
This is the first I’ve checked out what FEMA was and I thought it couldn’t get worse. Who is behind this, Pres Bush is a X-tian right & what next?
Patriot
Nov 10, 2007
This is real search google video for Concentration Camps in America,
Brandon
Mar 29, 2010
No, this is not real. This is bullshit! The FEMA camp rumors are a hoax promulgated by those who so desperately want it to be true to lend further credence to their wild conspiracy theories that the NWO is “coming soon.” They don’t exist! I’ve seen so many pictures of these “fema camps”, and none of them look anything like a fucking concentration camp! Most of them seem to be just abandoned military bases. There’s no evidence of any camps. It’s just people letting their imaginations run wild.
Linda Thompson’s video is laughable. It’s been debunked many times.
Michael Hampton
Mar 29, 2010
The U.S. government would never build a concentration camp, let alone put anyone in one. Right? Oh, wait…
Toni
Oct 07, 2010
No, they are not dangerous. I dont know how long youve had your eyes closed but this type of stuff has been happening for quite some time. THe Federal Government has basically taken away our rights.
Mike the Bike
Nov 15, 2010
AAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!! Head for the hills!! No wait! There are FEMA camps in the hills! Dopes.
barbara jenkins
Feb 10, 2011
whether a hoax or not, we can never just sleep on this idea. i used to attend community college of aurora, which is in what seems to be in the middle of nowhere. so is our airport. what i am saying is to keep your eyes open please. i dont want something to happen to all of us against our will because we were ignorant.
barbara jenkins
Feb 10, 2011
check out prisonplanet.com, wakeup project.org and infowars.net. please pay attention. it may seem crazy, but it makes way too much sense. WE HAVE THE CHANCE TO SAVE OUR COUNTRY IN THE 2012 ELECTION. DONT VOTE FOR DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN.