NEW ORLEANS NEWS SOURCE/KATRINA RUMORS

We have been trying to find out if Mom's brother's home was flooded. It sits on one of the few elevated pieces of land in New Orleans. But from the latest NOAA images, apparently not. Luckily they were out of town last weekend.

My typist is getting our news of New Orleans from NOLA.com: Everything New Orleans. And he wants to squash the rumor that Katrina was a joint attack by S.P.E.C.T.R.E. and Al Qaeda as certain officials inside the beltway want us to believe. But unfortunately we have heard that the extremists have given Katrina a rank of 'Private' in their global jihad.** Will the other shoe fall and will we hear from Mr. Blofeld next? Maybe the rumor is true.

**Katrina Prompts Global Support for Victims - Yahoo! News: "Islamic extremists rejoiced in America's misfortune, giving the storm a military rank and declaring in Internet chatter that 'Private' Katrina had joined the global jihad, or holy war. With 'God's help,' they declared, oil prices would hit $100 a barrel this year."

Officials say this disaster is unprecedented. Don't they mean un-Presidented?

SORRY! My typist got a hold of the magic box while I was outside searching for voles. Guess the duct tape didn't work. (Freda)