On the recordAugust 26, 2006
They have M-16s and they're locked and loaded. These troops know how to shoot and kill, and I expect they will.
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Kathleen Blanco
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transcripts.cnn.comKathleen Blanco: “They have M-16s and they're locked and loaded. These troops know how to shoot and kill, and I expect they will.”
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Governor Kathleen Blanco discusses the readiness of the National Guard to use lethal force if necessary.
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