Month September 2005

From Sue: Blacks, dogs, and foreigners are left to fend for themselves. Babies die in their parent’s arms from illness and heat exhaustion. Pets are ripped away from weeping hurricane victims by soliders and left to starve. Doctors and nurses,…

From Zeni Jardin at Boing Boing whose reporting on New Orleans has been incisive and quite amazing. An article in the Army Times is referring to American citizens in New Orleans as “the insurgency”. While some fight the insurgency in…

The idea of $100-a-barrel oil, which was scoffed at as recently as two weeks ago, is now not so far-fetched. And its effect would be substantial. Other financial wreckage Will the banks let the mortgages slide for those whose homes…

From the Red Cross Hurricane Katrina: Why is the Red Cross not in New Orleans? Access to New Orleans is controlled by the National Guard and local authorities and while we are in constant contact with them, we simply cannot…

From Reuters: Police and National Guard troops on Saturday closed down the two centers — the Superdome arena and the city’s convention center — but them penned them in outside in sweltering heat to keep them from trying to walk…