Katrina revolts
The news barrage of the last week is very 9/11-esque. I haven’t been this glued to the tube since the towers fell. And conversations with friends this past week have always revolved around Katrina. It’s hard to imagine just how hard these people have been hit and how long this has been going on without any immediate assistance. I’m shocked because year after year, hurricanes and floods hit the US each summer, they’re in the news for a short while and assistance happens and people recover. I’m not sure if Katrina was any more fierce than storms in the past, or if there just hasn’t been a serious response to the aftermath.
A lot of people are breaking down and can’t take it anymore. Police are turning in their badges, some are even commiting suicide. Officials are cracking, the Mayor is rightly frustrated. People need to see a light at the end of the tunnel. There’s a lot of finger pointing going on, and it’s all pointing towards Bush. The Department of Homeland Security was designed specifically for these issues. MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann states the following:
“It has just proved that it cannot save its citizens from a biological weapon called standing water.”
Not terrorist weapons, or bombs, or chemical agents…simple water that’s not even moving.
The Crooks and Liars blog has been very good at capturing the outbursts and backlash in the media in this situation. Video for downloads so you don’t have to watch 6 channels at the same time to catch everything going on.
For now, let’s just stop pointing fingers, get these people out, and sort out what went wrong after. These people need our help, so now’s the time to give a hand. Redcross.org or Redcross.ca
