The masterful Jeff Wells says it better than I could. He's writing a another book (yeah!!), but still has time to put up some great posts. Check him out at Rigorous Intuition. Especially check out THIS blog entry. A picture is worth a thousand words, after all.
From: Because They Can
When it all comes down to dust, I will help you if I must;
I will kill you if I can. - Leonard Cohen
Maybe you think the worst is over, now Bush has had his photo op as the clockwork convoy of aid finally rolled into New Orleans. I thought, maybe so. Maybe that's enough death for them.
If you're like I was, you haven't seen this yet:
[See Photo at Link]
It's Geraldo Rivera, Friday night at the New Orleans Convention Center, where 30,000 Americans are locked down again with their piss and their shit and their dead. Rivera gets it, but he doesn't know what he's got. "What the hell, man - let them walk out of here!" If anyone tries it, if anyone reaches the perimeter, they're turned back.
From the website of the American Red Cross, their disaster FAQ:
People shake their heads, "Why would they do this?" Because they can't fathom a reason they deny it's happening, and disbelieve the witness of the tightness in their chests.
When Polish Jews first entered the Warsaw Ghetto, they knew they'd been through Hell, but they thought they'd come out the other side.
This is happening, America, to your brothers and sisters. Don't think it isn't because you can't understand it.
Coming this week, count on it: the "pacification" of New Orleans.
From: Because They Can
When it all comes down to dust, I will help you if I must;
I will kill you if I can. - Leonard Cohen
Maybe you think the worst is over, now Bush has had his photo op as the clockwork convoy of aid finally rolled into New Orleans. I thought, maybe so. Maybe that's enough death for them.
If you're like I was, you haven't seen this yet:
[See Photo at Link]
It's Geraldo Rivera, Friday night at the New Orleans Convention Center, where 30,000 Americans are locked down again with their piss and their shit and their dead. Rivera gets it, but he doesn't know what he's got. "What the hell, man - let them walk out of here!" If anyone tries it, if anyone reaches the perimeter, they're turned back.
From the website of the American Red Cross, their disaster FAQ:
Why is the Red Cross not in New Orleans?In the end, there is no understanding evil. There is only opposing it.
Acess to New Orleans is controlled by the National Guard and local authorities and while we are in constant contact with them, we simply cannot enter New Orleans against their orders.
The state Homeland Security Department had requested--and continues to request--that the American Red Cross not come back into New Orleans following the hurricane. Our presence would keep people from evacuating and encourage others to come into the city.
People shake their heads, "Why would they do this?" Because they can't fathom a reason they deny it's happening, and disbelieve the witness of the tightness in their chests.
When Polish Jews first entered the Warsaw Ghetto, they knew they'd been through Hell, but they thought they'd come out the other side.
This is happening, America, to your brothers and sisters. Don't think it isn't because you can't understand it.
Coming this week, count on it: the "pacification" of New Orleans.
[See Photo at Link]
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