Monthly Archives: September 2005

1. (deleted for inaccuracy about fatality) pswartz 2) Here is a lengthy and difficult eyewitness posting about what folks experienced in Bywater off Poland Ave. It does support the conclusion that chaos broke out in the wake of the hurricane … Continue reading →

Soon, it will be time to return to non-Katrina related postings. The news cycle is gradually returning to normal, and it’s unclear that the world will be as obsessed with Katrina as we New Orleanians and Gulf Coasters will be … Continue reading →

Maybe it’s time to change the title? I’m not going to write much myself tonight, as instead I’ll just turn it over to more eyewitness accounts, photos and articles. 1) How’s this for a “blame game”? Read a New Orleanian’s … Continue reading →

Today “Brownie” was yanked from running field ops atFEMA, although he’s still running the whole agency. Also, NPR ran a detailed story chronicling who didwhat last week, which pretty much backed the localofficials against the FEMA drones. There are signs … Continue reading →

Right now I’m watching Mr. Cheney on C-Span, and they’ve just shown the defining moment of his visit. He’s prattling on about the impressive resources brought to bear by the government, the gratitude expressed by local officials and people about … Continue reading →

Oops, missed a day — and the stuff keeps pouring in. My brother went into the city yesterday, and reports that it’s now under complete lockdown. That’s already quite different from Sunday, when things were still quite loose. Today, on … Continue reading →

Since Blogspot is too retarded to maintain spaces when one cuts and pastes from yahoo.com, please contact me if you would like a clean copy of this posting. I’m tired of hunting for places to insert spaces because of some … Continue reading →

Please reforward if you like — I haven’t added many names from earlier contacts and suggestions. For previous Katrina postings, see: www.truthtalkziraq.blogspot.com This weekend I’ve accompanied a small group of medical relief professionals on what is called an “explo mission” … Continue reading →

I have a lot more to post, but no time right now. Iwill explain later: 1) Juan Cole has a thought-provoking set ofcomparisons between New Orleans and Baghdad today (howcompelling for some…): www.juancole.com 2) Here’s one perspective on Katrina, from … Continue reading →

1) Nagin articulates what we all feel: http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/02/nagin.transcript/index.html 2) A satellite photo: http://hosted.ap.org/specials/neworleanssatellite/index.html 3) http://www.nola.com/weblogs/nola/index.ssf?/mtlogs/nola_nolaview/archives/2005_09.html#076355The Positive Stories Must Get OutName:Robert LeBlancHome: 9858769172Email: rlrenrec@aol.comSubject: My Hurricane Story — The Positive StoriesMust Get OutStory: Please help me to get this story out. … Continue reading →