FULL COVERAGE: The Betrayal Of New Orleans
Another FEMA Scandal – Hurricane $$$ For Votes In Florida - Michael Brown, the embattled head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approved payments in excess of $31 million in taxpayer money to thousands of Florida residents who were unaffected by Hurricane Frances and three other hurricanes last year in an effort to help President Bush win a majority of votes in that state during his reelection campaign, according to published reports. See... False Hurricane Claims to Help Bush Win Fla. Votes
MORE HURRICANE COMMENTARY:
Mary Pitt - Plenty Of Time
Ernest Partridge - Randville Rawlsburg & New Orleans
Sheila Samples - Sheila Samples: The Man With A SNAFU Plan
Jorge R. Mancillas - The Real Scandal Unveiled By Katrina
Doug Giebel - Let Us NOT Praise Famous Men
Remi Kanazi Poem - Hurricane Racism
Norma Sherry - Norma Sherry: If it Were Up to Me
William Rivers Pitt - Let the Dead Teach the Living
Thai Tsunami Survivors Have Some Bad News For New Orleans Victims - BANGKOK, Thailand -- Katrina's victims may learn lessons from Thailand's tsunami where DNA and real estate profits
have become priorities, and thousands of survivors still cannot cope eight months after rescue. See... Tsunami Aftermath Contains Lessons For New Orleans
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Tropical Storm Ophelia Heads for FloridaDown, But Never Out in New OrleansNearly 100 Countries Send Money, Assistance to US63,000 Military Personnel Join Hurricane Relief
For much more see... COMMENTARY: The Betrayal Of New Orleans