Gulf Coast/Katrina News Updates

Activists to Build Bushville/Camp Katrina on DC Mall on 9/11 - Raw Story 09/09/05

Camp Katrina, Aurora Colorado Likened to "Concentration Camp" - Denver Post 09/07/05

Video - The Story of a Hurricane Survivor -  Baton Rouge, LA; WAFB TV9 Television News  09/07/05

Offers of Millions, Including a Water Purification System Turned Away or Delayed. 09/07/05

Rep. Charles W. Boustany Jr., (R-La.) Today - "Most of the red tape and problems have been at the state level. I have to
say that the federal response has been focused on New Orleans with search
and rescue operations which is going very, very well at this stage." - New York Times; 09/06/05

Rep. Charles W. Boustany Jr., (R-La.) (3 days ago), said he spent the past 48 hours urging the Bush administration to send help.  - Washington Post;  09/02/05

President Bush Resists Investigation.  Bush to Investigate Himself - Yahoo News, 09/06/06

Storm Survivors Told to Expose Themselves in Order to Be Rescued - Yahoo News,  09/06/05

"Expect up to 40,000 Bodies" reports the Shelbyville Times Gazette - 09/06/05

The City Where the Dead are Left Dying in the Streets -  UK Independent Online  09/06/05

The Search for Survivors -  BBC News - 09/06/05

Twenty two bodies found lashed together around a pole -  Sunday Herald, South Mississippi, by Knight Ridder News - 09/06/05

Lethal chaos: Professor describes scene at New Orleans hospital - The Raw Story 09/06/05

Why FEMA Was Missing In Action - Los Angeles Times 09/05/05

New York, Mayor Bloomberg "Rips" Feds - NY Daily News 09/05/05

Evacuation nearly complete; Rescuers fear 'thousands of corpses; Up to 150 Britons unaccounted for - Independent Online, UK 09/05/05

Hundreds of Doctors Turned Away from Helping Hurricane Victims - Associated Press 09/04/05

Hurricane Center Director Briefed Homeland Security & FEMA Before Katrina Hit - Editor & Publisher, 09/05/05

Reuters corrects story - Four  others shot dead  -  Reuters 09/04/05

Five Shot Dead were from the US Army Corpse of Engineers - Associated Press, From The Australian 09/04/05 (09/05/05)

"Bodies Strewn Like Road Kill" -  Los Angeles Times 09/04/06

Chertoff Blames the Media for not knowing of danger to New Orleans  VIDEO -  09/04/05

Bob Shieffer Blasts the response to Katrina -  VIDEO:  Face The Nation 09/04/05

Survival New Orleans Web Log - Updates from those in the City, includes photographs of military scenes there PHOTOS -  09/04/05

Many Evacuated, but Thousands Still Waiting; Bush Blames State Government - Washington Post  09/04/05

New Orleans Law Enforcement Officers Quitting Force, 2 Suicides - from Officer.com, Source for Law Enforcement  09/04/05
"At Least 200 New Orleans Officers Walk of Job, Two Commit Suicide"  Police Official says "Guard played cards" Amid Chaos (09/03/05)

"One of America's Worst Abandonments of Americans On US Soil" -  from MSNBC Meet the Press VIDEO 09/04/04

Food Distribution Was Staged For Photo Op by Laura Rozen, International News  09/03/05
and they even pretended they were fixing the levee, so the image of  George Bush could be framed against such a comforting background

Levee Repair Staged For Photo Op by U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu 09/03/05  See Video Here
but in fact, the actual relief effort was shut down while George Bush was in the area

Bush Visit Halts Food Delivery by Michelle Krupa, Times Picayune at NOLA.COM  09/03/05

Haliburton Gets Contract for Katrina Repairs - Haliburton Watch  09/03/05

Combat Operations Now Underway -   New Orleans, Louisiana America - US Army Times New Orleans, Louisiana America - US Army Times New Orleans, Louisiana America - US Army Times 09/03/05