The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Reports of anarchy at Superdome overstated- September 26, 2005 NEW ORLEANS After five days managing near riots, medical horrors and unspeakable living conditions inside the Superdome, Louisiana National Guard Col. Thomas Beron prepared to hand over the dead to representatives of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Following days of internationally reported murders, rapes and gang violence inside the stadium, the doctor from FEMA Beron doesn'thttp://f911.blogspot.com/2005/09/seattle-times-nation-world-reports-of.html New Orleans: Prisoners Abandoned to Floodwaters- September 25, 2005 Officers Deserted a Jail Building, Leaving Inmates Locked in Cells "NEW YORK - September 23 - As Hurricane Katrina began pounding New Orleans, the sheriff's department abandoned hundreds of inmates imprisoned in the city's jail, Human Rights Watch said today. Inmates in Templeman III, one of several buildings in the Orleans Parish Prison compound, reported that as of Monday, August 29, therehttp://f911.blogspot.com/2005/09/new-orleans-prisoners-abandoned-to.html Port Townsend, WA relief bus in Mississippi- September 24, 2005 Volunteer relief workers Bill Dwier and Bill Dentzel of Port Townsend offer food and a ride to a shelter to a homeless woman in New Orleans. Photo submitted by Kathleen Mitchell Port Townsend relief workers aboard a bus fueled by biodiesel and vegetable oil have made their way to Waveland, Miss., where it literally looked like Hiroshima, according to workers recently returned from the area.http://f911.blogspot.com/2005/09/port-townsend-wa-relief-bus-in.html Doctor says FEMA ordered him to stop treating hurricane victims - Independent Media TV- September 24, 2005 In the midst of administering chest compressions to a dying woman several days after Hurricane Katrina struck, Dr. Mark N. Perlmutter was ordered to stop by a federal official because he wasn't registered with the Federal Emergency Management Agency. "I begged him to let me continue," said Perlmutter, who left his home and practice as an orthopedic surgeon in Pennsylvania to come to Louisianahttp://f911.blogspot.com/2005/09/doctor-says-fema-ordered-him-to-stop.html Despite Some Protections Volunteers Face Risk of Liability and Litigation- September 22, 2005 News: "Eight years ago, the late Sen. Paul Coverdell (R-Ga.) sponsored and successfully worked to enact the Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 - legislation that protects Volunteers from many frivolous lawsuits. However, as helpful and well-intentioned as this legislation was, more needs to be done to sufficiently protect all those lending a hand to those in need. In response to Hurricanehttp://f911.blogspot.com/2005/09/despite-some-protections-volunteers.html Scotsman.com News - International - Pentagon blocks soldier's evidence- September 22, 2005 Scotsman.com News - International - Pentagon blocks soldier's evidence: "THE Pentagon yesterday blocked the testimony of a military official before the committee investigating intelligence failings in the run-up to 11 September, amid claims that a covert American unit identified four hijackers more than a year before the World Trade Centre attack. The Senate judiciary committee was scheduledhttp://f911.blogspot.com/2005/09/scotsmancom-news-international.html Telegraph News 'I could have saved her life but was denied permission'- September 20, 2005 Telegraph News 'I could have saved her life but was denied permission': "Refugees from New Orleans died after private doctors were ordered to stop giving treatment because they were not covered by United States government medical liability insurance, according to two American surgeons. Mark N Perlmutter, an orthapdic surgeon from Pennsylvania and founder of Healing Hearts, was told by a seniorhttp://f911.blogspot.com/2005/09/telegraph-news-i-could-have-saved-her.html Press Release: The Legendary K.O. delivers powerful message against George W. Bush Through Song- September 20, 2005 George Bush Doesn't Care About Black People Receives Widespread Acclaim As the world has seen and heard by now, rapper Kanye West expressed his frustration at the Katrina relief efforts and his thoughts on U.S. President George W. Bush last week during a nationally televised benefit. While his thoughts and statement have received much attention, a rap group from Houston, The Legendary K.O.,http://f911.blogspot.com/2005/09/press-release-legendary-ko-delivers.html New Orleans A New Song By David Rovics International Activist SingerSongwriterBlogger Now Available Online- September 12, 2005 They forecast the apocalypse; Said it was coming soon; Preparations must be made, they said; Now is the time; It was years ago they shouted; Inaction was a crime; Abandoned by the state; Abandoned by their country; Just left to meet their fate; And the people died; And then they died some more; They drowned inside their attics; An army of the poor; An army of the destitute; Who couldnt get away:http://f911.blogspot.com/2005/09/new-orleans-new-song-by-david-rovics.html The Chronicle Online - Journey to the Bayou (Fake Citizen Journalists Deliver The Goods)- September 7, 2005 The Chronicle Online - Journey to the Bayou: "Duke sophomore Sonny Byrd is used to driving his friends around in his car. But last Thursday, Byrd said his roommate Hans Buder, also a sophomore, needed no ordinary lift. Buder wanted a ride to New Orleans - a ride that would total 3,200 miles over four days and take the boys through parts of the United States devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Ithttp://f911.blogspot.com/2005/09/chronicle-online-journey-to-bayou-fake.html |