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I wasn't in New Orleans when hurricane katrina happened but I did saw some footage, and was affected by the high gas prices so yes I was attacked by Hurricane Katrina as well just in a financial way and it let to quality of laptops breaking within months, and lead to anything you buy anymore is made cheap and sucks and so Hurricane Katrina has not only destroyed new orleans and killed innocent and good people, it lead to more greed and destruction of consumer confidence and makes me hate the oil companies.
I do know for a fact the government doesn't care about us because the people that are in our government all work for super rich secret societies known as the Bilderbergs and they don't care if millions of people die in fact they follow the testaments of the Georgia Guidestones which is to kill a large amount of the worlds population because it cannot exceed 5,000,000 people so anything over that they will kill in cold blood.
Our government doesn't care because of the secret societies and Obama is no different because he has to follow the secret societies like every other American president. I have no doubt we need new leadership, in fact maybe a abolishment of the system we pay taxes to and build a new country where all taxes go to help people in America and stop wasting it on foreign countries until everyone in American is happy and healthy.
and until these secret societies are abolished we will see more people being killed by police and military troops, we will see more hidden torture with Obama and future presidents not less. The only way our country can be rid of racism, torture, and have governments care about victims of natural disasters is to abolish the secret societies running this country then start over with a new currency, new government, and even a new party. That is my belief and if somebody makes me out to be some sort of criminal then take a look at the Constitution and Deceleration of Independence where if our government does not help the people and reduces us with taxes and despotism then it's our right and duty to overthrow our government at all costs.
If you believe me that secret societies that don't care about the poor, middle class, and even some of the rich exist then thats the real enemy we need to fight, not the government because they are just a puppet system while the real criminal rape us and consolidate us, try to make us slaves and claim it's a peoples paradise.
I believe FEMA may become a hurricane of government bureaucrats that don't give a **** about a free country and doesn't care about the poor, so I call FEMA a hurricane, Hurricane Fema.I wasn't in New Orleans when hurricane katrina happened but I did saw some... more
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NEW ORLEANS — A groundbreaking civil suit began in federal court here Monday to consider claims by property owners that the Army Corps of Engineers amplified the destructive effects of Hurricane Katrina by building a poorly designed navigation channel adjacent to the city.
The Mississippi River Gulf Outlet, a 76-mile-long channel known locally as MR-GO and pronounced “Mister Go,” was completed in 1968 and created a straight shot to the Gulf of Mexico from New Orleans. The suit claims that the channel was flawed in its design, construction and operation, and that those flaws intensified the flood damage to the eastern parts of New Orleans and St. Bernard Parish.
One geological expert testified on behalf of the plaintiffs that the channel was “one of the greatest catastrophes in the history of the United States.”
The federal government argued that Hurricane Katrina would have devastated the region whether or not the channel had ever been dug. The government’s filings in the case say the plaintiffs’ assertions that the taxpayers are liable for the damage are based on “misguided and internally inconsistent arguments.”
If they win, the plaintiffs — a local newscaster, Norman Robinson, and five others whose homes or businesses were destroyed by the 2005 storm — could receive hundreds of thousands of dollars each as compensation for their losses. More broadly, a victory could pave the way for more than 400,000 other plaintiffs who have also filed claims against the government over the hurricane’s destruction.
The government has historically enjoyed strong legal protection against lawsuits related to collapsing levees. The Flood Control Act of 1928 bans suits against the United States for damages resulting from floods or floodwaters. In January 2008, a federal judge, Stanwood R. Duval Jr., ruled that the corps was immune in a different lawsuit related directly to the levee and floodwall failures during Hurricane Katrina in the city’s major drainage canals.NEW ORLEANS — A groundbreaking civil suit began in federal court here Monday to... more
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A groundbreaking civil suit begins in federal court here today to consider claims by property owners that the Army Corps of Engineers amplified the destructive effects of Hurricane Katrina by building a poorly designed navigation channel adjacent to the city.A groundbreaking civil suit begins in federal court here today to consider claims by... more
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NEW ORLEANS — A groundbreaking civil suit begins in federal court here today to consider claims by property owners that the Army Corps of Engineers amplified the destructive effects of Hurricane Katrina by building a poorly designed navigation channel adjacent to the city.
The Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet, a 76-mile-long channel known locally as MR-GO and pronounced “Mister Go,” was completed in 1968 and created a straight shot to the Gulf of Mexico from New Orleans. The suit claims that the channel was flawed in its design, construction, and operation, and that those flaws intensified the flood damage to the eastern parts of New Orleans and St. Bernard parish.
If they win, the plaintiffs — a local newscaster, Norman Robinson, and five other people whose homes or businesses were destroyed by the 2005 storm — could pave the way for more than 400,000 other plaintiffs who have also filed claims against the government over Katrina’s destruction.
The government has historically enjoyed strong legal protection against lawsuits related to collapsing levees. The Flood Control Act of 1928 bars suits against the United States for damages resulting from floods or flood waters, and in January 2008 Federal District Judge Stanwood R. Duval Jr. ruled that the corps was immune in a different lawsuit related directly to the levee and floodwall failures during Katrina in the city’s major drainage canals.NEW ORLEANS — A groundbreaking civil suit begins in federal court here today to... more
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“Home” is a short film by Matt Faust that’s a touching portrayal of the essence of home, conveyed through a bittersweet, evocative archive of his home in Louisiana that was flooded by Katrina. The archive is composed of family pictures, home movies and artistic recreations of the house before and after Katrina. The film shows personal family memories taking place in pre-Katrina settings and contrasts them with the post-Katrina version of the same settings. The filmmaker, the little blond-haired boy in the film, is a member of the third generation of a family who lived in this house, which was designed and built by his grandparents in the 1950’s. The house was flooded by about nine feet of water during Katrina, and was mistakenly torn down a year later.
The central theme is the essence of home and the feeling of loss that occurs when home becomes a memory. Devastating loss may occur in an extreme and abrupt manner as a result of a disaster, like the catastrophic flooding of Hurricane Katrina. More frequently, traumatic loss is experienced in a more subtle manner, the result of the inevitable change that comes with time. And while time and place may meet again in such a special way as to form a new home for some, that first experience of home must come to an end and the life that happened there can only exist as memories. This short film attempts to convey this theme in a way to which everyone can relate, so that observers of Katrina may see beyond the forensic analysis of Katrina’s aftermath and gain a deeper understanding of what has been lost by so many.
This piece presents a number of home photographs included in the film and the short film, “Home.”“Home” is a short film by Matt Faust that’s a touching portrayal of... more
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I think most people are over-reacting, but I was not surprised to see the front page of the Anchorage Daily News reflected Alaskans' irritation over Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal's insinuation that volcano monitoring is unimportant. Okay, I was kind of surprised it made the front page above the fold, but, I knew people would be irritated.
It seems odd to many Alaskans that the governor of a state that was victimized by the government's poor response to one type of natural disaster would criticize the efforts to protect other states from another type of natural disaster. I know volcanic eruptions are something only seen in movies and it would never really happen anywhere, but didn't we used to think that about Tsunamis?
As a matter of fact Alaska is home to 130 volcanoes of which about 54 are considered active and average nearly two eruptions per year. The most ironic part is that on the day Gov. Jindal gave his speech well over half of all Alaskans were under threat of a volcanic eruption from Mt. Redoubt. Redoubt has been threatening to erupt for months and is expected to do so at any time. When it does, it will likely shower Anchorage and dozens of surrounding communities with volcanic ash. I will admit ash is not as dangerous to average citizens as a hurricane or a broken levee, but ash from Redoubt's last eruption in 1990 severely crippled a Boeing 747 with hundreds of passengers that barely made it to Anchorage. The incident occurred because the program that monitors and predicts volcanic activity and the movement of ash clouds didn't exist at that time. This is the same program that Jindal was criticizing in his speech.I think most people are over-reacting, but I was not surprised to see the front page... more
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WASHINGTON — A massive effort to fix public works destroyed more than three years ago by the Gulf Coast hurricanes remains largely stalled, leaving more than $3.9 billion in federal aid unspent and key repairs far from complete.
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The scale of that job is enormous. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has promised $5.8 billion to repair everything from flooded libraries and schools to sewer systems and roads that were ruined when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita obliterated huge sections of coastal Louisiana and Mississippi in 2005.
This is shameful.WASHINGTON — A massive effort to fix public works destroyed more than three... more
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"Blanche DuBois might have always depended on the kindness of strangers, but actors who take liberties with that Tennessee Williams diva might want to depend on the kindness of lawyers instead.
The University of the South, which owns the intellectual property rights for Williams’s “Streetcar Named Desire,” has threatened legal action to stop performances of the one-man show “Blanche Survives Katrina in a FEMA Trailer Named Desire,” which is scheduled to run through March 15 at SoHo Playhouse.
The play, which won the Audience Choice Award at last year’s New York International Fringe Festival, is written and performed by Mark Sam Rosenthal, who is featured as a modern-day Blanche weathering Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans Superdome and a subsequent job placement as a cashier at Popeye’s — not to mention a series of unflattering blond wigs.
Lawyers for the university, in Sewanee, Tenn., initially tried to quash the production in September, arguing in a letter to Mr. Rosenthal that his play and performances were “infringements on the university’s valuable intellectual property rights.”
The letter came as a shock to Mr. Rosenthal...""Blanche DuBois might have always depended on the kindness of strangers, but... more
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An Austrian pastor who has been quoted as calling Hurricane Katrina God's punishment for sin in New Orleans is being promoted to the rank of bishop.
The Vatican announced Saturday that Pope Benedict XVI has tapped the Rev. Gerhard Wagner, 54, to be auxiliary bishop in Linz, Austria. It made no mention of the reported remarks about Hurricane Katrina.An Austrian pastor who has been quoted as calling Hurricane Katrina God's... more
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Mayor Brent Warr of Gulfport, Miss., and his wife, Laura Jean Warr, have been indicted on 16 counts of Katrina fraud, including charges they stole federal funds, filed false disaster assistance claims and committed insurance fraud.
The mayor of a Mississippi city devastated by Hurricane Katrina pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges he lied to get disaster assistance to repair his damaged beachfront home.Mayor Brent Warr of Gulfport, Miss., and his wife, Laura Jean Warr, have been indicted... more
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There has been a lot of talk in recent weeks about post racial America. But it was just over three years ago that Hurricane Katrina battered the Gulf Coast and revealed just how ugly America's racial and economic divide remains. After an 18 month investigation, journalist A.C. Thompson published a report, Katrina's Hidden Race War, in the Nation Magazine that details vigilante violence in the city of New Orleans in the days after the hurricane. Most of the early stories covering these vigilantes were largely sympathetic. But as Thompson outlines it is a much more complicated tale.
Although there has been a large response to the story online, there has been no official comment or effort to investigate the shootings.There has been a lot of talk in recent weeks about post racial America. But it was... more
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Cooper correct Bush record on Katrina legacy
In his final press conference, President Bush defended the federal response to hurricane Katrina. MSNBCs Rachel Maddow and CNNs Anderson Cooper set the record straight.
Watch and Discuss......Cooper correct Bush record on Katrina legacy
In his final press conference, President... more
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After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated the Gulf Coast in the summer of 2005, the US Congress appropriated an unprecedented $126.4 billion for relief, recovery and rebuilding efforts. While it seemed that sweat equity and billions of federal dollars would have been sufficient to bring back New Orleans, years later, much of the money committed to its residents had yet to reach them.
In The Old Man and the Storm, Frontline correspondent and filmmaker June Cross journeys with the Gettridge family of New Orleans for 18 months as they endure devastation, political turmoil and a painstakingly slow bureaucratic process to rebuild their homes and their lives.After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated the Gulf Coast in the summer of 2005, the... more
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The Story of a 14-year old girl suffering from PTSD after Hurricane Katrina.
In one minute.The Story of a 14-year old girl suffering from PTSD after Hurricane Katrina.
In one... more
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A.C. Thompson, a reporter for The Nation and ProPublica, interviews the gunmen responsible for a slew of post-Katrina vigilante shootings.A.C. Thompson, a reporter for The Nation and ProPublica, interviews the gunmen... more
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Earlier this week, A.C. Thompson of The Nation revealed that after Hurricane Katrina, white vigilante groups patrolled New Orleans, blockaded streets, and shot at least eleven black men. It “was like pheasant season in South Dakota. If it moved, you shot it,” said one vigilante. Color of Change is organizing a campaign to tell Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) and state officials to investigate the shootings, as “Louisiana’s broken law enforcement agencies have refused to investigate these crimes.” Watch Thompson’s video on his report.
Color of Change is also sending messages to Attorney General Michael Mukasey and Attorney General nominee Eric Holder. Sign the petition here: http://www.colorofchange.org/nation/Earlier this week, A.C. Thompson of The Nation revealed that after Hurricane Katrina,... more
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It was September 1, 2005, some three days after Hurricane Katrina crashed into New Orleans, and somebody had just blasted Herrington, who is African-American, with a shotgun. "I just hit the ground. I didn't even know what happened," recalls Herrington, a burly 32-year-old with a soft drawl.
The sudden eruption of gunfire horrified Herrington's companions--his cousin Marcel Alexander, then 17, and friend Chris Collins, then 18, who are also black. "I looked at Donnell and he had this big old hole in his neck," Alexander recalls. "I tried to help him up, and they started shooting again." Herrington says he was staggering to his feet when a second shotgun blast struck him from behind; the spray of lead pellets also caught Collins and Alexander. The buckshot peppered Alexander's back, arm and buttocks.
Herrington shouted at the other men to run and turned to face his attackers: three armed white males. Herrington says he hadn't even seen the men or their weapons before the shooting began. As Alexander and Collins fled, Herrington ran in the opposite direction, his hand pressed to the bleeding wound on his throat. Behind him, he says, the gunmen yelled, "Get him! Get that nigger!"
The attack occurred in Algiers Point. The Point, as locals call it, is a neighborhood within a neighborhood, a small cluster of ornate, immaculately maintained 150-year-old houses within the larger Algiers district. A nationally recognized historic area, Algiers Point is largely white, while the rest of Algiers is predominantly black. It's a "white enclave" whose residents have "a kind of siege mentality," says Tulane University historian Lance Hill, noting that some white New Orleanians "think of themselves as an oppressed minority."It was September 1, 2005, some three days after Hurricane Katrina crashed into New... more
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Glory at Sea is an acclaimed narrative short, which has garnered ten film festival awards this year. Every once in a rare, long while, a film appears with such a sweeping gust of rejuvenation that it has the power to restore not only one’s faith in cinema but in humanity as a whole. These miracles, some minor and some major are truly blessed creations. They exist on a timeless plane, feeling both brand new and classic at the very same time. They are worlds unto themselves, borne out of a passionate vision, torn from the spiritual recesses of an individual’s soul and transferred miraculously onto the big screen.
Glory at Sea, a production by the Court 13 film collective, is one of these miracles. If ever a short film deserved to be written about as a feature, Glory at Sea is it. Which is what makes Court 13's epic spectacle even more stunning. By the time the film’s closing credits appear, after just twenty-five minutes, it feels like one has been taken on a deeply lasting feature-length journey.
This posting includes beautiful photographs, a memorable slide show and the full version of this award-winning stunning short film, Glory at Sea.Glory at Sea is an acclaimed narrative short, which has garnered ten film festival... more
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