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graphixtech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-12-05 01:01 PM
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"It’s Not JUST New Orleans..."
Edited on Mon Sep-12-05 01:02 PM by graphixtech
It’s Not Just New Orleans That Needs Rebuilding
By Bryan Sacks
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http://www.911truth.org/article.php?story=20050904221329705

So now, horribly, we know what it takes to stir disgust and outrage directed at the federal government, in the hearts of the corporate press corps. It takes a catastrophe of biblical proportions unfolding right before their eyes, right here in America, right in front of their cameras and camera crews, amid the stench of rotting corpses and a heaving mass of literally thousands of sick and dying.

Katrina’s aftermath has exposed the ‘most powerful country in the world’ as literally powerless to address the most basic needs of the most highly visible suffering people on the planet. This monstrous failure could literally be paradigm-shifting in its effect on the public consciousness.

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While the scope of the tragedy in New Orleans grows, its immediacy will make comparisons to past government-sponsored failures seem inappropriate, and that's understandable. But when enough time has passed, perhaps this colossal failure will enable the public to entertain the similarities between the Administration's failure to respond to Katrina, and its orchestrated failure, represented by the omissions and distortions of the 9/11 Commission Report-- to answer the questions gnawing at victims' family members and millions of other Americans for years now about the true scope of the attacks. The victims of Katrina deserved better, and likely thousands have died because of a cataclysmic failure to respond in time. There should be a full investigation and a complete accounting of the tragedy with consequences for failure and malfeasance. To our great detriment, that is exactly what has thus far been denied all citizens regarding the aftermath of September 11.

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The horror of Katrina's aftermath, even more than 9/11, may prove to be a monumental political turning point. We must work to ensure that, unlike with 9/11, it's a turn for the better. Getting the truth out, both about the scale and disproportionate impact of this tragedy as well as the facts about 9/11 cover-up, has never been more important. The dead and dying in the South, and the dead in New York demand it.


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Double T Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-12-05 01:16 PM
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1. Rebuild Gulf Coast Region, Rebuild Crumbling Infrastructure......
throughout the rest of America, Rebuild Iraq, Reduce the huge bush deficit. How the hell do 'we' pay for all of this???? Tax cuts to the rich sure don't help. It is time to replace our government!!!!!
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