Tuesday, September 06, 2005

News, and news about the news

NEWEST: A thousand Canadians en route on three Canadian Forces ships. Again, we know who our friends are.

NEWER: "..this is the Law and Order and Terror government. It promised protection — or at least amelioration — against all threats: conventional, radiological, or biological. It has just proved that it cannot save its citizens from a biological weapon called standing water." The normally reserved Keith Olbermann, steaming,
on streaming video from MSNBC.

NEW: National Geographic article, one year old, warning of..... well, guess what?
And, despite insults and abuse, Venezuela commits to send us a billion, yes, B-for-Billion barrels of oil. Gratis.

Of course, then, there's Japan, sending us $200,000, plus $300,000 in tents and suchlike. Kinda paltry compared to what some poor nations will send. Guess we know who our friends are.


NBC censors Kanye West in telethon. Many other items archived here at Crooks and Liars. Worthy.
CNN interview with FEMA director Brown (formerly, an estates attorney!) & Sen. Landrieu. A Must Read.
TV Newsers analyses news coverage. Worth your time.
Do You Know What It Means To Lose New Orleans? A poignant essay from New Orleans' leading fiction author.
And more fiction: Federal Emergency Management Agency practices for New Orleans hurricane with a cache of the FEMA story, should that link change).
The Wall Street Journal's Katrina story tracker (open, no subscription)

Other sources of merit include:

Google News re: Katrina
Gulf Coast (MS) News
MSNBC re: Katrina
New Orleans Time-Picayune Newspaper website (sister paper to the Oregonian)
NOLA-Intel Wiki
NOLA Intel Wiki unscreened information
TV Newsers analyses news coverage. Worth your time.
WikiPedia's Katrina entry
WWL-TV: News, blog and forums by parish

1 comment:

John Bartley K7AAY said...

9-06: Added top two grafs tonight.