04 September 2005
Bush’s implicit answer to Cindy Sheehan’s question
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Norman Solomon
President Bush has evaded Cindy Sheehan’s question, “What was the noble cause that my son died for?” But he provided a partial answer on the day that the New Orleans levees gave way.

The media coverage was scant and...
04 September 2005
Paul Allen's other yacht
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Paul Loeb
In the wake of the New Orleans disaster, I thought of an article I read about Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s other yacht. The 300-foot Tatoosh carries a 30-person crew, two helicopters, a swimming pool, a spa, a private movie theater,...
04 September 2005
Katrina: A tragedy made worse
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Jesse Jackson
Reverend Jesse Jackson is working in the Louisiana region with the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Last week, Rev. Jackson and a Rainbow/PUSH delegation visited Venezuela, and are grateful for the relief aid offered by President Hugo...
03 September 2005
Bush to New Orleans: Drop Dead
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Harvey Wasserman
George W. Bush was in New Orleans to deliver a clear and unmistakable message: Drop Dead. And then, according to various reports, he went off to play golf.

Little in our history can match his administration's astounding non...
02 September 2005
Ending the Impunity of the Bush White House
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Norman Solomon
The man in the Oval Office is fond of condemning “killers.” But his administration continues to kill with impunity.

“They can go into Iraq and do this and do that,” Martha Madden, former secretary of the Louisiana...
02 September 2005
Bush Strafes New Orleans, Where's Huey Long?
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Greg Palast
The National Public Radio news anchor was so excited I thought she'd piss on herself: the President of the United had flown his plane down to 1700 feet to get a better look at the flood damage! And there was a photo of our Commander-in-...

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