Subj : Re: Huh...
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : John Iwaniszek
Date : Mon Sep 05 2005 02:30:26

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

Mark Morrison <drdpikeuk@aol.com> wrote in
news:mivmh1to9s2lml17seiam9n7jkmesthnhl@4ax.com: 

> On 4 Sep 2005 18:18:01 GMT, Jim Larson
> <larsonjmR.E.M.O.V.E.@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4211320.stm
>>
>>Seems we're[1] not well loved abroad. Interesting though. Also, is it
>>just me or does the apparent violence seem to be downplayed or at
>>least sanitized in the U.S. media?
> 
> The Times had a front page story during the week says that, after a
> couple of days, there was very little National Guard presence, and
> that rapes, looting and general anarchy were being reported.
> 
> You do have to wonder why preparations weren't in place by the
> government in advance - there has been nothing else in the news for
> days, everyone knew NO was going to get hit hard, yet Bush apparently
> did nothing but the bare minimum.
> 
> Is it true he was on holiday when it hit, and stayed there for a few
> days after Katrina hit ?


Yes.   But he cut his five week, record setting, vacation short by a day so 
he could fly to LA and then to Washington.

> 
> As soon as Katrina had moved on, trucks and helicopters should have
> been on the move.
>

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