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karlos says: two must read articles from Counterpunch and Democracy Now!
Ned Sublette, a New Mexico native, has written a scathing critique of GW's "ghost written speech in front of the temporarily illuminated 1855 statue of slaveowner Andrew Jackson" for Counterpunch. And Jeremy Scahill's on-the-ground reporting for Democracy Now from New Orleans reminds me why independent, informative and insightful journalism is so desperately needed right now. And why I always wanted to be a journalist.
Counterpunch
September 16, 2005
Mr. Bush's Tuba
By NED SUBLETTE
September 16, 2005, 3 a.m.
Pretty much everything Mr. Bush has said since this crisis began has been
unspeakably insensitive. But tonight he topped himself. While reading his
ghost-written speech in front of the temporarily illuminated 1855 statue of
slaveowner Andrew Jackson, he used the most tasteless metaphor of all.
Speaking from the deserted city of New Orleans, he appropriated the image of
the jazz funeral. Read More.
Democracy Now!
September 16, 2005
The Militarization of New Orleans: Jeremy Scahill Reports from Louisiana
We go to Louisiana to speak with Democracy Now! correspondent Jeremy Scahill
who has been in New Orleans this past week. He has been looking into how the
city has changed to a militarized zone and what that means for the residents
who left.
AMY GOODMAN: Can you talk about what you have been seeing, who youÂve been
talking to this week?
JEREMY SCAHILL: Well, I mean, in the days that have passed, the week or so
since you were here this past weekend, we have seen a real increase in the
militarization of the city. It's turned into a much greater state of
lockdown. You have more military checkpoints set up. You have less of a
civilian presence in large parts of the city and much more of a military
presence. I mean in fact, I still have only seen one FEMA vehicle, the
entire time I have been here. That wasn't even staffed. Read More:
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Ned Sublette, a New Mexico native, has written a scathing critique of GW's "ghost written speech in front of the temporarily illuminated 1855 statue of slaveowner Andrew Jackson" for Counterpunch. And Jeremy Scahill's on-the-ground reporting for Democracy Now from New Orleans reminds me why independent, informative and insightful journalism is so desperately needed right now. And why I always wanted to be a journalist.
Counterpunch
September 16, 2005
Mr. Bush's Tuba
By NED SUBLETTE
September 16, 2005, 3 a.m.
Pretty much everything Mr. Bush has said since this crisis began has been
unspeakably insensitive. But tonight he topped himself. While reading his
ghost-written speech in front of the temporarily illuminated 1855 statue of
slaveowner Andrew Jackson, he used the most tasteless metaphor of all.
Speaking from the deserted city of New Orleans, he appropriated the image of
the jazz funeral. Read More.
Democracy Now!
September 16, 2005
The Militarization of New Orleans: Jeremy Scahill Reports from Louisiana
We go to Louisiana to speak with Democracy Now! correspondent Jeremy Scahill
who has been in New Orleans this past week. He has been looking into how the
city has changed to a militarized zone and what that means for the residents
who left.
AMY GOODMAN: Can you talk about what you have been seeing, who youÂve been
talking to this week?
JEREMY SCAHILL: Well, I mean, in the days that have passed, the week or so
since you were here this past weekend, we have seen a real increase in the
militarization of the city. It's turned into a much greater state of
lockdown. You have more military checkpoints set up. You have less of a
civilian presence in large parts of the city and much more of a military
presence. I mean in fact, I still have only seen one FEMA vehicle, the
entire time I have been here. That wasn't even staffed. Read More:
technorati tags (added at 3pm)
ned sublette
journalism, media, culture, politics, Katrina, new orleans, george, bush, speech, jazz, funeral, Jeremy, scahill, racism, environment, blog
