Month: September 2005

Refugees Turned Away at AstroDome

Bus passengers from New Orleans’ Superdome — who have spent 12 hours on the bus with no air conditioning and no open windows — arrived in Houston only to be turned away because the Astrodome is at capacity. The...

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Posse Comitatus and the Use of Troops

by Col. W. Patrick Lang (Ret.) “Federal military personnel may also be used pursuant to the Stafford Act, 42 U.S.C., section 5121, in times of natural disaster upon request from a state governor. ” This quotation is...

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What would you do if they left you to die?

What would you do if they left you to die? If you had children crying for food or water- If you had a grandmother who needed medicine- If you had no car to leave and no money to leave with and no place to go when you got out-...

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Dean Asks Bush to Show Leadership

Video of Bush on GMA with Diane Sawyer. The ignoramus says, “I don’t think anybody anticipated the breach of the levees.” — Via Crooks & Liars”Asked in an interview on ABC’s “Good...

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Katrina Victims: Let’s Send Them Greetings

Along with all of you, I have been overwhelmed by the horrific disaster that has struck the US gulf coast and have felt utterly helpless. But, this evening, I thought of one small thing I could do that might bring a smile or...

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