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New Orleans Police Harass Independent Journalist
The Militarization of New Orleans: Jeremy Scahill Reports
from Louisiana
George Galloway vs. Christopher Hitchens on the Bush Administration
Response to Hurricane Katrina
Trapped in New Orleans: Emergency Medical Worker Describes
How Police Prevented Evacuation
New Orleans Police Harass Independent Journalist
As President Bush says he'll rebuild New Orleans, we speak
with Hip Hop activist and independent journalist Rosa Clemente
about the crackdown in the shelters. She describes being harassed
by a New Orleans police officer while doing interviews at
a Red Cross shelter.
Yesterday evening President Bush addressed the nation from
the devastated city of New Orleans. He spoke in Jackson Square,
in the heart of the French Quarter and said that the rebuilding
of the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina will be one of the
largest reconstruction projects the world has ever seen. He
also acknowledged that the government failed to respond adequately
to the disaster. African Americans have been particularly
angered by the government response to the disaster, with an
overwhelming majority telling pollsters they believe help
would have come quicker if so many of the people stranded
had not been poor and black. Bush seemed to be responding
to those charges by mentioning the role of persistent poverty
in the region.
- President Bush, primetime address from New Orleans, September
15, 2005.
President Bush faced the nation at a vulnerable point in
his presidency. Most Americans disapprove of his handling
of Katrina, and his job-approval rating is at the lowest point
of his presidency. In his speech, Bush promised to review
the government response and cooperate in a Congressional investigation
into what went wrong. He also said that a disaster on the
scale of Katrina requires greater federal authority and a
broader role for the armed forces.
- President Bush, primetime address from New Orleans, September
15, 2005.
We speak with activist Rosa Clemente who recently returned
from New Orleans.
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.
Well the Central Business District and the historic French
Quarter were neighborhoods in New Orleans that saw relatively
little damage. This weekend the city will start re-opening
those areas and a few others for businesses and residents
to return. However, many are concerned about what will happen
to the city's poor, black residents whose neighborhoods were
mostly destroyed.
Democracy Now correspondent Jeremy Scahill has been in Louisiana
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.
- Jeremy Scahill, Democracy Now! producer and correspondent.
George Galloway vs. Christopher Hitchens on the Bush
Administration Response to Hurricane Katrina
We play an excerpt of a fiery debate Wednesday between British
antiwar MP George Galloway and columnist and author Christopher
Hitchens discussing the Bush administration's response to
Hurricane Katrina. [includes rush
transcript]
Amy Goodman hosted a fiery debate Wednesday between British
antiwar MP George Galloway and columnist and author Christopher
Hitchens in a public duel over the war in Iraq. It was held
at the Baruch College performing arts center in Manhattan.
Speaking before a sold-out crowd, both men battled it out
for over two hours. We play an excerpt of the debate that
centers on Hurricane Katrina.
- Christopher Hitchens, writer and columnist. He is author
of numerous book, including "Thomas Jefferson: Author
of America."
Trapped in New Orleans: Emergency Medical Worker
Describes How Police Prevented Evacuation
We speak with emergency medical worker Lorrie Beth Slonsky
who was in New Orleans attending a conference when hurricane
Katrina hit. She describes how she spent most of the next
week in New Orleans trapped by the flooding - and the police.
We speak with Lorrie Beth Slonsky of San Francisco, a retired
paramedic from the San Francisco Fire Department and was in
New Orleans attending a conference when Hurricane Katrina
hit. She was fortunate enough to be staying in hotel in the
French Quarter for the first few days but she and her partner
Larry Bradshaw were forced to leave when conditions worsened.
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