The BBC is running eyewitness reports from various people who are in New Orleans, and I've found them to be reasoned, matter-of-fact journalism as well as non-sensationalized human stories: i.e., they tell us a lot. This one is from a New Orleans doctor who was attending a medical conference when the hurricane hit; he and some colleagues have set up a makeshift hospital in the relatively-undamaged hotel in which they were staying. He has some observations about the looting and who is doing it, as well as describing a situation he clearly never expected to be in. Well worth reading.
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September 02, 2005
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Who was Cassandra?
In the Iliad, she is described as the loveliest of the daughters of Priam (King of Troy), and gifted with prophecy. The god Apollo loved her, but she spurned him. As a punishment, he decreed that no one would ever believe her. So when she told her fellow Trojans that the Greeks were hiding inside the wooden horse...well, you know what happened.
Thank you, Beth, for this and the last post. Truly and sadly a time of horror for the people of New Orleans - it is unbelievable, like a war zone. With the might of US government and military, it amazes me that they haven't been able to take control of the situation. A group of 42 members of Vancouver's Urban Search and Rescue team has been held back in providing help because of the anarchy, as just one example I'm sure.
Posted by: Marja-Leena | September 02, 2005 at 04:08 PM