I was doing my daily surfing of world news and found these clips: Germany's Die Tageszeitung
"The fast and safe evacuation was white, leaving behind poor black people, as if time had stood still between the racial unrest of the sixties and today. " --------- Romania's Gardianul Bush's desperate efforts to redress the situation did not stop the virulent criticism aimed at his 'indifference'... on the first day of the hurricane [he] was still on holiday. -------- South Africa's Mercury There must be truth to the adage that when the United States of America sneezes, the whole world will catch its cold. -------- Australia's The Daily Telegraph Katrina has wrecked not only the physical corporality of civilization. Now there are unmistakable signs in the hurricane's aftermath of the collapse of ordered society. Communication has become virtually impossible. There is no power, no fuel, no food. And looters are at work. This in the United States, the most powerful nation that has ever been. --------- Colombia's El Pais Today, in important areas of the Gulf of Mexico and, in particular, New Orleans there is a terrifying panorama of desolation and millions of human beings who live in the most powerful country in the world are suffering the tragedy of a catastrophe that is difficult to imagine. ---------- Hong Kong's Ta Kung Pao This Katrina hurricane is a 'warning' by God over President Bush's reactionary behaviour on the Kyoto Protocol. The US government should wake up from this big disaster, truly take up its responsibilities as a great nation, and become the forerunner in protecting the global climate. --------- Israel's Ma'ariv The American meteorological service provided real-time precise information but the leadership failed in preparing for the anger of the weather...What is scary after Katrina is to see the biggest superpower in the world helpless, even if temporarily. --------- Sweden's Dagens Nyheter The disaster is obviously a challenge for Bush... like every predecessor, he is thinking of his lasting reputation. And, if you will excuse the expression, he does not want to see that reputation blown apart. --------- France's Le Monde The disaster could become a trump card for the White House if it allows the Iraq war and its opponents to fade into the background. ---------- Germany's Sueddeutsche Zeitung But if he [Bush] fails to get a grip on the chaos within a few days, his words could become his undoing. ---------- "In New Orleans, state officials have described the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina as a national disgrace. And increasingly across the country, questions are being asked: "How could this happen?" "Why is help taking so long?" and "How can thousands of Americans be stranded?". " ---------- The world is apparently looking on in horror and awe. Makes me wonder what hope a smaller nation could have in dealing with a catastrophe of this magnitude if the US is now clearly floundering. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:172184 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
