THOUGHT OF THE DAY:
Bush's entire team has shown once again that it is inept and incapable of dealing urgently and in a timely fashion with large scale human suffering. On September 1, Homeland Security boss Chertoff made a complete fool of himself on NPR radio when he would not accept a reporter's eyewitness account that 2000 people at the New Orleans' Convention Center are without food, water and medicine for the 3rd day, and old people are lying dead at the door. Scroll down to reports on chaos and racism in the wake of the hurricane.
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[10 stricken Muslim Families from New Orleans are on the way to Greensboro, North Carolina where GMRF, Gulf Medical Relief Fund, has prepared housing for them. Please scroll down for appeal from GMRF]
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MEANWHILE the WAR Continues
Iraq: In August 2005, the U.S. miltary's monthly death toll in Iraq reached the highest it has been since the invasion began, except for the 2 months of fighting in Fallujah. A total of 83 U.S. troops were killed in Iraq in August.
August also ended with the biggest tragedy to hit the Shi'ite communities of Iraq. At least 760 people were killed neared the tomb of a Shi'ite imam in Baghdad when a mass panic developed in a large crowd. Many of those who died in the crush were women and children.
The puppet Jaafari clique installed by the U.S. as rulers of Iraq claimed that a rumor of a "suicide bomber" started the panic. This is a typical ploy by U.S. puppets to blame the mujahideen and to create sectarian hatred. It appears that through Sistani, puppet Jaafari and Allawi are using the innocent Shi'ite civilians as cannon fodder to unite them behind a pro-Iran regime under U.S. protection. The sending out of such large numbers of civilians into a war zone itself shows criminal intent.
Many Shi'ites do not agree with Sistani-Jaafari-Allawi. Syed Muqteda al-Sadr recently showed that he still has the strength to stand up against this triumvirate when heavy fighting erupted between his followers and those of the pro-Iran-pro-Americans. Pictures of the Syed are carried by Sunni demonstrators along with those of President Saddam Hussain. Syed Muqteda Al-Sadr gives the hope that the Sunnis and Shias of Iraq will unite.
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New Trend's Staff Report on the Hurricane Aftermath
Hurricane Katrina May Turn Out to be Worse than 9.11
By the end of August 31 it was becoming clear that Katrina has struck a deadly blow. The numbers of people dead in New Orleans might be not in hundreds but in thousands. It appears now that the entire one MILLION people of this beautiful city have become refugees and may not be able to return to their homes before three months or never at all.
In Gulf Port and Biloxi and other little towns on the coast of Mississippi and Alabama, all the casinos, bars, gambling houses, hotels and all the related businesses dealing with sin and corruption have been wiped out.
In the entire coastal area, there is NO ELECTRICITY, NO DRINKING WATER, NO TELEPHONES and ALL BUSINESSES are closed down. Losses are estimated at $20 billion [insured] and countless millions uninsured.
LOOTING is going on in New Orleans and gun shots are ringing out as gangs fight it out. There has been a general breakdown of law and order.
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BUSH ADMINISTRATION DROPS the BALL
The night of August 29 [immediately after the hurricane struck], the day of August 30, the night of August 30, the day of August 31 and the night of August 31, the Bush administration failed miserably to to carry out any significant effort to rescue the people struck by the hurricane.
The most powerful country in the world could not bring FOOD and basic necessities to masses of its people. Transportation was not available and it took all of August 31 to take 50 people from New Orleans to Houston. Nearly 70,000 are still stuck in the disaster area. People were walking out of New Orleans on the highway, hoping that they would be picked up.
People are asking: After spending BILLIONS of dollars on Homeland Security and FEMA, the government was completely helpless and left it to local authorities to rescue the victims.
President Bush made one more of his ridiculous statements, asking the people to give cash for the victims! This man spends ONE BILLION dollars a week to subjugate Iraq and he wants people to donate at personal level for the suffering people of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
Gradually, the American people will come forth to help the needy, but the harm has already been done. The first three crucial days and nights should have seen a whole armada of helicopters, ships, boats coming in to help the needy. It didn't happen except on a very small scale.
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RACISM RAISES ITS UGLY HEAD in NEW ORLEANS
As hurricane Katrina approached, Americans saw on TV long lines of flashy cars and SUVs leaving New Orleans. Looks like just about all the White folks and the Black elites got out.
Now look at the scenes after the storm: Thousands of the poor and the needy were stuck in the superdome. ALMOST ALL OF THEM were BLACK. They did not have the cars to leave the city. They did not have money to buy bus tickets. They did not have the money to stay in hotels elsewhere even if they had been able to leave.
The Bush administration did not bring a fleet of buses to take them out or a fleet of boats and helicopters to ferry them out.
Thus in 2005, the African population of America is still largely poor, downtrodden, oppressed and exploited. This is called INSTITUTIONAL RACISM. The society is shaped in such a way that the poor are Black and continue to be the most vulnerable section of the population.
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Jamaat al-Muslimeen
P.O. Box 10881
Baltimore, MD 21234
[Jamaat al-Muslimeen was the first Muslim organization in America to appeal for help for the stricken people. See our RED ALERT of August 29. Here we repeat our appeal.]
Woman Leader Calls for Urgent Relief for New Orleans
Muslims, Non-Muslims: We are One Human Family
by Sis. Ashira Na'im, Baltimore, Maryland
The past 3 days have found me so gloomy--not knowing what has happened to my family members in my hometown of New Orleans. Now, after seeing that gloom will not help, I have decided to make this appeal to others like myself who want to do something to help.
We have a 501-C3 tax exempt organization called FEET (Family Extended Educational Tide) that's been helping others for over 20 years, especially in the areas of temporary housing and education.
Help us to help as many survivors as we can. We have representatives in both New Orleans and Houston. Our representatives in Baltimore are standing by.
Send your contributions to help people with the basic necessities: food, clothing,
shelter. You can also send your monies directly to our bank account, with the notation: for Katrina survivors The bank is Bank of America [ Account # for FEET is: 003935382984].
You will be sent receipt for your contribution. No more than 10% of your contribution will be used for administrative fees to cover the cost of operations.
To mail checks to us: Make payable to: Family Extended Educational Tide or
FEET
Post Office Box
39732
Baltimore, Maryland 21212
May God bless us and have mercy on us as we strive to help the human family. May we receive His forgiveness.
You can reach us by calling 410-435-5000, ext. 5
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For Our Appeal issued on August 29 from GMRF and FEET, see below.
HELP IS URGENTLY NEEDED:
These Muslim organizations have roots in Louisiana. The sister of one of our activists worked in the superdome helping people during the storm.
The mosques of New Orleans and the environs are under water, as far as we know. Many Muslims were able to leave but the poorer ones are probably still stuck there or are "refugees."
Help will also be given to non-Muslims. Most Muslims here have non-Muslim relatives.
Please rush your donations to the following addresses.
[Goods should also be collected for the time after the situation stabilizes somewhat.]
Here are two Muslim relief organizations which are fully registered and documented to help people. They are tax exempt and able to provide help and volunteers:
Gulf Medical Relief Fund [GMRF]
c/o P.O. Box 10402
Greensboro, NC 27404
[Phone:Imam Badi Ali: 336-988-0818]
[The original address of GMRF is in the New Orleans area but it was hit by the storm and probably will not be available till things return to normal.]
GMRF will provide immediate relief to the needy, including food, vitamins and health needs.
Family Extended Educational Tide [FEET]
P.O. Box 39732
Baltimore, MD 21212
[Phone: 410-435-5000]
This second organization will provide help for sheltering the homeless, particularly women and children who do not have males with them. The founder of FEET is originally from New Orleans.
We urge you to donate generously and without delay.
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(Holy Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33)
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The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all."
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