Friday, September 02, 2005

U.S. confirms its troops killed Reuters journalist in Iraq (Reuters).  Reuters - The U.S. military confirmed on Thursday that its soldiers killed a Reuters journalist in Iraq but said their action was "appropriate." [Yahoo! News: Top Stories] A very interesting spin.  I told you we would not hear the real story. 8:10:49 AM    comment []

Displacement Of Historic Proportions (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - The largest displacement of Americans since the Civil War reverberated across the country from its starting point in New Orleans yesterday, as more than half a million people uprooted by Hurricane Katrina sought shelter, sustenance and the semblance of new lives. [Yahoo! News: Top Stories] If this does not highlight the pending economic disaster, I do not know what will: Katrina has scattered more than twice as many people as the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, and unmoored more people in a few days than fled the Dust Bowl in the 1930s. Estimating from census data, about 150,000 of the displaced lived below the poverty line even before they lost everything. Far more than 50,000 of them are past retirement age. 7:56:03 AM    comment []

ARRL President Urges Orderly Amateur Radio Response in Katrina Recovery. ARRL President Jim Haynie, W5JBP, today called on the Amateur Radio community to exercise patience as the Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans flooding relief and recovery efforts move into high gear. [ARRL Amateur Radio News] As things begin to gear up, order is what is needed.  Unfortunately, it may be too late for some people. 7:52:24 AM    comment []

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