New Orleans

I've been away for several days, while following the catastrophe in the gulf unfolding, via TV and radio. I (yes oddly) didn't have internet access but thought to myself that there would be lots of very interesting blog posts covering the events from a unique angle. And indeed, now that I came across these two perspectives:

• "The police are looting. This has been confirmed by several independent sources." from a blogger working out of the Directnic.com data center.

• "No one is saying that's what happened this time, but they should figure out why the levee broke where and when it did, if the water topped the levee and then eroded it out, or if it was helped along by someone with a shovel or a bit of explosive." from Dave Winer, who was a student in New Orleans.

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