AFTER KATRINA: FIGHTING DESPAIR (William F. Buckley)
5th Sep 2005, 14:05 GMT
William F. Buckley - It was about a week before the news of the Battle of New Orleans reached Washington. One hundred ninety years later, the news traveled with the speed of light, though the final news is not yet known. There is talk of abandoning New Orleans, for which 2,000 Britishers fell, dead or wounded, in 1815, killing 13 and wounding 39 of the Americans led by Gen. Andrew Jackson. Four days after Hurricane Katrina hit, there was talk of desperation. What do you do?
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