As we did with the 9/11 and the Palestinian tragedy, in our special supplements, we wish to simply put forth different perspectives and alternative analyses to the ongoing “debate” about Katrina and Rita and Wilma. Even though the mainstream media appears to do its job of covering the events, the struggles, the hardships, the criticism of the Bush administration, we are connecting dots that they are weak at or never even considered. Thanks for those who donated monies to make this “insert’ possible. — Editor

In New Orleans lives were destroyed by nature,
in Afghanistan and Iraq by people   Jurriaan Kamp

Excerpts from Oil Analysts...   James Howard Kunstler, Jan Lundberg, Richard Heinberg, Shepherd Bliss, Michael Klare, Julian Darley, Tom Whipple

"Learning from Katrina," a lecture by David Orr   Summary by Harold Dumke

Let the People Rebuild New Orleans   Naomi Klein

Two Weeks in a Steam Bath   Linda Seeley

More Excerpts...   Jeremy Rifkin, Mitch Anderson

Rebuilding New Orleans — and Everytown, USA   Richard Register