Particularly midway down the page: "The Bush administration has naturally bristled at charges from black leaders that it had been slow to react to the tragedy of New Orleans, which has left a death toll in thousands, because the victims were poor blacks. But European diplomats in Washington noted on the margins of the tragedy the unfortunate fact that throughout the week the White House had not ordered flags lowered to half mast -- a sign of respect for the dead -- but did so Sunday following the death of Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist. At the same time, the White House is planning several days of official mourning for the late Chief Justice, but has said nothing about a mourning period for the victims of Hurricane Katrina."
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Re: Interdictor
Date: 2005-09-05 04:58 am (UTC)Check out this link from UPI
Particularly midway down the page:
"The Bush administration has naturally bristled at charges from black leaders that it had been slow to react to the tragedy of New Orleans, which has left a death toll in thousands, because the victims were poor blacks. But European diplomats in Washington noted on the margins of the tragedy the unfortunate fact that throughout the week the White House had not ordered flags lowered to half mast -- a sign of respect for the dead -- but did so Sunday following the death of Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist. At the same time, the White House is planning several days of official mourning for the late Chief Justice, but has said nothing about a mourning period for the victims of Hurricane Katrina."