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GRITtv: The F Word: Man-Made Disaster in New Orleans

GRITtv: The F Word: Man-Made Disaster in New Orleans

from GRITtv with Laura Flanders on November 19, 2009
Duration: 150
Hurricane Katrina is often referred to as a natural disaster as if it was all nature's fault. Not man's. The reality of course is that federal, state and local governments ignored warnings from scientists for years, both that climate change would lead to increased storm activity, and that destruction of wetlands outside of New Orleans had hurt the city's natural defenses against a storm surge. Calls for fixing levees and infrastructure investments went unheeded while the doctrine of markets and profits held sway. Well, this week a federal district judge finally ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers was indeed responsible for part of the devastation in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward and parts of St. Bernard Parish. The failure of the Corps to recognize the hazards wetland destruction had created was "clearly negligent on the part of the Corps," said U.S. District Judge Stanwood Duval Jr.. "Furthermore, the Corps not only knew, but admitted by 1988" the threats to human life ... And yet it did not act in time to prevent the catastrophic disaster that ensued." In this decision alone the government could wind up paying $700,000 in damages -- doesn't sound like enough. More importantly, though, the ruling could open the gates to judgments that could reach into the billions. No judgment of course will bring back the Ninth Ward, which years after Katrina and Rita is still largely a ghost town. But this acknowledgment that the destruction didn't have to happen is important. Long neglect of federal infrastructure by governments more concerned with tax cuts than human safety... It's not a phenomenon limited to New Orleans. By way of reparations, how about not just $700,000 to the plaintiffs but a recommitment to federal infrastructure spending. You want national security? Stimulus? Jobs? That's it, and this is the time. The F Word is a regular commentary by Laura Flanders, the host of GRITtv which broadcasts weekdays on satellite TV (Dish Network Ch. 9415 Free Speech TV) on cable, and online at GRITtv.org and TheNation.com. Follow GRITtv or GRITlaura on Twitter.com.
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O SEGREDO por Ana Maria Braga

O SEGREDO por Ana Maria Braga

from YouTube :: Tag // sao paulo on November 18, 2009
Duration: 630
Author: RodrigoVencedor Keywords: Segredo The Secret Sucesso Prosperidade Atração Rhonda Byrne Bob Proctor Rita Guedes Ana Maria Braga Added: November 18, 2009
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Mindy Sterling * Carlos Alazraqui* LA Comedy Shorts Festival

Mindy Sterling * Carlos Alazraqui* LA Comedy Shorts Festival

from recent posts tagged christmas - blip.tv (beta) on March 11, 2009
Duration: 214
Mindy Sterling * Carlos Alazraqui* LA Comedy Shorts Festival
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Groundhog Day: I'm A God

Groundhog Day: I'm A God

from Crackle: Screenbites on June 03, 2008
Duration: 12
Phil discusses with Rita the small matter of his apparent immortality... Shared by : Groundhog Day On: Monday, November 06, 2006Tags: god discusses matter ScreenBites apparent groundhog Rita immortality Small murray Bill Day Phil
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Groundhog Day: Did He Actually Call Himself...

Groundhog Day: Did He Actually Call Himself...

from Crackle: Screenbites on June 03, 2008
Duration: 12
Rita and Larry confer on the question of Phil's talent... Shared by : Groundhog Day On: Monday, November 06, 2006Tags: Talent Call actually question ScreenBites refer elliott groundhog Rita confer himself Chris larry murray Bill Day Phil
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