Viewpoints on Post Katrina New Orleans - Is It a Battleground or Not?

I don't know if it will make a bit of difference in the crowded blogiverse but I really hope the following links get a lot of traffic. There's stuff in all of them that people need to know -- especially if they're getting all their news from the TV talking heads.
Mac's post on Heroes
Looka
Tzikeh
L.A. Times -Troops
Robert LeBlanc's Open Letter (making the rounds, this is an early posting to NOLAview weblog)
nihilistic_kid - a must read
Fox news reporting by Geraldo and Smith discussed at "Talk Left"

I don't usually watch this but I think I'll tune in for a bit this year. Good for you Jerry.
Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon to help Katrina Victims: "I know my kids will understand if I hold up the beginning of their show because there are hundreds of thousands of people who know now what suffering is. ... They are running out of time. And we, as generous and loving Americans, must help them." quoting Jerry Lewis.

Edit: was reading Wil Wheaton's blog and he references this effort by Larry Dixon and Mercedes Lackey


Breaking News: Chief Justice Rehnquist has died (not the best link I'm sure, but as I was over at the Beeb, that's where I saw it first)