American Views Abroad

 
Silent Nights on the Gulf Coast – After Katrina by the author John Grisham is today's IHT.

'There is a fear of being forgotten by the government. Washington is preoccupied with a war and its glut of messy side issues, and attention will soon turn to the midterm elections. There is also the very real fear of being forgotten by the press. The satellite trucks and cameras have long since gone. If the news media forget, then so will the people with the money in Washington. Pollsters are already noting the rapid decline in the disaster's importance on the national radar screen.'

www.iht.com/articles/2005/12/26/opinion/edgrisham.php
- posted by Gloria @ 4:45 PM