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The View From Afar — Why Now?
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The View From Afar


Australian Broadcasting sent their North America correspondent, Leigh Sales, to report on the aftermath of Katrina along the Gulf coast.

Her report, Hurricane Katrina: Reporter’s diary, ends with this paragraph:

“The story is devastating to cover. It seems impossible to escape the conclusion that if you are black, poor, old, sick or disabled, you are a second-class citizen in this country.”