Chris Hedges: Katrina, All Over Again

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18. Stunned.

I am a New Yorker. I live 60 miles inland, north of NYC. We knew the storm was coming as were as prepared as we could be.

When it hit, we experienced hurricane force winds. Because we were deeply concerned, we had our TV on until the power went out at 6:30 p.m.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/inside-the-megastorm.html

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We saw NONE of the above footage during the day, when it was occurring. When I watched the Nova program weeks later, I was utterly stunned by what I saw unfolding before my eyes.

None of this was reported on the major networks at the time. We did not learn until much later about the flooding of the Battery, the complete submersion of Rockaway and Breezy Point. Nothing on the TV, or later, on the radio. Nothing about Staten Island being razed to the ground.

And yes, the mouths kept saying, "Cat 1 hybrid...Cat 1 hybrid..." as if wishing could make it so.