Cheat-Seeking Missles

Friday, October 14, 2005

Media Lied, People Died

Michael Fumento, who's writings I've enjoyed for about 10 years, details at Tech Central instances of the media's Katrina-hysterics that led to death, including:
For example, efforts to evacuate by helicopter some of the 200 patients at New Orleans' Hospital halted for a day because of reports of sniper fire. According to CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta, two patients died awaiting evacuation. ...

Nagin also ordered virtually the entire police force to abandon search-and-rescue efforts in order to stop the non-existent "roving bands." Turns out some of the worst criminals were his own police, but even New Orleans' not-so-finest weren't killing or raping.
Where's the 60 Minutes, 20/20 or CNN special on what went wrong with the reporting? Where is any admission of regret, or even wrongdoing?

h/t Instapundit