New Orleans and the myths

After the Katrina hurricane all the rumors hit us over the head. Gangs were shooting at rescue workers, murders were committed in the stadium.
Even a rumor of infants being raped.

Now in the light of Louisiana authorities investigation it all turned out to be untrue, there was no raping, killing or shooting at rescue workers and helicopters, of course all this has been very quiet in the European media, only CNN and here in Australia has there been updates that all these stories that were spread were untrue.
Why did the rumors start? They were flying around in NO as well, rescue workers for many days did not venture in to some areas of the city, and when they finally did they had armed guards escorting them. One can wonder as to the purpose of these amours.
The European press licked it up though, the anti US Sentiment spreading more, quotes to the like of "Americans are animals" people actually rejoicing as to the uncivilized ways of the Americans and scornfully remarked on how the Thai and Indonesian people helped everyone and the Americans shoot. Why were we so ready to believe? Why haven't anyone so far apologized?

I wonder if we will see anyone actually apologize for this in the end, it seems the Americans are not as horrible as people wanted to believe, it turns out they are humans just like us.

Sincerely
Mr Silence Dogood

Norwegians take the prize

So the Norwegians do it yet again, the give the Peace prize to a organization that essentially have failed in their mission.
What went trough the heads of the Norwegian committee when they decided to give the prize to IAEA? And why on earth make a point of giving half of it to the person and IAEA chief Mohammad ElBaradei? Could it be that they want to make a statement to the US? Of course...
Remember that the Swede Hans Blix was the IAEA chief from 1981 to 1997, why doesn't he get a part too? He made sure that Israel, India and Pakistan got a piece of the nuclear cake.

During the UN meeting in September there was one area where absolutely no progress was made, that was the non-proliferation treaty, the corner stone of IAEA, sad to see this is. IAEA has failed miserably in their quest, they have not managed to do anything right, North-Korea have refused to sign another treaty and Iran ignores them, what is it they get the prize for? The last time I didn't know weather to laugh or cry was when the Norwegians managed to give the peace prize to one terrorist and one war criminal...
Not to mention that they have previously given the peace prize to the UN and Kofi Annan, perhaps in light of Rwanda, Sudan and oil for food scandal they now regret it? Unlikely...

It's a farce, let's take away the peace prize from Norway and give it back to the Swedish committee, even though they will most likely make the same stupid choices it can be expected of them.

Sincerely
Mr Silence Dogood