From a friend in London:

this is from The Sun, the UK’s largest newspaper, on saturday, Sept 10
2005, in a column by Jeremy Clarkson. I quote this verbatim (it’s not up
on their website, so i’m typing it in)
“Hollywood has taught America that the military can solve anything. It’s
full of chisel-jawed heroes who never leave a man on the field and never
fail to get the job done. So they’d have New Orleans sorted out in a
jiffy.
Unfortunately, on the street you’ve got some poor, starving souls helping
themselves to a packet of food from a ruined, deserted supermarket. And
as a result, finding themselves being blown to pieces by a helicopter
gunship. With the none-too-bright soldiers urged on by their illiterate
political masters, the poor and needy never stood a chance. It’s easier
and much more fun to shoot someone than make them a cup of tea.
Especially if they’re black.”

I’ve been watching a lot of the Katrina coverage. Somehow I missed the military gunships killing poor, hungry civilians.

The understandable emotion of good people aside, New Orleans is not Mogadishu. But I suspect we can expect to read such things for a looong time. And many will believe, especially if it fits conveniently into their worldview.