More Contradictions of the Katrina News Fear-Mongering

While the human and economic toll of Hurricane Katrina continues to rise, a toxic mix of dead bodies, human waste and chemicals now poses a new threat to the devastated city of New Orleans.

As the city began pumping the filthy water back into Lake Pontchartrain, Mayor Ray Nagin warned residents to brace themselves for ugly scenes as the foul water revealed its horrific secrets.

"It's going to be awful. It's going to wake the nation up again," said Nagin, who has suggested that 10,000 may have died in his city alone.

Already, more and more bodies are appearing, floating in the water, or pointed out by people being rescued from their homes....Bush has so far resisted calls for an independent inquiry

The floodwater that covered New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina was not unusually toxic and was "typical of storm water runoff in the region," according to a study published yesterday"....What it most looks like is the storm water that is present in New Orleans every time it rains," said John H. Pardue, an environmental engineer at Louisiana State University