天降洪災大難于新奧爾良，有車富人逃之夭夭，無車窮人坐以待斃。美國總統可以在數十小時之內，把新奧爾良州三分之一的國民警衛隊派往伊拉克從事跟美國石油軍火財團利益悠關的戰爭，卻不能在三、四天內把窮苦受災民眾所急需的食品、飲水和交通運輸工具送達現場！國際輿論在驚駭憤怒之余，普遍在嚴肅思考和認真剖析醸成這場災難的人為因素和美國政治、經濟與文化根源。與此情形形成鮮明對照，中國民間與官方媒介的親美人士，卻顯示出與上述世界主流輿論截然不同的非凡表現！

燕南網站某個剛被解除版主職務的“美國迷”，竟在本人所轉每一篇揭示美國社會虛弱本質及相關問題的國際國內評論文章之后，令人發笑地、卻又跡近瘋狂地，統統貼上一篇《美國強大的真正秘密》之跟貼！“那壺不開提那壺”，這一奇特古怪做法，其客觀效果，不是等于猛抽已被“凱特琳娜”天災人禍搞得無地自容之該文作者范某學德的耳光嗎？

人們正在猜度此人腦子是否出了毛病，卻又見《世紀中國》自由派親美派前赴后繼地貼出《新奧爾良洪災折射出美國制度的優越性》的高論！而燕南網站著名自由派親美人士鄂大先生，則以敢于“反潮流”的無畏勇氣，義正詞嚴地為小布什高聲辯護說：哪個人能“永遠不會犯錯誤嗎”？

這類石破天驚、獨樹一幟的聲音，不僅使人大開眼界，而且沒法使人不佩服。特別是對照新華社駐美記者楊晴川所發《面對這一歷史罕見的天災，美國政府采取多項緊急措施，挽救生命，賑濟災民-》特稿，人們不能不承認：中國民間的親美派，不僅跟官媒親美派具有同類“甘冒天下之不諱”的獨立不遷精神，和完全不怕觸犯美國受難民眾之怒火的非凡冷漠與勇氣，而且與新華社公然為小布什政府糟糕表現涂脂抹粉、欺騙誤導中國讀者的行為相比，還能實事求是，敢于羞羞答答地承認：小布什有權利犯錯誤、而且確實犯了錯誤。

聽說這位鄂鯢葉先生精通英文，特此把社會制度跟美國相近、了解美國比鄂某不知要強多少倍的英國BBC記者強調“凱特里娜”深刻改變世界對美國認識的專稿，轉發如下。看看中國民間的親美自由新右，會不會在比官媒親美精英之思想認識高出一公分的可喜基礎上，甘愿遵從人類良知和理性的引導，對他們夢寐以求的“美國天堂”，具有進一步重新審視和自我反省的能力？

同時，人們也可以把BBC搜集總結的這份世界各國著名媒介的評論薈萃，與新華社記者所發的電訊作一仔細對照比較，看看兩者的根本差別，到底在哪里？

BBC： World press: Katrina 'testing US' 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4216142.stm
 
In newspapers across the world, commentators believe Hurricane Katrina marks a profound change in the way the US is perceived at home and abroad.

Some speak of the American "myth" being shattered by the poverty and racial divisions which they say the disaster has revealed.

Others hope the floods will douse US "arrogance" over its refusal to ratify the Kyoto accord on climate change. An Italian paper, however, jumps to President George Bush's defence.

Michael Streck in Germany's Die Welt

Hurricane Katrina will bury itself into the American consciousness in the same way 9/11 or the fall of Saigon did. The storm did not just destroy America's image of itself, but also has the power to bring an end to the Republican era sooner than expected. America is ashamed.

Stephan Hebel in Germany's Frankfurter Allgemeine

Bush's people will say that the moment of need and willingness to help should not be poisoned by political manoeuvres. Maybe this will serve them well enough in a media world where images of victims and heroes are valued more highly than complex background. But then the lie would have won - against the desire to understand things so as to avoid them.

Jean-Pierre Aussant in France's Figaro

This tragic incident reminds us that the United States has refused to ratify the Kyoto accords. Let's hope the US can from now on stop ignoring the rest of the world. If you want to run things, you must first lead by example. Arrogance is never a good adviser!

Philippe Grangereau in France's Liberation

Bush is completely out of his depth in this disaster. Katrina has revealed America's weaknesses: its racial divisions, the poverty of those left behind by its society, and especially its president's lack of leadership.

Robi Ronza in Italy's Il Giornale

Everything can be used in Europe to badmouth Bush, so it may be worth clarifying a few key points: New Orleans was below sea level even before drilling for oil began. Second, there is no certain proof that the increase in the mean global temperature is a consequence of the emission of so-called greenhouse gases. Finally, the federal government has no specific responsibility for the post-hurricane chaos.

Yildirim Turker in Turkey's Radikal

The biggest power of the world is rising over poor black corpses. We are witnessing the collapse of the American myth. In terms of the USA's relationship with itself and the world, Hurricane Katrina seems to leave its mark on our century as an extraordinary turning point.

Editorial in Iran's Siyasat-e Ruz

Hurricane Katrina has proved that America cannot solve its internal problems and is incapable of facing these kinds of natural disasters, so it cannot bring peace and democracy to other parts of the world. Americans now understand that their rulers are only seeking to fulfil their own hegemonistic goals.

Editorial in Iran's Jomhuri-ye Eslami

The devastating waves of Katrina have unmasked the real face of America's profoundly corrupt society, and proved that under the beautiful surface of modern American life, there are decadent thoughts that always try to exploit the situation to fulfil inhuman goals. Although Bush and his team proved their inefficiency in dealing with the disaster, its aftermath proved that America's corrupt system is the main culprit.

Shen Dingli in China's Dongfang Zaobao

Katrina is testing the US. Katrina is also creating an opportunity for world unity. Cuba and North Korea's offer of sympathy and aid to the US could also result in some profound thinking in the US, and the author hopes that it will not miss this opportunity.

Editorial in Malaysia's Berita Harian

What's more saddening is that there have been riots and looting in New Orleans. It turns out that in a developed country with the most powerful economy in the world, some of its citizens are not much different from the poor in Third World countries.

Xiong Shu Li in Malaysia's Sin Chew Jit Poh

Co-operation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions can no longer be delayed, but there are still countries - including the US - which still do not take the issue seriously. However, faced with global disasters, all countries are in the same boat. The US hurricane disaster is a "modern revelation", and all countries of the world including the US should be aware of this.

Editorial in Media Indonesia

The superpower United States has finally succumbed to nature's wrath. The US must eventually admit that it is unable to deal with the victims itself. Something has changed: Hurricane Katrina has destroyed some of the US's arrogance.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, quoted in El Nacional

The rich were able to leave, the poor stayed there, and it is now that they are evacuating them, four, five days later. That is the model they want to sell us. Racial segregation - the mayor of New Orleans said it - is a question of social classes; the rich were able to leave, the poor were left, enduring the hurricane. It is capitalism, in its extreme individualist phase.

BBC Monitoring selects and translates news from radio, television, press, news agencies and the internet from 150 countries in more than 70 languages. It is based in Caversham, UK, and has several bureaus abroad.

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新華網華盛頓9月3日電 (記者楊晴川) 來自加勒比海的5級颶風“卡特里娜”8月25日在美國登陸，8月29日襲擊墨西哥灣沿岸地區，給路易斯安那、密西西比和亞拉巴馬等州造成巨大破壞，整個受災范圍幾乎與英國國土面積相當，被認為是美國歷史上損失最大的自然災害之一。

　　面對這一歷史罕見的天災，美國政府采取多項緊急措施，挽救生命，賑濟災民，逐步展開災后修復和重建工作。

　　美國總統布什8月29日宣布路易斯安那和密西西比兩州為災區，以便動用聯邦資金。他8月31日提前結束休假返回白宮，宣布成立以國土安全部長切爾托夫為首的內閣救災小組，總體協調各有關部門的救援行動，同時委派聯邦緊急措施署署長布朗負責現場救災事宜。當天，為彌補颶風造成的災區原油供應不足，布什宣布同意動用戰略石油儲備。

　　美國軍方也投入救災，派出4艘軍艦向災區運送物品，為其歷史上規模最大搜救行動之一，同時決定在災區部署3萬名國民警衛隊成員。

　　為了給救災工作提供財政保障，美國國會于本月2日緊急通過了一項總額為105億美元的緊急救災撥款法案，并在當天由布什總統簽署實施。布什同時邀請前總統克林頓和老布什出面領導救災募捐活動。

　　為加強救災人力，布什3日下令向南部颶風災區增派7200名現役軍人，與已在災區的4000名現役軍人一道參加搶險救災。與此同時，五角大樓也宣布再向災區派遣1萬名國民警衛隊成員。這些部隊都部署到位后，美國投入救災的總兵力將達到5.12萬人。

　　美國勞工部2日宣布撥款5000萬美元，在密西西比州災區創造1萬個災后重建工作崗位，安置當地在颶風災害中失業的人。美國交通部也安排鐵路部門提供列車幫助災民撤出災區，15家航空公司也獲準進入災區運送災民撤離。

　　布什3日表示，目前救災工作是聯邦政府的首要任務，并將及時針對失誤做出改進，在沒有完成任務前政府不會“休息”。

　　此次颶風不僅造成了巨大的生命財產損失，也導致了空前的人道主義災難，數十萬人被困災區。僅路易斯安那州新奧爾良市就有6萬至8萬人被困在洪水淹沒了80%的城市中。在等待救援的過程中，城市陷入一片混亂。目前1400名國民警衛隊人員已進駐該城，局勢已基本平靜。到當地時間3日晚，已有4.2萬名災民在援救人員的幫助下安全撤離。

　　在其他受災地區，救援和災后修復工作也正在陸續開展當中。美國國土安全部長切爾托夫3日宣布，國民警衛隊已從災區救出了9500人，同時已有10萬名災民得到了人道主義援助。得克薩斯等10多個州已經開始接納從災區撤出的災民。

　　然而，由于此次颶風破壞力極大，美國將面臨空前嚴重的損失，救災和重建工作任重而道遠。目前，已確認的死亡人數為198人，失蹤人數超過2萬。許多人認為最終死亡人數可能數以千計，數十萬人流離失所，接近或甚至超過1900年造成上萬人死亡的“加爾維斯”頓颶風。

　　據國際風險評估機構RMS估計，此次颶風至少毀壞了15萬處產業，損失金額在250億至1000億美元之間，將成為美國有史以來經濟損失最大的一次自然災害。颶風還造成大約500萬戶居民停電，在兩個月內無法全部恢復，而要排干淹沒新奧爾良全城80%的洪水則需要36至80天。此外，颶風給美國民眾造成的心理創傷也是短時間內難以平復的。布什曾表示，要完成災后重建工作，可能需要幾年時間。

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