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1115: On the Scene

Posted By Matt On 25th August 2006 @ 00:13 In Blogs, Internet, Technology, New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina, Photography | 2 Comments

Matt Cohen, the founding force behind the political group-blog 1115.org, has traveled down to New Orleans for the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Matt promises to strike through the mask of lies that the Bush Administration will be pedaling over the next few weeks as it attempts to whitewash its horrifying response to the storm last year.

In his first post from New Orleans, Matt writes:

You have no idea how bad it is down here.

The President plans to swagger down here on Monday to brag about how he’s keeping his promise to the people of New Orleans.

I’m going to bring you reality.

I have no doubt that he will. In addition to being a passionate, fiercely intelligent writer, Matt is also an ace photographer. Keep your eye on 1115 and on Matt’s flickr stream in the coming days to see what’s really going down in the Big Easy.

Update: Here’s his first set of photos from the 9th Ward. Tremendous work all around; this is the one that affected me most strongly.