Hurricane Katrina: US Let Its Citizens Die Rather Than Accept Cuban Aid
NOVANEWS
Hurricane Harvey brings to mind the devastations of predecessors like Katrina, whose death toll would have been reduced had the Bush administration accepted Cuban doctors.
By Shane Quinn
Global Research
Of the many stories written about Hurricane Katrina in autumn 2005, and its devastating consequences, one crucial element is virtually overlooked. During the all-important hours after the tropical cyclone laid waste to sections of south-eastern United States, the Bush administration ignored the aid of its Cuban neighbor.
Cuban leader Fidel Castro offered to ship over 1,600 doctors and dozens of tons of medical supplies to the US’s affected areas. Considering the decades-long terrorist attacks perpetrated against Cuba by US governments, in addition to a crippling embargo...