Hurricane Katrina

I am not being hyperbolic when I say this. I'm not sure what's worse. The devesatation brought about by Hurrican Katrina, or the inept handling of the disaster. It's unclear how many lives were uselessly lost because of horriffic leadership. These two clips are two of the most powerful I've seen in documenting both.

In this clip, FOX News' Shep Smith is speechless over the lack of response and leadership and Gerarldo Rivera shows his raw desperation to show the world the conditions in New Orleans.

In this clip, Ted Koppel interviews Michael Brown, the director of FEMA. You can tell that Brown strains Koppel's trademark - nay legendary - patience to the breaking point. At one point, after Brown says that Friday morning was the first day that FEMA knew about the conditions at the SuperDome, Koppel says. "Do you guys not watch TV? This is not the first day we've been reporting this." Click here to watch.

If you've seen pictures or read particularly moving stories about the hurricane, link to them here. I don't like reading those types of stories, but we need to.