-Their families believe their confessions are an indictment of the appalling failure of American authorities to help those in desperate need after Hurricane Katrina flooded the city-
OK, here ya go. #1, the families were notified pretty quick, weren't they - how's that possible? #2, Where were said family members while their ill loved one was facing a category 5 heading his or her way? They could've arranged for transport well ahead of time. And #3, if an unnamed doctor killed my Granny without asking me first, the doctor would would suffer my wrath, not "American authorities".
What a stinking crock of you-know-what.