EGYPTIANS were hardly astonished when a ferry packed with more than 1,400 passengers sank in the Red Sea. Anyone who has struggled to navigate daily life here knows safety standards are virtually nonexistent, and the value of human life is often overlooked by a government widely considered to be driven by corruption and favoritism.
Had to keep reminding myself that this piece wasn't about Louisiana.
3 posted on 02/11/2006 10:36:12 PM PST by martin_fierro
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