Bush administration 'negligent" over Katrina: Chinese press

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BEIJING (AFP) — China's most important state-run newspaper has accused US President George W. Bush and his administration of "negligence of duty" in its response to the disaster wrought by Hurricane Katrina.

People's Daily, the ruling Communist Party's mouthpiece, said there was no excuse for Bush's slow reaction to the unfolding tragedy.

"For the Bush administration, 'unexpected' perhaps can be a lame excuse, but it can never explain away the government negligence of duty," it said in an opinion piece carried on its English language website Thursday.

"As a matter of fact, ever since 'September 11', the Congress had cut anti-flood allocation to Louisiana, which later became a main reason for the slow rescue work this time," said the officially controlled...