Baghdad on the Bayou Redux: Tab Benoit Interview

[6] The Cajun language is a mixture of French, Indian, African , and English.

[7] The French/Indian War was the result of most native tribes siding with the French settlers, with the exception of the Iroquois Indians who sided with the British. The first refugees from the French and Indian War were Acadian French deported by British authorities from Nova Scotia. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow used this exile as the background for his poem Evangeline.

[8] In November Congress gave Bush the first veto defeat of his presidency, and the Senate approved the $23 billion Water Resources Development Act, WRDA, by a wide majority. The House of Representatives also voted overwhelmingly to override Bush’s veto. Bush had termed the Water Act a “pork barrel” with no merit. This statement is also noteworthy when one examines the no-bid contracts that were given to Bush cronies in the aftermath of Katrina. The 79 senators voting to override Bush's veto, included 34 Republicans who broke ranks with their party.

Note: The other members of the Voice of the Wetlands All Stars are: Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Dr. John, Anders Osborne, George Porter Jr., Waylon Thibodeaux, Jumpin' Johnny Sansone, and Johnny Vidacovich.

keith harmon snow is an independent war correspondent, photo journalist and human rights investigator. He has received three Project Censored awards for his Africa reportage and has recently worked in Central Africa and Afghanistan. His work can be seen at www.allthingspass.com and he is a member of the Asiana Press Agency (www.asiana-press-agency.com)

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