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Oliver Thomas: “Our dead should not be behind rubble and underneath rubble.”

On the recordDecember 28, 2005
Our dead should not be behind rubble and underneath rubble.
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Oliver Thomas

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Oliver Thomas highlights the unacceptable situation of deceased individuals remaining unaccounted for and buried under debris in New Orleans.

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