And While You're At It, Could We Borrow One of Those Neat Black Masks?

Jesse Walker | September 16, 2005

Never let it be said that the federal Katrina relief operation has refused all assistance from the outside. Some anarchists who set up a clinic in New Orleans say they've received a surprising request:

The situation in Algiers got a bit more surreal this week when the U.S. military asked the anarchists for help in providing basic services to local residents. A medical military clinic commander asked the folks running the Common Ground Clinic if they could lend a few medics and doctors to the military until the military sets up a "permanent" health clinic on Newton Avenue on Monday.