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To: Oeconomicus who wrote (285)	9/5/2005 11:19:10 AM
From: Rande Is	Read Replies (2) of 1118

Those of you not keeping up with the fast pace of the news really need to spend time researching before making accusations and assumptions. FEMA was admittedly "in charge" from the beginning. It clearly was and continues to be FEMA's responsibility to monitor all directives given to the public. If they didn't have enough competent personnel to do their jobs, I'm sure plenty of refugees would have volunteered to assist. The quote to which you refer was clearly perceived by flood victims to be truth. That is what drove 30,000 to 50,000 people to seek shelter at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. New York Times: Many refugees said they had come here after hearing directives on the radio that they do so, because the Superdome and other shelters were already filled. But Kenya Smith, head of intergovernmental relations for New Orleans, said Friday that the convention center was never designated an official shelter. Mr. Smith said that hotels, had apparently sent guests here under the impression that it was. At the convention center, he said, the refugees were told - he was not sure by whom - that FEMA would send buses to take them from the city. nytimes.com

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