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To: MichaelSkyy who wrote (136947)	9/3/2005 9:17:51 PM
From: kumar	Respond to of 793637

New Orlean's "Hurricane Plan". cityofno.com; raises a few questions...Part 2 (PUBLIC AWARENESS and EDUCATION), under tasks list a bunch of tasks to educate the residents. Was this ever done ? If not, then there would no doubt be a mismatch on expectations.

To: MichaelSkyy who wrote (136947)	9/6/2005 4:08:17 PM
From: KLP	Respond to of 793637

Priorities~~~Greyhawk September 06, 2005 FEMA has once again "failed" Mayor Nagin. He wants to give his city workers all expenses paid 5-day vacations, and the federal government refuses to foot the bill. A day after two police suicides and the abrupt resignations or desertions of up to 200 police officers, defiant city officials on Sunday began offering five-day vacations - and even trips to Las Vegas - to the police, firefighters and city emergency workers and their families. He's not bluffing. They might prefer new homes, clothes and furnishings, but apparently that's not on the table. And don't worry about them losing money gambling - a lot of these guys know when to fold. The idea of paid vacations was raised by both Mayor C. Ray Nagin and senior police officials who said that their forces were exhausted and traumatized and that the arrival of the National Guard had made way for the officers to be relieved. <...> Mr. Nagin, who has been demanding more federal assistance for days as his city struggled with despair, death and flooding, said he had asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency to pay for the trips but the agency said it could not. He said the city, therefore, would pay the costs. If you think this is some sort of future plan, think again. Nagin wants this to happen now: He said he believed there were now enough National Guard members in the city to allow the police to take a break and still keep the city secure, and he brushed off questions about whether such a trip might look like a dereliction of duty. "I'll take the heat on that," Mr. Nagin said. "We want to cater to them." Don't worry, as long as just one police officer remains on duty in New Orleans the troops will still be able to provide security: Q: General, you mentioned a disintegration of the New Orleans Police Department. Do you know how many officers are still on duty? GEN. BLUM: I would rather not say. I think you'd be better to refer that question to the mayor of New Orleans. I have my own estimate. I would say they are significantly degraded and they have less than one-third of their original capability. Q: So is it fair to say it is the National Guard that's keeping law and order in New Orleans? GEN. BLUM: No. As long as there's one uniformed police officer in the city of New Orleans, we will send as many National Guard soldiers to augment, support and work in support of that lone law enforcement officer as necessary. So if hypothetically there's only one left, who's in charge? It's still that lone police officer supported by the National Guard in their role as military support to law enforcement. Don't get me wrong - those few New Orleans cops who stayed on duty while their fellow officers looted stores or fled are heroes, and deserve much more than just recognition - after this is over. More thoughts on this topic from Blackfive, blackfive.net who provides an ironic recent quote from New Orleans Deputy Police Commander W. S. Riley: "We have people who died while the National Guard sat and played cards. I understand why we are not winning the war in Iraq if this is what we have." Posted by Greyhawk at September 6, 2005 05:13 PM