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To: Bill who wrote (707589)	10/17/2005 3:19:56 PM
From: Thomas A Watson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

The crock is cutting the quote out of context for the maximum erroneous, hateful and lazy reporting. AKA trolling,

To: Bill who wrote (707589)	10/18/2005 6:54:47 AM
From: paret	Respond to of 769670

Nagin, Blanco asked to detail response Senate panel probes actions after storm The Times-Picayune. Monday, October 17, 2005 By Bruce Alpert Washington bureau nola.com WASHINGTON -- A Senate investigatory committee has asked Gov. Kathleen Blanco and New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin for a detailed accounting of their response to Hurricane Katrina. The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs has asked Nagin for: r A description of "all actions taken to evacuate or attempt to evacuate individuals without personal transportation and those with medical conditions and special needs." r All documents from Aug. 29 to Sept. 6 that refer to the levee system; lawlessness, looting or other law enforcement, public safety or public order issues; the situation at the Superdome and the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center; and the "evacuation of the Superdome/Convention Center or other areas of New Orleans." r Any information that reflects on the "failure or inadequacy of emergency communications, and accounts of desertions" at the Police Department as well as conflicts responding to the disaster with federal, state and city agencies. The committee has asked Blanco for: -- Information related to evacuations planned or carried out by the state. -- All documents from Aug. 23 to Sept. 6 related to requests or offers of assistance by federal, state, local and nongovernmental agencies. In letters to Blanco and Nagin, committee Chairwoman Susan Collins, R-Maine, and ranking Democrat Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut said they understand city and state officials are busy overseeing recovery efforts. But they said it's important for Congress to investigate the flawed response to the hurricane by federal, state and local officials and asked that the information requested be provided by Nov. 3. A lot of red faces The storm, which hit the New Orleans area Aug. 29, caused widespread damage as high winds tore at buildings and levee breaches sent water pouring into many neighborhoods. Tens of thousands of people were stranded for days as flooding, violence, confusion and miscommunication hindered rescue attempts. The head of a House committee investigating Katrina rescue and relief efforts said that if there is any good news emerging from the botched rescue efforts, it's that government officials at "all levels" are so embarrassed by the inadequate initial response that there's almost certain to be a much better reaction the next time there's a hurricane, disease outbreak or a terrorist attack. Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., who is leading the House investigation, said he is not interesting in producing a document outlining blame. "We want to be able to report what happened and where, what decisions were made, and try to talk about what went right and what went wrong, so that we can learn by our mistakes," Davis said in an interview. He said his panel is scheduled to resume hearings Wednesday, with testimony from Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff. The committee had investigators in Louisiana last week to interview local officials and examine documents, Davis said. Blanco to testify A date will be set soon, he said, to hear testimony from Blanco and Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour. Davis' committee is being boycotted by House Democrats who want an independent panel, such as the commission that investigated the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, to evaluate failures associated with the government's response to Katrina. Some Democrats from Gulf communities affected by the storm, including Reps. William Jefferson of New Orleans and Charlie Melancon of Napoleonville, have participated in previous hearings as nonvoting members. The Senate panel has scheduled a hearing for Thursday on "Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans: A flooded city, a chaotic response." It hasn't released a witness list for the session. Collins and Lieberman, meanwhile, sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee and Democratic Leader Harry Reid of Nevada asking them to schedule a vote on committee legislation that would establish a special inspector general to audit Katrina-related relief efforts and a chief financial officer to oversee federal expenditures on the disaster. "It has become increasingly evident that federal efforts to respond to the effects of Hurricane Katrina are vulnerable to widespread abuse and waste," committee members said in the letter. "Reports abound of questionable contracting, unused and wasted resources, misallocated assets and crippling confusion. These reports have shaken federal confidence in the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Department of Homeland Security and other federal relief agencies."

To: Bill who wrote (707589)	10/18/2005 7:01:26 AM
From: paret	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Palau is posting from the basement of MOVEon org. ____________________________________________________ To: Mr. Palau who wrote (707617) 10/17/2005 10:45:17 PM From: paret Read Replies (4) of 707644 Tom DeLay's Judge Donated To Moveon.org, Other Leftwingnuts opensecrets.org. ______________________________________________________________ To: paret who wrote (707623) 10/17/2005 11:14:53 PM From: Mr. Palau Respond to of 707644 Excellent! _______________________________________________________________

To: Bill who wrote (707589)	10/18/2005 10:45:14 AM
From: BEEF JERKEY	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Your the anti-american and your too dumb to realize it. What do you think? The US would be a better place if a military dictatorship that censored any critism? What has made the US great are things like a traddition of free speech. You don't even realize how important that is. Its people who think like you and Watson the framers of the constitution sought to protect the county from. BTW it was Bush who put those troops in harms way. The militarys job when turned loose is death and destruction. That's not noble unless done in defence - Bush has waged an agressive war in Iraq.