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Thread #86416 Message #1612475
Posted By: GUEST,petr
23-Nov-05 - 08:46 PM
Thread Name: BS: KatrinaGate
Subject: RE: BS: KatrinaGate...
actually frontline did an excellent analysis of Katrina and the various failures..
frontline the storm
interesting points: Fema became a bit of a backwater in the 80's and presidents tended to park their political buddies with no experience in Fema. (with the Exception of James Lee Witt - a Clinton appointee, incidentally praised by George W. in the pres. debates) Witt was the only appointee with actual emergency planning background, and was able to Fema around and make it much more effective and responsive, with a focus on prevention.)
interesting also is the interview with TOM RIDGE, when asked why
there still no interoperability (in communications). his response is that its being worked on but the Federal govt. is not going to be pushed into picking a vendor and deciding on a system..
total baloney.. the fed govt. sets standards on airports, bridges, roads, harbours etc. they provide the funding not only should they set
standards, they should demand accountability..
some states got money from DHS and spent it on bulletproof vests for dogs etc because the money was there.
and TERIBus who in another thread says we should plan for the worst (in assuming Saddams wmds) .. how about planning for the worst hurricane (and anyone living in New Orleans, knew that it was quite possible the levees could fail, as they did in 1927)..
funny that Brown as well as all the other emergency planners rehearsed with a hurrican PAM in 2004 (a simulation which predicted almost exactly what Katrina did) did they learn anything..
you have to wonder about Browns comments on 'being like a fashion God' for his interviews, and email response to one of his workers when she
said we need help people are dying here!
ok let me know if there anything I should do or Tweak.
Brown..