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FEMA says no, no, no, no…

September 5th, 2005 | politics

I know I am not an expert on emergency management, and I know someone has to coordinate the big-picture, but his mind-boggling list of FEMA “managing” the situation in New Orleans seems absurd.

Check out the single link below, which leads to links for the individual stories at DailyKos:


FEMA won’t accept Amtrak’s help in evacuations
FEMA turns away experienced firefighters
FEMA turns back Wal-Mart supply trucks
FEMA prevents Coast Guard from delivering diesel fuel
FEMA won’t let Red Cross deliver food
FEMA blocks 500-boat citizen flotilla from delivering aid
FEMA fails to utilize Navy ship with 600-bed hospital on board
FEMA to Chicago: Send just one truck
FEMA turns away generators
FEMA: “First Responders Urged Not To Respond”
FEMA bars morticians from entering New Orleans

and more, from Constructive Interference.

2 comments ↓

#1 bicyclemark on 09.07.05 at 9:01 am

LEave it to a guy named who used to be in charge of the Arabian horses club to fuck everything up.

#2 verbalchameleon on 09.10.05 at 3:40 pm

You’re right, BM! Who’s in charge here?!? Oh, I remember…

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