Bush appointee Mike Brown’s murderous legacy grows
Back in 2004, an 11-page memo to Michael Brown, former head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, described response teams that were not prepared and were getting zero funding for training, exercise or team equipment.
The national responders provide the only practical, expeditious option for the (FEMA) director to field a cohesive team of his best people to handle the next big one, wrote William Carwile, who was FEMA s federal coordinating officer.
As for the plans that response teams use during an emergency, Carwile wrote: Revision should be a priority since not one word of response doctrine … has been published in over two years.
Carwile told Senate aides in a meeting this week that his memo largely was ignored at FEMA s headquarters, as were four budget requests over an 18-month period for money for the teams. He said each team needed about $1.2 million for training and equipment, according to an aide who attended the meeting.
I always enjoy how the pithy titles to Oliver’s posts so rarely actually match the substance of the article contained therein.
What I love even more are how the pithy comments by the more conservative posters rarely actually match the content of Oliver’s posts.
The title
FEMA chief was given dire warning in 2004
Brown was told response teams were not prepared for ‘next big one’
I also noticed that in your response, it was ignored that Gov. Blanco was actually retrieving items from her own home when the FEMA operative opined that she was “napping”.
Alright then, John So., please do explain how the substance of the article O-Dub linked to refereneced Mike Brown’s murderous legacy. And in doing so, please explain how if you read that article that he linked to, that Governor Blanco’s nap wasn’t referenced.
Katrina: The Gift That Keeps On Giving
Clayton James Cubitt is living in a world of shit. His mother evacuated New Orleans when Katrina hit and lost everything, including the trailer she lived in, which Clayton bought for her. Now FEMA refuses to provide grant money because
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