UPDATE Governor Blanco did actually say this. CNN ran a segment about it on Daybreak. The Political Teen has the video clip. The argument now lies back in the bureaucracy that surrounds this whole nightmare. Under the National Response Plan, the Director of Homeland Security or his designee has the power to also call for […]
From NPR FEMA Official Says Agency Heads Ignored Warnings 2005 · In the days before Hurricane Katrina hit land, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, FEMA Director Michael Brown and other top Homeland Security officials received e-mails on their blackberries warning that Katrina posed a dire threat to New Orleans and other areas. Yet one FEMA […]
Brad Friedman of Brad’s Blog has just broken a huge story. Here is the first part of it. DIEB-THROAT : ‘Diebold System One of Greatest Threats Democracy Has Ever Known’ Identifies U.S. Homeland Security ‘Cyber Alert’ Prior to ’04 Election Warning Votes Can be ‘Modified Remotely’ via ‘Undocumented Backdoor’ in Central Tabulator Software! In exclusive […]
The London Times is reporting that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has now united rival gangs under his control in order to bring Iraq into a civil war. Zarqawi took credit yesterday for the string of bombings and attacks that left over 160 dead and focused mainly on the Shia. “The al-Qaeda organization in Mesopotamia is declaring […]
70% of Americans want an independent commission to look into the failures of Katrina’s response. Democrats want the same type of commission. Republicans refuse to allow it to happen. To further add insult to injury, this will give the power of subpoenaing witnesses solely to the Republicans. While they are crying about Democrats making this […]
From Raw Story Landmark hate crimes legislation passes House 09/14/2005 @ 5:36 pm In an unexpected 223-199 vote, the House of Representatives passed sweeping hate crimes legislation Wednesday, including protections for minorities and gays who are the subject of hate crimes. The bill, authored by Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), was a rider on another bill […]
While Bush strummed people drowned. While Bush ate cake people had fearful waits on their roofs while as the flood waters rose. Bush’s inactions in the wake of Katrina’s devastating landfall will be remembered for a life time. His other inactions and the inactions of the Republican run Congress will be felt for a life […]
From the AP Judge: School Pledge Is Unconstitutional By DAVID KRAVETS, Associated Press Writer 12 minutes ago Reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools was ruled unconstitutional Wednesday by a federal judge who granted legal standing to two families represented by an atheist who lost his previous battle before the U.S. Supreme Court. U.S. […]
A federal judge has declared it unconstitutional to recite the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools….developing
Now that Michael Brown has resigned as head of FEMA, more questions must be asked about the failures of the Katrina response. Was the failures caused by the former FEMA head or were they just compounded by other failures? Is Michael Brown becoming a fall guy for higher ups in the Department of Homeland Security? […]