Following Michael Brown’s very public criticism of Michael Chertoff, rumors are flying that Chertoff’s future is as dismal as Brown’s was immediately following Katrina. The source of that rumor is the ultra-conservative Human Events. As one source acquainted with the former federal prosecutor and U.S. appellate judge said under promise of anonymity, “They will give […]
The Associated Press has now uncovered even more facts surrounding the days leading up to Katrina.  In dramatic and sometimes agonizing terms, federal disaster officials warned President Bush and his homeland security chief before Hurricane Katrina struck that the storm could breach levees, risk lives in New Orleans’ Superdome and overwhelm rescuers, according to confidential […]
Remember, Republicans say they live in a post 9/11 world while Democrats live in a pre-9/11 world. WASHINGTON – The Dubai firm that won Bush administration backing to run six U.S. ports has at least two ties to the White House. One is Treasury Secretary John Snow, whose department heads the federal panel that signed […]
Seems former FEMA head Michael Brown has had a change of opinion into the failures of Katrina and has a new person to blame. You will never guess who it is now: MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. — Former FEMA Director Michael Brown said Wednesday that he deserved much of the blame for the government’s failures […]
Mike Brown now has his new career ahead of him. That career is a consulting business on how to handle disasters. This from Scripps Howard: Ousted FEMA director Michael Brown, who was vilified over his handling of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, plans to make a fresh start in Colorado, selling his expertise about how emergency […]
Now that Brownie is totally out of FEMA, it appears that the investigation into the Katrina Response might be heating up. Rep. Tom Davis who is chairing the panel has threatened to issue subpoenas if the White House and other agencies do not supply documents to the committee by Nov. 18. The original request for […]
The finger pointing has begun and today Michael Brown pointed it right at the Louisiana officials. This should come as no shock as he is out to protect his new job as FEMA’s consultant into what went wrong. An interesting turn of events if being reported on Capital Buzz, which is reporting that Brown may […]
From Raw Story CBS News says Michael Brown rehired as FEMA consultant CBS News’ Bob Schieffer just announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has rehired ex-FEMA chief Michael Brown– as a consultant to evaluate the agency’s response to the disaster! From CBS’s Katrina blog: “Sept. 26, 2005 /6:44 p.m. (CBS)  CBS News correspondent […]
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 […]
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? […]