RE: [Futurework] Gone with the Water

2005-09-02 Thread Harry Pollard
:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cordell, Arthur: ECOM Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 5:05 PM To: Karen Watters Cole; futurework@fes.uwaterloo.ca Subject: RE: [Futurework] Gone with the Water I agreee that Bush has not been of much help. But the lack of attention to infrastructure is part

RE: [Futurework] Gone with the Water

2005-09-02 Thread Lawrence deBivort
PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Harry Pollard Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 3:52 AM To: 'Cordell, Arthur: ECOM'; 'Karen Watters Cole'; futurework@fes.uwaterloo.ca Subject: RE: [Futurework] Gone with the Water Arthur, People will better handle their affairs than a government - or at least

RE: [Futurework] Gone with the Water

2005-09-02 Thread Lawrence deBivort
PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Harry Pollard Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 3:52 AM To: 'Karen Watters Cole'; futurework@fes.uwaterloo.ca Subject: RE: [Futurework] Gone with the Water Karen, Infrastructure is the last thing that any politician cares about unless it comes up as a pork amendment

RE: [Futurework] Gone with the water II: no quick fixes

2005-09-02 Thread Karen Watters Cole
Snagged from a newsletter from Jan Lundberg According to airportbusiness.com: Airlines and oil companies are working on plans to supply jet fuel to at least ten U.S. airports that could be shut down due to a lack of jet fuel caused by refinery and pipeline shutdowns from hurricane

RE: [Futurework] Gone with the Water

2005-09-02 Thread Harry Pollard
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lawrence deBivort Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 5:58 AM To: futurework@fes.uwaterloo.ca Subject: RE: [Futurework] Gone with the Water The most unattractive thing about an inability

RE: [Futurework] Gone with the Water

2005-09-02 Thread Lawrence deBivort
:43 PM To: 'Lawrence deBivort'; futurework@fes.uwaterloo.ca Subject: RE: [Futurework] Gone with the Water Lawry, Yet again you use ad hominems in place of thought. Do your best to look at things as they are rather than veiled by your empathy. It is probable that those people

RE: [Futurework] Gone with the Water

2005-09-02 Thread Harry Pollard
@fes.uwaterloo.ca Subject: RE: [Futurework] Gone with the Water Harry, you dont have a clue about Iraq or the situation there. You have zero appreciation of Iraqis, their country, history, capabilities or prospects. Instead you have fallen for the neocon line, hook, line and sinker. Even if you

RE: [Futurework] Gone with the Water

2005-09-01 Thread Lawrence deBivort
, Lawry From: Harry Pollard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 1:03 PM To: 'Lawrence deBivort'; 'Cordell, Arthur: ECOM'; 'Karen Watters Cole'; futurework@fes.uwaterloo.ca Subject: RE: [Futurework] Gone with the Water Lawry, Death is an individual

RE: [Futurework] Gone with the Water

2005-09-01 Thread Christoph Reuss
Arthur Cordell wrote: For a catastrophe that was predicted for 50 years there was just about no disaster plan in place. Criminal. There will be plenty of blame to go around. e.g., why weren't the levees better protected. why weren't the pumps equipped with emerg. power. why weren't the

RE: [Futurework] Gone with the Water

2005-08-31 Thread Lawrence deBivort
Hi, Karen, Ive examined the pictures of Katrina carefully for the matter is portentous and clearly saw the images of Bush, Cheney, and Rove is what I can only delicately refer to as a most compromising position. I was stunned to see this, especially as the weather channel repeated the

RE: [Futurework] Gone with the Water

2005-08-31 Thread Karen Watters Cole
It would be shameful to laugh today, when the news across this region spells economic as well as human and environmental disaster, in addition to the heartbreaking news from Baghdad today. Just stunning. But I did smile in pained recognition, understanding your vision may not be

RE: [Futurework] Gone with the Water

2005-08-31 Thread Christoph Reuss
I've examined the pictures of Katrina carefully - for the matter is portentous - and clearly saw the images of Bush, Cheney, and Rove is what I can only delicately refer to as a most compromising position. Naah, the RRR has quite a different explanation:

RE: [Futurework] Gone with the Water

2005-08-31 Thread Karen Watters Cole
Not surprisingly, Chris, the RRR will now officially rename New Orleans Sodom and Gomorra, despite the suffering of innocents. It fits into narrow worldviews all too well. But unless they can perform miracles, the RRR is not going to rescue Bush from criticism that his policies and war of

RE: [Futurework] Gone with the Water

2005-08-31 Thread Cordell, Arthur: ECOM
For a catastrophe that was predicted for 50 years there was just about no disaster plan in place. Criminal. There will be plenty of blame to go around. e.g., why weren't the levees better protected. why weren't the pumps equipped with emerg. power. why weren't the fleet of New Orleans

RE: [Futurework] Gone with the Water

2005-08-31 Thread Cordell, Arthur: ECOM
Maybe the lesson that will emerge from this is that, finally, we must pay attention to the infrastructure. We have to think long term. Longer than the next quarter's bottom line. A society that will continue must build and maintain infrastructure. Not glamourous but oh so important.

RE: [Futurework] Gone with the Water

2005-08-31 Thread Karen Watters Cole
Arthur wrote: For a catastrophe that was predicted for 50 years there was just about no disaster plan in place. Criminal. There will be plenty of blame to go around. e.g., why weren't the levees better protected. why weren't the pumps equipped with emerg. power. why weren't the fleet of

RE: [Futurework] Gone with the Water

2005-08-31 Thread Cordell, Arthur: ECOM
al Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Karen Watters ColeSent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 7:57 PMTo: futurework@fes.uwaterloo.caSubject: RE: [Futurework] Gone with the Water Arthur wrote: For a catastrophe that was predicted for 50 years ther

RE: [Futurework] Gone with the Water

2005-08-31 Thread Karen Watters Cole
Arthur wrote: I agreee that Bush has not been of much help. But the lack of attention to infrastructure is part of the consumer culture. Bush is just carrying on as have previoius Presidents. From the article in Editor Publisher about the 9 times the New Orleans newspaper wrote about