That doesn't put the Fed in charge. He said they answered to the Governor. Once the shooting started the rules changed.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/09/national/nationalspecial/09military.html?ei=5090&en=aa642b8c89c27c01&ex=1283918400&adxnnl=1&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1126238795-dGCl9WlaN8lbkCHBy9hw2w&pagewanted=print On 9/8/05, Maureen wrote: > You are 100% wrong. The emergency declaration requested by governor and > granted by Bush put FEMA in charge. General Honore has stated several times > that the request came to him from the Governor through FEMA as early as > Friday, August 26. > > From the Department of Defence web site: > > "Q General, Jamie McIntyre from CNN. To what extent is this additional > assistance you've outlined today a response to a request from the state > governors in Louisiana, Mississippi? And if so, can you tell us when > specifically you got that request? > > GEN. HONORÉ: Yes, sir. The process starts, sir, in this particular event, > with a request Friday of last week, as the approximate date for defense > coordinating offices to be established in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and > Louisiana. Those were established in those states over Friday and Saturday. > > Q Sir, I'm specifically interested in how soon after the hurricane hit and > the extent of the damage became known did the governors request additional > assistance above and beyond what they had requested before? > > GEN. HONORÉ: Sir, that started to happen on Saturday, as the hurricane was > approaching, and was executed with the movement of my headquarters on Sunday > to Mississippi, where we established a joint -- JTF headquarters here in > Mississippi with a forward cell of the 5th United States Army in Louisiana. > And on Sunday we established JTF-Katrina, with myself as the task force > commander. > > And since that time, we've continued to flow naval air and Army helicopter > support and other assets, as requested by the governor, through FEMA. And > that is the process, and you know that works. The governor identified a > requirement. It goes to FEMA. That requirement is sent to Northern Command, > my boss, Admiral Keating, as parallel to General McNeill at Forces Command. > And we have started to flow the forces to your region. Over." > > > Balance of press briefing here: > http://www.dod.gov/transcripts/2005/tr20050901-3843.html > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:173578 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
