--- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 9/2/05 9:15:01 A.M. Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Fed response to disasters is always the last to arrive. Why the NOLA > officials don't have an effective mechanism in place and channel of > communication with FEMA, et al is beyond me. Apparently they didn't even let > the Feds know where they were telling people to gather! > > It's a horrible situation but ultimately those who decided to stay, for > whatever reason, must bear some responsibility for their own outcome. I > realize you feel the Feds should be there at our beck and call, but anyone > who is realistic will know better. > > It's easy to micromanage the situation from your perspective in front of > your TV screen but armchair observations are of little help--even if they do > sell papers and boost TV ratings. > > > > Vaj you have a very good perspective, intellectual, not emotional > perspective of the situation. NOLA and LA. are supposed to plans ready for these kinds > of events and the Feds aid those plans. There is a terrible lack of > communication on everybody's part which makes the whole thing even more frustrating. > The feds have given the governor everything she has asked for and more. > Obviously it's the feds that are having to come in and clean up the lack of > preparedness of the local governments. things could have been further along had the > Governor grown some balls and declared martial law with a shoot to kill > policy a couple of days ago.
What I would like to know is: post 9-11, what does the legislation -- both federal and state -- say about disasters and terrorist attacks and whose responsibility it is to make the plans and to deal with the aftermaths? ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
