This morning I saw the mayor of New Orleans say that relief and support, and safety for the thousands of Americans stranded by Hurricane Katrina will happen as "soon as possible". She then said that 'no one could have predicted the severity of this storm and its repercussions.
What a load of Bullshit.
I know for a fact that every city in the country has developed 'worst case' disaster plans. They have these written, practiced, and codified. It has been going on for years at the behest of FEMA. Every major city has its own disaster plan that spells out what to do when a disaster, any kind of disaster, strikes. That the mayor of New Orleans is denying that they had a plan in place is a bald faced lie. Now she is calling for the National Guard, fresh from the Iraq Slaughter, to lock and load their weapons and fire on anyone suspected of looting. Now there is real "humanity" for you. It is leadership like that that kills innocent people. I'm sure it will be no surprise to learn she is a Republican.
Who is ultimately to Blame though? George W. Bush. Directly.
"The advent of the Bush administration in January 2001 signaled the beginning of the end for FEMA," one expert writes. In particular, the White House targeted the agency's "mitigation" programs -- "the measures taken in advance to minimize the damage caused by natural disasters" -- which emergency specialists consider "a crucial part of the strategy to save lives and cut recovery costs." Shortly after coming into office, "key federal disaster mitigation programs, developed over many years, [were] slashed and tossed aside ." FEMA's Project Impact, "a model mitigation program created by the Clinton administration," was canceled outright by the Bush administration on February 28, 2001 -- ironically, the very same day of the 6.8 magnitude Nisqually earthquake in Washington state, which provided one of the "best examples of the impact the program had" in protecting people. Indeed, FEMA employees were officially "directed not to become involved in disaster preparedness functions, since a new directorate (yet to be established) will have that mission."
(From the Wilderness)
George W. Bush, President of the United STates, no, correct that, George W. Bush, President for the extremely WEalthy and the major Corporations, and for the Religiously insane is responsible for what is happening right now in New Orleans. He cut the funding. He slashed FEMA support. He did it.
The irony is that many of the foolish yokels who voted for this bloody tyrant are now dying in the South because of him.
When will Americans learn that George W. Bush and the entire Republican Party are vicious tyrants who intention is to destroy democracy and instill totalitarian dictatorship?
They will all learn it, but for many it will be too late.
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