Thursday, October 20, 2005

FEMA OFFICIAL IGNORED EMAILS WARNING OF DISASTER
E-mails released today by one of his subordinates show that former FEMA Director Michael Brown blew off warnings about deteriorating conditions in New Orleans and the dire need for help.
Marty Bahamonde, a FEMA regional director, told a Senate panel investigating the government's response to the disaster that he gave regular updates and, in most cases, he was met with silence. 'I think there was a systematic failure at all levels of government to understand the magnitude of the situation,' Bahamonde said.
(YAHOO, unearthed by Talking Points Blog)

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