Posted on 02/10/2006 12:35:03 PM PST by Gordongekko909
According to former FEMA Director Michael Brown the White House knew New Orleans’ levees were breached the day Hurricane Katrina hit. Brown says FEMA was on top of the problem, but his pleas fell on deaf ears.
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My recollection is that the evening of the hit, news reporters were saying that New Orleans had dodged a bullet, and it wasn't until the next day (overnight at the earliest) that the levees had broken.
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