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Skriven 2005-09-15 09:12:57 av Roy Witt (1:10/22)
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Ärende: Katrina
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14 Sep 05 18:24, Raymond Yates wrote to Roy Witt:


 RW>> It's a headline. Usually misleading. There was no mention of her
 RW>> actually declaring an emergency. You read too much into headlines
 RW>> when there is nothing of value in what is written in the article.

 RY>  GOVERNOR BLANCO DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY

Can you say; Cover up?

 RY> BATON ROUGE, LA--Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco today issued
 RY> Proclamation No. 48 KBB 2005, declaring a state of emergency for the
 RY> state Louisiana as Hurricane Katrina poses an imminent threat,
 RY> carrying severe storms, high winds, and torrential rain that may
 RY> cause flooding and damage to private property and public facilities,
 RY> and threaten the safety and security of the citizens of the state of
 RY> Louisiana The state of emergency extends from Friday, August 26,
 RY> 2005, through Sunday, September 25, 2005, unless terminated sooner.

Today!

Article Last Updated: 9/15/2005 01:10 AM

                   Louisiana governor takes blame
                        By Melinda Deslatte
                        The Associated Press

Salt Lake Tribune

BATON ROUGE, La. - Echoing the words of President Bush a day earlier,
Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco took responsibility Wednesday for failures
and missteps in the immediate response to Hurricane Katrina and pledged a
united effort to rebuild areas ravaged by the storm.

"We all know that there were failures at every level of government: state,
federal and local. At the state level, we must take a careful look at what
went wrong and make sure it never happens again. The buck stops here, and
as your governor, I take full responsibility," Blanco told lawmakers in a
special meeting of the Louisiana Legislature.

On Tuesday, Bush for the first time took responsibility for federal
government mistakes in dealing with the hurricane and suggested the
calamity raised questions about the government's ability to handle both
natural disasters and terror attacks.

In today's editions of The New York Times, the former director of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency criticized Blanco's response to the
hurricane, describing widespread confusion in Louisiana.

Michael Brown said he made repeated phone calls to the secretary of
homeland security and the White House warning of the problems.

"I truly believed the White House was not at fault here," said Brown, who
resigned under fire over the government's sluggish response to the
disaster.

Bob Mann, a spokesman for the governor, said Brown's assertions were
"totally inaccurate," telling the newspaper that everything Brown needed
"in terms of resources or information from the state, he had those
available to him."

Blanco called Bush "a friend and partner" in the recovery effort. She
described plans for a rebuilding effort that would span all levels of
government but would be funded with federal money.

The governor said she would appoint an outside financial adviser to
oversee the cash flow. "I assure the Congress and every American taxpayer
that every nickel will be properly spent," Blanco said.

?The relief effort should include financial help to rebuild homes, tax
relief and loans for businesses, and an extension of unemployment
benefits," she said.

And she appealed to the more than 1 million Louisiana residents who have
left the state to escape the devastation. "I am telling each and every one
of you: We want you back home," Blanco said.

Southeast Louisiana is beginning to recover, Blanco said, citing the
reopening of the New Orleans airport, banks and hospitals, and the first
docking of a ship since the hurricane.





Roy

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