Re: THE GULF WARS: A Statement From United For Peace And Justice

yep homeland security is the new king of the hill! and everybody has been
getting on fema's ass! well the superdome people are fed now and more are
showing up and more are leaving the city and the gangs still shoot but now
there are people with rifles to shoot back! now the job can be done! and to
think this was worse than any hurricane diaster ever that happened to
florida! spiritrising

"meltedown" <groups2@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Qo7Se.293$cv3.198@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> spiritrising wrote:
>> i want ot know how bush didn't support the people in new orleans?wheres
>> the proof? only thing i have seen, is he is disappointed with the time
>> taken to help those people, could you be more explicit please/?
> Come, on, even Bush, who never admits ANYTHING says the "results are not
> acceptable." http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/09/20050902.html
>
> Bush Admits Failure on Hurricane Response
> http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/09/02/national/w142153D44.DTL
>
> Money for FEMA has been decimated by the Bush White House. The obvious
> obvious result is that the Federal Government failed to plan for a serious
> levee breach. Funds for working on the Levvees were slashed, and the money
> went to the war in Iraq instead. People at the convention center were
> SCREAMING for days, with TV cameras running SCREAMING for help, and the
> Head of Homeland security says he didn't even know they were there. They
> had hundreds of buses that could have been used for evacuation, but they
> had no real evacuation plan.
>
> Here's Bush's Homeland Security man on the scene:
> ?This is a national disgrace. FEMA has been here three days, yet there is
> no command and control. We can send massive amounts of aid to tsunami
> victims, but we can?t bail out the city of New Orleans.? Terry Ebbert,
> Director of Homeland Security for the City of New Orleans.
> http://www.bayoubuzz.com/articles.aspx?aid=4892
>
> Here's a video of The head of FEMA being interviewed by Ted Koppel in
> which Ted asks him why , five days after the hurrican hit, the people
> hadn't been evacuated:
> http://onegoodmove.org/1gm/1gmarchive/002339.html
>
> "The Louisiana congressional delegation urged Congress earlier this year
> to dedicate a stream of federal money to Louisiana's coast, only to be
> opposed by the White House."
> http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/editorial/outlook/3333822
>
> Despite continuous warnings that a catastrophic hurricane could hit New
> Orleans, the Bush administration and Congress in recent years have
> repeatedly denied full funding for hurricane preparation and flood
> control..."I'm not saying it wouldn't still be flooded, but I do feel that
> if it had been totally funded, there would be less flooding than you
> have," said Michael Parker, a former Republican Mississippi congressman
> who headed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from October 2001 until March
> 2002, when he was ousted after publicly criticizing a Bush administration
> proposal to cut the corps' budget.
> http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0509010170sep01,1,6275508,print.story?coll=chi-news-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true
>
> "Over the past three-and-one-half years, FEMA has gone from being a model
> agency to being one where funds are being misspent, employee morale has
> fallen, and our nation's emergency management capability is being eroded,"
> he wrote. "Our professional staff are being systematically replaced by
> politically connected novices and contractors."... At FEMA, President Bush
> appointed a close aide, Joe Allbaugh, to be the agency's new director.
> Allbaugh had served as then-Gov. Bush's chief of staff in Texas and as
> manager of his 2000 presidential campaign. Along with Karl Rove and Karen
> Hughes, Allbaugh was known as one part of Bush's "iron triangle" of
> professional handlers.
>
> Some FEMA veterans complained that Allbaugh had little experience in
> managing disasters, and the new administration's early initiatives did
> little to settle their concerns. The White House quickly launched a
> government-wide effort to privatize public services, including key
> elements of disaster management. Bush's first budget director, Mitch
> Daniels, spelled out the philosophy in remarks at an April 2001
> conference: "The general idea--that the business of government is not to
> provide services, but to make sure that they are provided--seems
> self-evident to me," he said.
>
> In a May 15, 2001, appearance before a Senate appropriations subcommittee,
> Allbaugh signaled that the new, stripped-down approach would be applied at
> FEMA as well. "Many are concerned that federal disaster assistance may
> have evolved into both an oversized entitlement program and a disincentive
> to effective state and local risk management," he said. "Expectations of
> when the federal government should be involved and the degree of
> involvement may have ballooned beyond what is an appropriate level."
> http://www.indyweek.com/durham/2004-09-22/cover.html
>
>
> why didn't those
>> people leave when told to evacuate the city?
>
> Alot of those people had no cars, and they just couldn't walk out.
>
> who abandoned them in the
>> waiste high water?
>> and then relate this to the war, were those people in new orleans in
>> irag? is that where the flood is? i looked all over the news from every
>> source and could not find any mention of people from new orleans in irag,
>> maybe you could post the source. spiritrising
>>
>
> The equipment the Guard needs to help in the aftermath of Hurricane
> Katrina is in shorter supply because the gear is in use in combat zones,
> is battle-damaged, or has been loaned to cover gaps in other units, the
> officials said. The National Guard Bureau estimates that its nationwide
> equipment availability rate is 35 percent, about half the normal level,
> according to Pentagon statistics.
>
> ''In the four years since 9/11 that we have been at war, equipment has
> been beaten up, blown up, or simply left behind," said John Goheen of the
> National Guard Association of the United States. ''States have had to
> borrow equipment and make do with a lot less equipment. We are short
> literally thousands of Humvees."
>
> Meanwhile, in Louisiana and Mississippi, the states hit hardest by the
> hurricane, up to 40 percent of their National Guard troops are on active
> duty in Iraq. As a result, Guard commanders responding to the storm's
> havoc have been forced to look further afield for military police and
> other National Guard units and equipment from states as far away as
> Maryland, stealing precious time from the relief efforts.
>
> http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2005/09/02/demands_of_wars_since_911_strain_national_guards_efforts/
>> "bodhi" <The_Psychedelic_Tourist@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:1125697774.709008.145990@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>>THE GULF WARS
>>>
>>>Statement from United for Peace and Justice
>>>
>>>Sept. 2, 2005
>>>
>>>www.unitedforpeace.org
>>>
>>>The effects of Katrina are tragic, causing death, the disruption of
>>>lives, and the loss of property on an unimaginable scale. Although
>>>Katrina was a natural catastrophe, its effects were largely avoidable
>>>and parallel another tragedy unfolding daily near another Gulf, 7000
>>>miles away. Both disasters flow from the criminal behavior of the Bush
>>>administration and are closely related. Much can be said about how
>>>long-term policies -- from denying the existence of global warming to
>>>permitting greedy developers to destroy protective offshore islands and
>>>wetlands -- may have contributed to the severity of Katrina. But now
>>>there are more immediate concerns.
>>>
>>>FEMA and President Bush have failed to provide timely aid for the
>>>poorest people of New Orleans. They had no way to escape. They have
>>>been virtually abandoned for days in waist-deep polluted water, the
>>>Convention Center, or the Superdome, sharing space with the already
>>>dead, surrounded by stinking garbage and human waste, without potable
>>>water, food, or medical care.
>>>
>>>This reminds us of Iraq, where the infrastructure has been destroyed by
>>>blockade and war causing people to endure sweltering heat, without
>>>electricity, medical care and jobs. Both disasters were predicted.
>>>Numerous studies anticipated that a major hurricane could flood New
>>>Orleans, while many predicted that the invasion of Iraq would punish
>>>millions of innocents, bringing resistance and possibly civil war.
>>>However, these studies were ignored by federal administrations,
>>>hell-bent on domination and profit.
>>>
>>>In both the Persian and American gulfs, the poorest people suffer most.
>>>In both places, people of color are neglected and brutalized by racist
>>>policies. This ugliness is reflected in graphic images of neglect that
>>>come bursting daily from the TV screens. People desperate for
>>>necessities are now criminalized as looters. The New Orleans police
>>>were ordered to stop rescue efforts and instead protect property, and
>>>the National Guard has been given "shoot to kill" orders.
>>>
>>>The war in the Persian Gulf impacts directly on the unfolding
>>>catastrophe in our Southern states. Budgets for flood control,
>>>strengthening the levees, evacuation, and relief have been inadequate
>>>and have actually been reduced. Last year $71 million was cut from the
>>>budget for flood control in New Orleans alone. Meanwhile more than $200
>>>billion has been squandered in Iraq. Where are the giant helicopters
>>>that could rescue stranded people? Where are the giant air conditioned
>>>tents and the ready-to-eat meals that could house and feed refugees --
>>>the same tents and meals that Halliburton provides so expensively in
>>>Iraq? Why are 35-40% of the Louisiana and Mississippi National Guards
>>>in Iraq, on missions of death, instead of back home where they are so
>>>desperately needed?
>>>
>>>Disruption of Middle East oil production (by the Iraq War) and refining
>>>capabilities on the Gulf coast (by Katrina) are forcing gas prices to
>>>spiral upward. These shortages are already being used by the big oil,
>>>pipeline and refining companies as pretexts to extort ever greater
>>>profits from the working people of the U.S. Because of this
>>>exploitation, the economy will be globally affected, potentially
>>>bringing inflation together with joblessness, a re-enactment of the
>>>"stagflation" that punished us during the Vietnam War.
>>>
>>>Now, more than ever, our voices must be heard. Call the White House to
>>>demand immediate and effective relief efforts in New Orleans, along the
>>>Gulf coast and wherever the refugees are being taken. The White House
>>>phone number is 202-456-1111. And make our own contribution through
>>>either of these two special hurricane relief funds:
>>>
>>>AFL-CIO - http://www.aflcio.org/
>>>NAACP - https://www.naacp.org/disaster/contribute.php
>>>
>>>END THE WAR ON IRAQ!
>>>BRING THE TROOPS HOME NOW!
>>>
>>>3 Days of Peace & Justice Actions
>>>in Washington, D.C.
>>>
>>>September 24-26, 2005
>>>
>>>Visit our website today to download leaflets, endorse the mobilization,
>>>and learn more about the plans for this powerful weekend of action.
>>>
>>>www.unitedforpeace.org/septmobe
>>>
>>>ACTION ALERT * UNITED FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE
>>>www.unitedforpeace.org | 212-868-5545
>>>To subscribe, visit www.unitedforpeace.org/email
>>>
>>
>>

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