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Old 05-23-2006, 08:31 PM   #26 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by hevusa
Two days before Katrina landfall:


Saturday, August 27

FEDERAL EMERGENCY DECLARED, DHS AND FEMA GIVEN FULL AUTHORITY TO RESPOND TO KATRINA: “Specifically, FEMA is authorized to identify, mobilize, and provide at its discretion, equipment and resources necessary to alleviate the impacts of the emergency.”


http://thinkprogress.org/katrina-timeline

And EVEN THEN Nagin didn't have the brains to evacuate the city!