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29 Aug 06

Katrina: One Year Later

US NORTHCOM, One Year After Katrina

Corps of Engineers Response

Fmr FEMA Boss Says Response 'Systemic Failure'

Planning for the Worst

Lessons Learned - More - Conservative Voice:  What SHOULD HAVE Been Learned

'Katrina’s legacy will be a lesson for every public institution in what NOT to do. 

And for every citizen, a reminder that you can never quite trust nature — or government.'

 

 

 

2 Mar 06

Video:  How Much Did Bush Know About How Bad Katrina Could Be? - More - more

 

24 Feb 06

Report:  Military Should Head Disaster Relief - More Changes to Response Mechanism Suggested - Check Information Links for the White House's "The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned"

 

15 Feb 06

Whatever Happened to Those MRE's on Sale on E-Bay?

 

24 Dec 05

Levee Destruction Conspiracy Theories Still Thriving

 

21 Dec 05

\"White House inquiry slams Katrina response\"

 

12 Dec 05

\"Larger Military Role in Disaster Response Draws Flak\"

 

10 Dec 05

60 NOLA Cops Canned for Deserting Posts during Katrina

 

5 Nov 05

Dubya Withdraws \"No Minimum Wage\" Rules for Recovery Work

 

30 Oct 05

US Mil Investigating Sales of \"Meals, Ready for E-Bay\" Disaster Rations - More

 

28 Oct 05

Lookin' for Big Bux!

 

22 Oct 05

VT L.G. Thanks Canada for Military Help in Katrina

 

20 Oct 05

Opinion:  Changing Posse Comitatus=Changing Mil Culture

 

16 Oct 05

So Much for Lowest Tender Concept in Gov't Buying

 

14 Oct 05

Corps of Engineers:  NOLA Pumped Dry

AGAIN With the \"Bombs Nailed Levee\" Conspiracy Theory!

 

13 Oct 05

Honore:  Katrina as Military Attack

\"Miscommunication cited in Katrina response\"

Opinion:  Why Military SHOULDN'T Take the Lead in Disasters

\"Worse than Iraq\"

 

11 Oct 05

US Considering Disaster Relief Team as Part of NORTHCOM - NY Times - Login Options for NYT

 

10 Oct 05

Big Katrina Bill for US Navy

 

9 Oct 05

So Much for the \"Killer Dolphins Missing\" Story

Troops to Stick Around a Bit More in NOLA?

Questions About DHS Tasking FEMA with Big Jobs

 

8 Oct 05

Big (US$75M/CDN$88M)Private Contract Awarded for Supporting Mil Bases in Hit Areas

 

6 Oct 05

USS Comfort, Local NOLA Doctors Establish Trauma Treatment Unit

 

5 Oct 05

Editorial:  Commission Should Explore Katrina Response, Role of Military - Opinion:  Keep Military Outta Police Work

 

4 Oct 05

\"Soldiers for the Truth\":  Commentary on Chopper Pilots Reprimanded for Rescuing Civvies Instead of Shuttling Supplies

 

3 Oct 05

IRQ War Delayed Katrina Aid

Opinion:  Don't Make Mil First Responders

 

2 Oct 05

NOLA Almost Pumped Out - People Starting to Return - Honore:  Still A Crisis in SE LA

 

1 Oct 05

Opinion:  Why Posse Comitatus Came About in the First Place - Editorial:  Don't Change Mil's Role

 

30 Sept 05

Big $ to Clean Up Bases

More on Mil Comms Problems

 

29 Sept 05

Opinion:  Military Shouldn't Be Lead Player in Disaster Relief - More Worries

 

Alternative:  Maybe Mil SHOULD Be Helping People More...

 

Out Come the Foil Hats - 25 Questions

 

28 Sept 05

Report on CF Reserve Reorg:  CAN Lacking Plan for Regs, Reserves to Work Together in Disasters - More - News Release - Report (.pdf)

 

CF Ships Home after Katrina Aid Mission - CAN Coast Guard Hanging Around a Bit Longer

 

Still More on Mil Role in Disaster Relief - More - Military Leery - US Sens Seek New Rules for Mobilizing Part-timers for Emergencies

 

NOLA Top Cop Gone Following 15% Desertion Rate - More - more - \"They're Raping Babies!\" (or Maybe Not)

 

Opinion:  \"If we weren't hurricane-ready, what about a terrorist attack?\"

 

Katrina Fundraisers Do WAY Better than Two Weeks of Online Iraq Aid Fundraising

 

\"Flush From Iraq, Contractors Snap Up Storm Work\"

 

 

27 Sept 05

WTF?  Fired FEMA Boss Rehired as Consultant? - Says LA, Not FEMA to Blame for Response

So, Was Katrina Significant, or Wasn't It? - DHS Guidelines for Restoring Infrastructure

 

26 Sept 05

Killer Dolphins Released by Katrina Flooding - More - \"Dolphins of War\" web page

 

Dubya Pushes for More Mil Response to Natural Disasters - Mil Asking for Stronger SAR Strategy? - More

 

Rita vs. Katrina:  20-20 Hindsight in Action

 

25 Sept 05

USA Mil Recruiters Looking for Prospects Among Evacuees?

Troops Preparing to Help with Rita, Prepare to Move!

 

24 Sept 05

Cranking Up the Help a LOT Quicker This Time - More - Troops, UP!

 

Dubya Starts Watching from NORTHCOM in CO

Mil Helping Ship Out Old, Infirm (May require login - try user name "sarah", p/w "parker".)

Mil Getting Ready for Rita

BOHICA, NOLA - Water Pours Back Into NOLA

 

IS There a Need to Revisit Posse Comitatus Act? - For Example, Look at How Rita's Being Treated (Both of these may require login - try name/p/w listed above.)

\"Manual: Defense Support of Civil Authorities\", June 2005 (.pdf) - USA DOD Directive, \"SUBJECT: Defense Support of Civil Authorities\", June 27, 2005 (.pdf)

 

23 Sept 05

CF Engineers Helping Seabees Rebuild in Mississippi

NOLA Braces, Again

Hurricanes Cutting Public Support for IRQ War?

Rita Now Nat'l Emergency - Lessons Learned from Katrina

Early Warning Blog:  Wargaming Terrs Taking Advantage of Hurricane - May need login, so try finding an appropriate login/password at BugMeNot

 

22 Sept 05

Was CF Help Too Pricey?

So Long Katrina, Hello Rita! - USACE Beefing Up Levees - Dubya:  We're Ready This Time

Report:  Comms Slowed Mil Response

More on Mercs

Opinion:  Didn't Work in Iraq, Won't Work for Katrina

LA State U Seeks Mobile Army Hospitals (instead of Hospital Ships) for Poor

How'd New Mil Mobile HQ Fare?

 

 

21 Sept 05

Washington Post Blog:  How Terrs Could Exploit Hurricane (If you don't want to register, try logging in as sad@day.com and using saddayhp as a password.)

What we know so far - and what we don't

What Happened to all the Secret Documents & Records in NOLA?

 

20 Sept 05

CF Aid Ships Coming Home

Blackwater in NOLA:  Excerpts from Part 1 (Ed. Note: The excerpts alone are included because the link to the original article at the Blackwater archive page doesn't include this piece.) - Blackwater in NOLA:  Pt. 2 - Cached copy of Pt. 2

Opinion:  What Didn't Work in NOLA?

Opinion:  Katrina Problems Linked to 9/11 Changes

 

19 Sept 05

More on USA Mil Taking Over More Disaster Relief Work

 

18 Sept 05

How Ready is NOLA for Return? - Mil Tells Mayor to Slow Down

 

17 Sept 05

More Troops Pulling Out

Critical Mil Help Delayed - More Work for Mil Next Disaster? - More - Not All Agree

One Seabee's Story

Katrina as Model for Terrorist Attack Response? - Not Really

Cindy Sheehan:  Get the Troops Out ...  of New Orleans? - More

How Do YOU Spell Relief?

Ah, HERE'S What's Causing the Weather Patterns!!!

 

16 Sept 05

CF Sailors Getting Ready to Head Home - More

Should \"Big Government\" Do More...? - More - Or Less? - More

How One Guard Unit is Coming Home to Post-Katrina LA

How a Chaplain Helped

MEX Troops Get Rave Reviews

Discovering the Hot Sauce in MREs - LOTS More Where Those Came From



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