This is nonsense and the Times should know better than to quote such an utterly ridiculous statement. Nobody in their right mind would turn away critical supplies or cut emergency communications purposefully. This is such a jaded, frustrated person, probably so overwhelmed with the enormity of this disaster that he can't think straight.
Or is the Times deciding to publish anything that could be used later when the commissions and investigations begin their work to embarrass the Bush administration.
If destructive political motives are behind this crap, the writers, editors and political operatives behind this should be ashamed of themselves and called to account.
As for the governor of Louisiana, she strikes me as incompetent.
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"...But local officials, who still feel overwhelmed by the continuing tragedy, demanded accountability and as well as action.
"Why did it happen? Who needs to be fired?" asked Aaron Broussard, president of Jefferson Parish, south of New Orleans.
Far from deferring to state or local officials, FEMA asserted its authority and made things worse, Mr. Broussard complained on "Meet the Press."
When Wal-Mart sent three trailer trucks loaded with water, FEMA officials turned them away, he said. Agency workers prevented the Coast Guard from delivering 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel, and on Saturday they cut the parish's emergency communications line, leading the sheriff to restore it and post armed guards to protect it from FEMA, Mr. Broussard said.
One sign of the continuing battle over who was in charge was Governor Blanco's refusal to sign an agreement proposed by the White House to share control of National Guard forces with the federal authorities."
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