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The Feds KNEW how bad Katrina would be!

Cyanide Cynic · Monday, September 5th 2005 at 9:27PM · 176 views
NBC's Brian Williams posted information in his blog (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9216831/#050905) that indicates the National Weather Service was aware of Katrina's potential for damage, and sent out warnings and bulletins to that effect, comparing the storm to the devastating Hurricane Camille of 1969. Yet President Bush claims the storm's damage couldn't have been anticipated. If the National Weather Service knew, and it's part of the executive branch he heads, why didn't HE know about the unprecedented national disaster that was about to unfold?

Here are excerpts from the actual National Weather Service warning notice:

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1011 AM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005

...DEVASTATING DAMAGE EXPECTED...

HURRICANE KATRINA...A MOST POWERFUL HURRICANE WITH UNPRECEDENTED STRENGTH...RIVALING THE INTENSITY OF HURRICANE CAMILLE OF 1969.

MOST OF THE AREA WILL BE UNINHABITABLE FOR WEEKS...PERHAPS LONGER.

AT LEAST HALF OF WELL CONSTRUCTED HOMES WILL HAVE ROOF AND WALL FAILURE. ALL GABLED ROOFS WILL FAIL...ALL WOOD FRAMED LOW RISING APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL BE DESTROYED...ALL WINDOWS WILL BE BLOWN OUT.

THE VAST MAJORITY...OF TREES WILL BE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. ONLY THE HEARTIEST WILL REMAIN STANDING...BUT BE TOTALLY DEFOLIATED.

POWER OUTAGES WILL LAST FOR WEEKS...AS MOST POWER POLES WILL BE DOWN AND TRANSFORMERS DESTROYED. WATER SHORTAGES WILL MAKE HUMAN SUFFERING INCREDIBLE BY MODERN STANDARDS.

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T Crawford Monday, September 5th 2005 at 10:53PM

They knew. This is racism in America to the fullest.

First there's black people, then they poor black people, and there are also poor whites. The crooked govt and company still view us as "unwanted guests" even though they brought us over here. Triflin.

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