Saturday, September 17, 2005

Justice Dept Trying to Blame Environmentalists

Editor & Publisher: The Clarion-Ledger of Jackson, MS, has obtained a copy of an internal e-mail the US Dept of Justice sent out this wk to various US attorneys' offices. Reporter Jerry Mitchell’s conclusion: "Fedrl officials appear to be seeking proof to blame the flood of New Orleans on environmental groups, documents show." He quotes from the e-mail: "Has your district defended any cases on behalf of the (US) Army Corps of Engineers against claims brought by environmental groups seeking to block or otherwise impede the Corps work on the levees protecting NO? If so, please describe the case and the outcome of the litigation." Nice. Real nice. When all else fails, blame the tree-hugging hippies. Except ya have to ignore the fact that it was the responsibility of the Army Corps of Engineers (controlled by the feds-- not local or state mind you) to maintain the levees. Here is the Corps Mission Statement: Our mission is to provide quality, responsive engineering services to the nation including: Planning, designing, building and operating water resources and other civil works projects (Navigation, Flood Control, Environmental Protection, Disaster Response, etc.) And here is the index to the Corps Public Works Page. Notice almost every one of these is water/flood related...but those damned sandal wearing hippies hindered the feds!
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