Friday, October 21, 2005

FEMA: I was only guy on the ground in New Orleans

FEMA public affairs officer Marty Bahamonde, was the only FEMA official to ride out Katrina while in NOLA, was none too gentle on his former boss Mike Brown or FEMA, in testimony Thurs before the Senate Homeland Security Committee: "Bahamonde contested former FEMA dir Brown's late Sept testimony, including Brown's account of the number of FEMA staffers sent to the city before the storm. "I was the only one," Bahamonde said AND on Aug 31, Bahamonde e-mailed Brown to tell him that 1000s of evacuees were gathering in the streets w/ no food or water and that "estimates are many will die w/in hrs." "Sir, I know that you know the situation is past critical," Bahamonde wrote. "The sooner we can get the medical patients out, the sooner we can get them out." Gee Brownie... good to see you lied YET again while under oath.
Posted by Tina :: 12:24 AM :: 1 Comments:

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