The Red Cross link EVERYONE is talking about - hard to find very important

[gasolineboycottday]

http://www.redcross.org/faq/0,1096,0_682_4524,00.html#4524

Dept. of Home. Sec. (Bush's flop) wouldn't let Red Cross in when Kat. hit

Disaster FAQs (from www.redcross.org - an older FAQ posted at the Web site shortly after Katrina struck)

Hurricane Katrina: Why the Red Cross was not in New Orleans (soon enough)?

* Access to New Orleans is controlled by the National Guard and local authorities and while we are in constant contact with them, we simply cannot enter New Orleans against their orders.

* The state Homeland Security Department had requested--and continues to request--that the American Red Cross not come back into New Orleans following the hurricane...


From: Gasoline Boycott Day 3
Labor Day (9/5/05)
http://www.gasolineboycottday.org

[mom cat]

1. I think that there is a big story hear..but there are so many big stories

right now...

[elvisbear]

2. Absolutely unbelievable. n/t

[thinkingwoman]

3. Recommended. nt