This BBC Interview shows George Bush directly responsible for no action

[Pallas180]

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On BBC: Northern Command was in position, before the hurricane hit, waiting for Presidential orders, that didn't come, apparently until he returned to the WH on Thursday evening .It seems he only began to act on Thursday, after he got back from his fund-raising,cake-eating, guitar playing trip to California on Thursday. PAPERWORK NEEDED TO GET THE TROOPS EN ROUTE DIDN'T COME FROM WASHINGTON UNTIL LATE THURSDAY.

This was on the episode of BBC World News which played on a local (Philadelphia area) PBS station at 6:00 am this morning. . The BBC announcer was interviewing Lieutenant Commander Sean Kelly whom she referred to as Leftenant Commander. This is the entire interview with no missing context.

Announcer: The relief operation is the largest ever conducted in America. It's being coordinated by the US Northern Command in Colorado. Leftenant Commander Sean Kelly explains how the relief effort is being organized.

Kelly: US Northern Command is the command that coordinates the military support for our federal and state agencies. They call up and request a capability and we try and provide that capability, whether it's medical resources, search and rescue helicopters, food, water, transportation, communications; that's what we provide.

A: So it sounds like you're providing a bit of everything. I mean, do you know how much you're actually providing?

K: Right now we've got 4,000 soldiers, sailors, airmen and marine and coast guardsmen supporting this. They've delivered more than 9 million meals, I can't remember how many millions of liters of water.

A: 9 million meals? Do you actually have 9 million meals?

K: It's those "meals ready to eat". The packaged meals that the Army takes out with them out in the field. We have 9 million of 'em ready. I know at least 100,000 went to the Superdome the other night to help the people out there in New Orleans. So they're staged at various places throughout Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana.

A: Now I'm sure you're aware of the criticism that the authorities have been slow to respond to this. When did you get the order to start relief work?

K: NorthCom started planning before the storm even hit. We were ready for the storm when it hit Florida because, as you remember, it crossed the bottom part of Florida, and then we were planning, you know, once it was pointed towards the Gulf Coast. So what we did was we activated what we call defense coordinating officers to work with the state to say okay, what do you think you'll need, and we set up staging bases that could be started. We had the USS Baton sailing almost behind the hurricane so that after the hurricane made landfall it's search and rescue helicopters would be available almost immediately. So we had things ready. The only caveat is, we have to wait until the President authorizes us to do so. The laws of the United States say that the military can't just act in this fashion, we have to wait for the President to give us permission.

A: Now I gather that your engineers are also involved in pumping some of that flood water out of the areas.

K: Yes,

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Bush didn't sign and send out any orders until he returned from his
joy ride and socializing in California on Thursday night, when the hurricane hit on Monday and the people were flooded on Tuesday, and drowning from Tuesday on. Is there any reason why he couldn't cut his good times short to save a city and order the military out?

You might want to make sure your republican AND democrat representatives and senators receive a copy of it, ESPECIALLY those on the Judiciary Committee where articles of impeachment must start.


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[SoonerShankle]

1. Now it's CNN's

turn to get this story to the people of the US.

I'm thinking Fat Chance, but we'll see. Many in the media who are down there are ticked off, including Anderson Cooper...

[Pallas180]

2. Thanks Sooner. Send it around

I sent it to about 10 online mags and Dobbs and Olbermann.

It needs to be sent everywhere and to get this story picked up.

It's obvious the young Leftenant is putting his career on the line to get the truth out, but he knew what he was doing when he gave the
interview. Probably greatly disgusted with Washington DC and one occupant in particular.

So let's help him help us.

:hi:

[Pallas180]

3. a well deserved kick

:bounce: mad

[Pallas180]

5. and another - pass this around

:kick:

[Pallas180]

4. Grounds for Impeachment: "Dereliction of Duty"

dont you think you should mention that grounds for impeachment include "Dereliction of Duty "to every Senator and Congressman?


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[1democracy]

7. He didn't know

it was his job to sign his name and that's really a lot of hard work, especially since he had to rush back to Washington early in order to do a recess appointment that had been stalled because Alice somebody had been involved in the prisoner torture horror. He had to hurry back to beat the Congress reconvening and he just didn't notice the paper on his desk that needed a signature. WE know he doesn't read the papers and he probably doesn't watch the news either. How was he to know? He was on vacation, after all.

[melody]

6. Bush's way of flipping the bird to the people

Junior is a thoroughgoing sociopath - he needs to be relieved of command ASAP. I doubt even Count Cheneyla would let people die just to make a political point.

[Darkhawk32]

8. Is there a link for this? n/t

[Gloria]

9. See this thread for MORE info and discussion of this

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=4605183

[mikelewis]

10. Calm down... It's not like it was a brain-dead woman on life-support...

Those people obviously weren't going anywhere anyway so why should he have hurried? Honestly, you're whining and bitching is simply sad. These people had.. well have, no jobs. Most of them are those negroes who like to sponge off the system anyway. Imagine how much of your hard earned tax dollars he saved and is saving. Besides, if the media hadn't reported it, you wouldn't have cared anyway. They are the ones to blame for this whole fiasco. They were in New Orleans, why weren't they leading people out or bringing them food? No, they were too busy bitching and moaning about his "lack of compassion". It's all bunk. Oh btw, guess what... GUESS what.. oh my GOD.... terrorists in Los Angeles.. LOOK OUT, TERROR LEVEL RED, TERROR LEVEL RED. TERRORISTS in Los Angeles!!!!! They were plotting to kill all of you and he caught them single handedly. He saved all of you and this is how you thank him? Honestly, it's not like he knew the levee would break. OH THANK GOD.. Rinquists dead... Whew!!... Thank you Jesus, praise the Lord.

[Imagevision]

11. BUSH; 9-11 he's reading a child's book- Katrina,he's playing guitar

[drm604]

12. This is a dupe

See here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4605183