FEMA director waited to seek Homeland help
Erm... Any bets on how long it takes before Brown (is asked to) resigns?
An AP newswire article, via MSNBC, reports that:
The government’s disaster chief waited until hours after Hurricane Katrina had already struck the Gulf Coast before asking his boss to dispatch 1,000 Homeland Security workers to support rescuers in the region — and gave them two days to arrive, according to internal documents.
Michael Brown, director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, sought the approval from Homeland Security Secretary Mike Chertoff roughly five hours after Katrina made landfall on Aug. 29. Brown said that among duties of these employees was to “convey a positive image” about the government’s response for victims.
posted by Fergie @ 9/07/2005 11:32:00 AM
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