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Friday, February 10, 2006

The hands on the clock go round and round

Posted by: Hammer / 9:14 AM

This NY Times is going to get a lot of attention:

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Bush administration officials said they had been caught by surprise when they were told on Tuesday, Aug. 30, that a levee had broken, allowing floodwaters to engulf New Orleans.

But Congressional investigators have now learned that an eyewitness account of the flooding from a federal emergency official reached the Homeland Security Department's headquarters starting at 9:27 p.m. the day before, and the White House itself at midnight.

But this AP piece puts knowledge of the failure of the levees inside the White House 13 hours earlier:

The first internal White House communication about levee failures came at 11:13 a.m. on Aug. 29 in a "Katrina Spot Report" by the White House Homeland Security Council.

"Flooding is significant throughout the region and a levee in New Orleans has reportedly been breached sending 6-8 feet of water throughout the 9th ward area of the city," the internal report said.

How in the world does the President of the United States wake up the morning of the 30th thinking New Orleans dodged a bullet when White House staffers knew a full day earlier that the nightmare scenario was unfolding?

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