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last edited by BillSeitz on Jul 31, 2008 12:40 pm

[Kathryn Cramer] does a great job of assembling visuals of New Orleans before-and-after Hurricane Katrina. FEMA time.

[Civil Engineering] Magazine looked at this issue back in 2003.

Sidney Blumenthal blames various George W Bush policies. Though it's not quite clear to me why it's a national responsibility to underwrite infrastructure for 1 city built below sea-level...

the recent funding levels for the levees probably didn't matter
- and the [Army Corps Of Engineers] may not use money well.
the "we must rebuild it at any cost" mentality smells a bit like that surrounding the World Trade Center... Obviously there are huge differences, but the unwillingness to ask questions is a dangerous thing...

Dave Winer points out that NYC has its vulnerabilities also (thanks MTA)... see Mega Tsunami...

[Brian Williams] notes there are bad [Martial Law] games being placed there, though it may just be [Bottup Up] boneheads.

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