And the other bit of good news is that they are saying there are not so many bodies lying around, not as many as they feared, and possibly not as much as the 10 000 many feared.
I am a little concerned that the press are not allow to see for themselves how many bodies they are. We're getting the word of of the army and troops.
You know, in South Africa, during the Apartheid era, when there were protests and shootings, the State almost always gave a certain number of casualties (usually a low number) and the ANC gave another figure, a much higher figure.
Since the dead are mostly poor, will we hear from poor relatives saying, "That can't be right? In my area at least 1000 people must have died."
I am just playing devil's advocate. If what they are saying is true, then it shows that a large majority did leave the city when ordewred to, upwards of 80%, and maybe 95% of the remaining people were the one's we saw at the Superdrome.
The bad news about Brown is, he hasn;t been fired, he's just not handling Katrina related relief. He's still the head of the State's Emergency Agency because, 'he's done a heck of a job.'
Yeah right.
FEMA Dumps Brown As Katrina Relief Chief
By LARA JAKES JORDAN, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 46 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - The Bush administration dumped FEMA Director Michael Brown as commander of Hurricane Katrina relief efforts Friday, then abruptly scrapped plans to give $2,000 debit cards to displaced storm victims as it struggled to get a grip on the recovery operation.
Buffeted by criticism, President Bush stirred memories of the 2001 terror attacks as he hailed the "acts of great compassion and extraordinary bravery from America's first responders," then as now.
Brown, who had come to personify a relief operation widely panned as bumbling, will be replaced by Coast Guard Vice Adm. Thad W. Allen. Allen had been in charge of relief, recovery and rescue efforts for New Orleans.
The decision to order Brown back to Washington from Louisiana — he remains as director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency — marked the administration's latest attempt to assert leadership in the wake of the devastating storm and its aftermath, including the weakest public opinion polls of Bush's time in office.
Chertoff announced his fate to reporters in Louisiana, saying, the director had "done everything he possibly could to coordinate the federal response to this unprecedented challenge."
...Asked if he was being made a scapegoat, Brown told The Associated Press after a long pause: "By the press, yes. By the president, no."
As for his plans, he said, "I'm going to go home and walk my dog and hug my wife, and maybe get a good Mexican meal and a stiff margarita and a full night's sleep.
"And then I'm going to go right back to FEMA and continue to do all I can to help these victims."
Allen, tapped to replace Brown, has direct experience in hurricane relief operations....
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