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By: FEMA still handing out Katrina cash inappropriately - Homeland Stupidity

FEMA still handing out Katrina cash inappropriately - Homeland Stupidity — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 09:02:53 +0000

[...] One way or another, we all pay for this fiasco. It makes you wonder if perhaps Wal-Mart could have done better. Comments RSS – Trackback URI [...]

By: One year after Katrina, victims don’t trust government - Homeland Stupidity

Tue, 22 Aug 2006 11:41:06 +0000

[...] Most striking from a libertarian perspective, though, were the increased distrust in government, especially the Federal Emergency Management Agency, viewed as having completely bungled the job of disaster response, and the large outpouring of personal help from ordinary people, charities and for-profit companies. Seven in 10 say someone went out of their way to help them over the past year. One in four say someone tried to take advantage of their situation. The leading culprits: Contractors, FEMA and gas stations. [...]

By: Getting really ready: Don’t rely on Homeland Security - Homeland Stupidity

Getting really ready: Don’t rely on Homeland Security - Homeland Stupidity — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 17:09:26 +0000

[...] So do you think FEMA improved its logistics? This time, will they actually get supplies to the people who need them? [...]

By: Who restarts the Internet after a cyber Katrina? - Homeland Stupidity

Who restarts the Internet after a cyber Katrina? - Homeland Stupidity — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 18:12:18 +0000

[...] Plan for your own disaster recovery and let everyone else do the same. Then what homeland security expert W. David Stephenson calls emergent behavior will take over. He said the best example was the Flight 93 passengers’ spontaneous, self-organizing effort to thwart the September 11 hijackers, and that there were also many similar examples during Hurricane Katrina. [...]

By: AT&T disaster recovery awes Homeland Security - Homeland Stupidity

AT&T disaster recovery awes Homeland Security - Homeland Stupidity — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 08:16:14 +0000

[...] And none too soon. The government is woefully unprepared and poorly coordinated for the next disaster. Invariably it will be ordinary people, and companies like AT&T and Wal-Mart, who pick up the slack. [...]

By: Senate committee: Get rid of FEMA - Homeland Security or Homeland Stupidity

Senate committee: Get rid of FEMA - Homeland Security or Homeland Stupidity — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 00:03:42 +0000

[...] We’d almost certainly be somewhat better off if FEMA was still a Cabinet-level agency, but I still maintain we’d get better disaster response by abolishing FEMA and turning disaster response authority over to Wal-Mart. Filed under: Politics, Homeland Stupidity, Terrorism, Hurricane Katrina [...]