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Other relief agencies say the area is so damaged and dangerous that they doubted they could conduct mass feeding there now.
Despite their best efforts, the magnitude of responding to a crisis over a disaster area that is larger than the size of Great Britain has created tremendous problems that have strained state and local capabilities.
"The result is that many of our citizens simply are not getting the help they need, especially in New Orleans. And that is unacceptable."
Mr Bush has signed off a $10.5bn emergency spending package approved by Congress.
"The Homeland Security Department has requested and continues to request that the American Red Cross not come back into New Orleans," said Renita Hosler, spokeswoman for the Red Cross.
"Right now access is controlled by the National Guard and local authorities. We have been at the table every single day [asking for access]. We cannot get into New Orleans against their orders."
Though frustrated, Hosler understood the reasons. The goal is to move people out of an uninhabitable city, and relief operations might keep them there. Security is so bad that she fears feeding stations might get ransacked.
"Right now access is controlled by the National Guard and local authorities. We have been at the table every single day [asking for access]. We cannot get into New Orleans against their orders."
Originally posted by dgtempe
I hate to say this, but they're feeding some and neglecting the others?
Is this going to be some kind of accidental genocide? I say accidental with tongue in cheek.
Originally posted by dgtempe
I think this will be the final slap of peanut butter on the bread. If you didnt beleive there was something funky going on before, you certainly should now.
For all the times some of us have been called crazy Its ok. I forgive you.
Originally posted by mOjOm
The only thing I can think of is that they are trying to make it worse than it needs to be as well as make it seem more difficult than it really is so that when the tension is high enough and the situation is elevated enough they can use it as an excuse to force through new laws, suspend other laws and basically kill the rest of the Constitution and the concept of Freedom in America.
For example:
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