Everyone knows how this happened.
Bush/Cheney planned 9/11. BUT, they could not blame Iraq directly, so they called OBL, and told him he would be the fall guy. OBL agreed, as he did with the Clintons on the Cole, the Embassies, and previous WTC attack.(Bush was behind all those attacks, too, shhh) They don’t want you to know that either.
Then, after getting Saddam, they would stay there for years after, to control the oil supply. Pay no attention to how much oil we bought from Iraq prior to the invasion.
Also, the government’s secret Hurricane producing machine would create a storm so severe that it could wipe out an entire city. New Orleans was chosen, so the government could use a hurricane as an excuse to raise oil prices. So Bush is behind Katrina TOO!!!
The attacks in Spain, London, and all over the world were orchestrated by Bush, to make people believe we’re in a war on terror. Watch Tony Blair’s bank account after he leaves office. He was in on it too.
IT IS SO OBVIOUS!

Ride walks with Janice White of the Red Cross in GROUND ZERO of the 9th Ward, talking about what the public is not being told and has been left unknown to the rest of the world. She is amazed when finding an intact glass bowl, yet the house around it is completely destroyed. New Orleans Firefighter Adam Woodruff digs through the rubble on his daily USAR mission, however Urban Search and Rescue has turned to Recovery of the more than 1000 missing bodies. He tells how the houses he scours for cadavers is no different than his own in New Orleans East - even as a first responding Firefighter - like over 80% of the rescuers and city itself, he lost everything he owns as well. In Arabi, a grandmother Ride meets cries as she mourns the loss of the 100s of photographs she took of her grandchildren. Elsewhere at GROUND ZERO of Lakeview, Ride talks to another woman, whose mother’s house was directly in front of the levee break. She searches for a single whole teacup - anything in one piece to bring back to her mom. In this episode, we see how personal loss is, and nearly no one in the city was immune - firefighter or civilian, rescuer or victim. ABOUT THE FILM MAKER: Ride Hamilton was the only photo-journalist to never evacuate - and stay living and participating in the New Orleans community throughout Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and the electricity-less, water-less, and MRE, heat, and mosquito-filled months afterwards. While instantly becoming a citizen first-responder and the …

When Hurricane Katrina headed for New Orleans, I realized this was the storm of the century and a once in a lifetime opportunity presented itself. With my brothers prodding and little to no planning, we hopped in the car to Biloxi, MS. Top winds were estimated to be 95 mph sustained at our location. Part 1 of 2.

7 minutes of additional footage from 26 hurricanes at various locations in N. America and the Caribbean

• Only 2 percent of the federal government’s hurricane-related funding went toward education recovery.

• The costs of hurricane destruction in K-12 and higher education were estimated at .2 billion, but only .2 billion in federal funding had been committed to restoring physical structures and property. Some rebuilding funds have come from the local and state levels and insurance, but several projects are unfinished.

• Displaced students re-enrolled in schools in 49 states, but a lack of adequate federal funding meant that schools with the greatest number of displaced students had insufficient classrooms, staff and supplies to support them. The report found that as many as 15,000 K-12 public school students and 35,000 college students in Louisiana and Mississippi missed school last year due to lingering problems associated with Katrina.

• Nearly one out of every six students in Louisiana’s public colleges and universities dropped out for the 2005-06 school year. In the 2006-07 school year, more than 26,000 students from Louisiana public colleges and almost 9,000 Mississippi college students remained out of school.

SPOTLIGHT: KATRINA PET AND ANIMAL RESCUE FOOTAGE! Ride Hamilton shows the FOURTH intense video excerpt from his in-progress Hurricane Katrina Documentary. The only tapestry of stories filmed LIVE as it was and STILL IS happening. It covers in tragic, emotional, and honest detail - everyday of the storm from DAY ONE to TODAY. ——————— THIS PODCAST: Ride walks with Janice White of the Red Cross through the worst hit area of the 9th Ward. He asks, “Why is the section locked off?” She answers, “There’s too many dead bodies in these houses, and we also don’t know which ones may fall down on you.” She continues, “Maybe by December we can find the bodies and let residents in.” Then, Ride continues with the dedicated pet and animal rescue volunteers as they try to save a dog desperately trapped between houses that are collided together. It’s literally a maze of wood, nails, metal, and debris. The dog was spotted by boat weeks ago, and now as some land is beginning to dry, the pet rescue volunteers come back to try again to rescue this same dog. Alas, it is still trapped, and all they can do is leave food and water. ——————— ABOUT THE FILM MAKER: Ride Hamilton was the only photo-journalist to never evacuate - and stay living and participating in the New Orleans community throughout Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and the electricity-less, water-less, and MRE, heat, and mosquito-filled months afterwards. While instantly becoming a citizen first-responder and …

I have lived in New Orleans for 7 months. Obviously there is not a huge supply of used furniture, household goods, etc., in the city due to the extensive damage from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. With that said, does anyone know of any good used stores, still up and running, or newly opened in the area? I am looking for great old furniture, pottery, etc.. Any information would be greatly appreciated!

Ever since 2004 and Katrina these idiot Meteorologist predict a busy hurricane season, I think they are buying into the global catastrophe theories that the Discovery channel is burning out. I want a job where I make 100000. a year, wrong 90% of the time and still don’t get fired.

You’ve considered two different economic shocks resulting from Katrina:

1) An aggregate supply shock: Katrina increased energy prices and temporarily reduced U.S. productive capacity.
2) An aggregate demand shock: Government responded to the hurricane with massive expenditures on aid and rebuilding.

What does the aggregate supply and aggregate demand model predict about the combined impact of these shocks on the U.S. economy?

A. Real GDP will definitely fall, but the price level will definitely rise.

B. Real GDP may rise or fall, but the price level will definitely fall.

C. Real GDP may rise or fall, but the price level will definitely rise.

D. Real GDP will definitely rise, but the price level may rise or fall.

For example, Cuba offered to send 1,586 doctors and and at least 26 tons of supplies and equipment, but it was never used.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/09/05/katrina.cuba/

It’s said that people have to make everything about politics in times that truly matter, where people need help.

Allied countries offered 4 million in cash and in oil that was to be sold for cash. But ONLY million has been used. http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/09/05/katrina.cuba/

Standing outside his restaurant in the city’s Faubourg Marigny district, Dale DeBruyne prepared for Gustav the way he did for Katrina — stubbornly.

"I’m not leaving," he said.

DeBruyne, 52, said his house was stocked with storm supplies, including generators.

"I stayed for Katrina," he said, "and I’ll stay again."

"This is the real deal, not a test," Nagin said as he issued the order, warning residents that staying would be "one of the biggest mistakes of your life." He emphasized that the city will not offer emergency services to anyone who chooses to stay behind.
Predictions are for a cat 5 hurricane. Cat 4 or 5. Doesn’t matter. Katrina should have been a wake up call for anybody living in the NO area. If people decide to stay, they’re gambling with their lives.
While stationed on the Island of Guam I had no other choice but to stay on island through the typhoons that struck. I remember Super Typhoon Paka very well. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Paka
I guess he’s gotta do what he’s gotta do. He’s obviously a gambling man because he loves playing Russian Roulette.

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Good grief does anybody know anything about how are government works? Federal goverment can not step in until the state asks for help. And LA knew the hurricane was going to hit them for about 3+ days so why didn’t they ask for help before the hurricane hit? Why did they wait till afterwards? B/c if you read the news that day and in the following weeks, the fed gave ~ billion dollars to LA. And now you have Dems running around saying Bush didn’t do anything. He should have helped sooner. Why doesn’t he care. Like I stated before, Bush could not step in into the governor of LA, which is by the way a Dem, asked him for help. When she did ask for help though, noticed Bush sent military trucks in with food, medicine, and supplies to those people in New Orleans.
And for all those who said the fed could have done a better job, like one of the users stated below, how in the world do you plan for a whole city to become wiped out?
hey map that would have been nice but we have a balance system for a reason. If the Federal gov decided to do that with Katrina, then that means they can just but in whenever they feel like it into state business. That is what you are stating.

Guy stays in parking garage during hurricane Katrina

23 years of hurricane photography rolled into one 4 minute classical score; filmed by this world’s most experienced hurricane intercepter

News reporters get owned in hurricane force winds during Hurricane Ike. Some funny footage I put together during the hurricane. What else are ya gonna do while it’s raining outside??

You’ve considered two different economic shocks resulting from Katrina:

1) An aggregate supply shock: Katrina increased energy prices and temporarily reduced U.S. productive capacity.
2) An aggregate demand shock: Government responded to the hurricane with massive expenditures on aid and rebuilding.

What does the aggregate supply and aggregate demand model predict about the combined impact of these shocks on the U.S. economy?

A. Real GDP may rise or fall, but the price level will definitely rise.

B. Real GDP will definitely fall, but the price level will definitely rise.

C. Real GDP may rise or fall, but the price level will definitely fall.

D. Real GDP will definitely rise, but the price level may rise or fall.

I think it’s A, because only the price level changes in the long run, correct?

I was In Broward County and this hurricane hit and left the lower half of Florida without power for about 2 weeks. It was right before Katrina or the one after it? I just can’t remember anymore..

http://www.coaps.fsu.edu/~maue/tropical/

According to this, global hurricane activity is at a thirty year low. I admit I am just a dumb redneck, so I wanted all you self proclaimed climate surgeons to help me. You people keep telling us that worldwide, hurricane activity has increased, even though it has decreased to a whisper here in the Atlantic.

Go ahead, explain this one away…

Another point for the skeptics camp for not using a blog.
Starbuck, honestly I have trouble keeping up with these people and their "science."

Dr. Al Gore and his hockey stick graph was the "in" thing last decade.

After Katrina, they warned of more and more class 5 hurricanes.

Now they claim, that even with the poles defrosting, which should logically mean more rain, we will have another dust bowl era?

And they wonder why they are not taken seriously?
Less hurricanes is, less hurricanes.

Which contradicts what these climate scientists have been saying.

And how can these people look into their crystal balls and prognosticate 50 years into the future, when they could not see this coming?
By "you people" I am referring to, dana 1981, anarticice, paul, and any other self proclaimed climate surgeons who regularly post on this forum. They love to remind me that I am just being provincial, and not looking at the world as a whole.

I eagerly await their response to this contradiction.

You’ve considered two different economic shocks resulting from Katrina:

1) An aggregate supply shock: Katrina increased energy prices and temporarily reduced U.S. productive capacity.
2) An aggregate demand shock: Government responded to the hurricane with massive expenditures on aid and rebuilding.

What does the aggregate supply and aggregate demand model predict about the combined impact of these shocks on the U.S. economy?

A. Real GDP may rise or fall, but the price level will definitely fall.

B. Real GDP may rise or fall, but the price level will definitely rise.

C. Real GDP will definitely fall, but the price level will definitely rise.

D. Real GDP will definitely rise, but the price level may rise or fall.

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Ride Hamilton shows the FIFTH intense video excerpt from his in-progress Hurricane Katrina Documentary. The only tapestry of stories filmed LIVE as it was and STILL IS happening. It covers in tragic, emotional, and honest detail - everyday of the storm from DAY ONE to TODAY. THIS PODCAST: We see the flooded neighborhoods of New Orleans as they sit for weeks and even months. Cars and houses emerge from the oily brown waters like ghosts or monuments as the flood slowly drains away. Then in …

Ride Hamilton shows the SECOND intense video excerpt from his in-progress Hurricane Katrina Documentary. The only tapestry of stories filmed LIVE as it was happening. THIS PODCAST: Ride evacuates Robert Smallwood to the Convention Center, leaving him to be airlifted out. Elsewhere… Every morning Capt. Kenneth Kirsch sends out several Urban Search and Rescue teams to scour EVERY SINGLE HOUSE in New Orleans for bodies and those that might be left behind. Ruel Douvillier leads his USAR unit …

Just three weeks until Hurricane Season begins. Do you think this season will be really bad or not bad at all?

I live in Louisiana, and we haven’t got hit since Katrina. So it makes me wonder if we’ll get hit again this year. I wouldn’t be suprised with all this crazy weather lately.

It’s already August and still not so much as a tropical storm has made landfall. It’s almost as if Mother Earth is granting us immunity after Katrina.
But I mean, come on.. at least one category 1 to give me a few days off of work. And we just got new hurricane shutters.
What do you guys think?