Breaking on Rachel Maddow's hour: A judge in Louisiana ruled that the

[Mira]

Army Corps of Engineers was at fault in what he claims was a man made disaster through the lack of oversight by the Army Corps of Engineers.
Greg Pallast, are you vindicated now?
I think so.

[RC]

1. He did not go far enough back up the line.

The bu$h administration pulled the money out of already approved Corp projects. The Corps had very little money to fix things with.

[Mira]

2. I'm well aware. So much yet to be uncovered and brought to light.

Greg Palast's Documentary :" Big Easy to Big Empty" was available for free download for a while.
It is a damning accusation of the administration and lies and the plans to turn NOLA into a more "white" city, with more money, and more attractive to tourists with money.
bigeasytobigempty.com gregpalast.com palastinvestigativefund.org

It's a good start. There is a long way to go about that tragedy and abdication of responsibility and the guilt of our government in charge at that time.

[eppur_se_muova]

3. Thanks for those pointers to Palast's work.

I posted this reminder in another thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=7044284&mesg_id=7045655

[Louisiana1976]

4. That's right--Bush cut the Corps' budget so he could pay for tax cuts for the rich.

Which makes him directly culpable for New Orleans' flooding.

[Louisiana1976]

5. Add to this what Poster #2 said about Bush Administration plans to make

NOLA a more white city (per Greg Palast) and there's ample reason for an 8/29 Commission to be set up.