Just this morning DHS employees received an informative memo from Secretary Chertoff that was sent on the evening of Aug 31.
The note was sent to all DHS employees to mark the start of National Preparedness month, which ironically, begins today - Sept 1. The memo fails to mention either the current catastrophe on the Gulf Coast and the role that preparedness could have played there, or the critical role DHS serves as the leader in US emergency preparedness.
Reading through the memo, it seems to me that the absolutely abysmal DHS response to the Katrina can be explained by what is clearly surfacing as the national response strategy -- Every man and woman for his/her self!
Please note the bolded language, below the break.
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