Posted on 05/19/2004 7:16:49 PM PDT by Libloather
Giuliani describes 9/11 rescue efforts
Giuliani: 'Could not conceive of the entire tower coming down'
Wednesday, May 19, 2004 Posted: 1541 GMT (2341 HKT)
NEW YORK (CNN) -- One day after former New York fire and police department officials drew criticism over communication problems that plagued rescue efforts during the World Trade Center attacks, the boss of both agencies has told the 9/11 commission Wednesday that the rescuers' performance demonstrated a "superb command structure."
Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani is speaking on the second of two days of public hearings at Manhattan's New School University looking at how the emergency services performed on September 11, 2001.
Giuliani described the heroic rescue efforts immediately after the attacks and the recovery effort, which he said took place in "the most dangerous recovery site probably in the history of this country."
He the praised the rescuers' "superb command structure."
"I would urge you in evaluating their performance, to put it in the context of (the fact that) no one ever has encountered an attack like this. No one has had to have dealt with a recovery and search effort anywhere near this dimension," Giuliani said.
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Glitches in machines, messages Panel commissioner Jamie Gorelick said many of the communication problems could be blamed on the "sheer magnitude" of the attacks.
CNN producer Phil Hirschkorn contributed to this report.
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I'd like to ship her off to Gitmo.
Gorelicker had more to do with the failures of 9/11 than ANYONE that's been called thus far.
I can only hope she chokes on her own spittle. Snake!
she's a dirty squirrel.
Did things go perfectly? No, nor do they in any disaster. These critics fail to see the success and cheapen the sacrifice of the brave men and women in the emergency services who gave their lives so that others might live.
I think the commission is so tainted now nobody is even interested in what their final report says. File it under "U" for useless.
Liberals have one thing right. In politics, like love, the best defence is a good offense. Attack! Attack! Attack!
At the time, the World Trade Center towers were the largest communication devices going. TV, radio, and probably emergency services, depended on them being there.
I'm pretty sure Gorelick is smart enough to figure that one out. If not, she shouldn't be on the commission...
And her "wall" did more than isolate us from seeing 9/11 - it kept us from seeing the real truth behind the Clinton fundraising SCANDAL with China.
bttt
Ya think?
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