Selma staging area for relief supplies CLANTON - Selma will serve as the staging area for federal disaster relief supplies for Hurricane Katrina victims in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, Gov. Bob Riley said Sunday. Supplies also are stockpiled at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, he said. "I've spoken with President Bush and Homeland Security Secretary Chertoff, both of whom have assured me they will offer any assistance we may need to recover from this devastating storm," Riley said in a statement released by the Emergency Management Agency at its Clanton headquarters. Alabama also has positioned supplies, sent National Guard troops to Mobile and Baldwin counties, and opened storm shelters. Riley said the state has 290,000 bags of ice, more than 250,000 gallons of water, 652,000 meals ready to eat and 110,000 tarps measuring 20 feet by 25 feet. State EMA Director Bruce Baughman said 14 rescue teams are on standby and 26 emergency shelters, including three for people with special medical needs, are open across the state.
Just thought y'all might like some actual evidence for those that continue to want to politicize this event. Of course had we approved the Kyoto Protocols. . .
Please, someone (try to) make me smart here:
I think that the states have to invite federal agencies in to assist, and that Posse Comitatus (SP?) denies use of federal troops to police the civil population.
So when did LA ask for federal help? When did Mississippi and Alabama ask? What took place in LA to allow US military police to enter the city?
And,
Wasn't there an issue early on in which Louisanna does not have a provision for martial law so, in fact, the ground was not clear for at least some time???