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I asked before and no one can answer. What did they do with homeland security money?

All I've found ( admittedly not as extensively sourced as I like ) seems to indicate they spent the money on everything but levees & disaster planning.

When the Federal funds were not met by matching funds ( deliberate? ) they could be "diverted" to other uses:

NOLA levee board used funds to build a casino?

Hurricane Katrina: Don’t Blame Bush for Local Corruption and Democrat Incompetence --more--

http://mensnewsdaily.com/blog/malven/2005/09/hurricane-katrina-dont-blame-bush-for.html

There is a thread running right now that states that most of the federal moneys allocated for levee security were redirected by the corrupt mayor and city council and used to build CASINOS!

"The more I see, and the more I read, I am beginning to believe that BLANCO should be held CRIMINALLY responsible."

The evident incompetence of this woman is one reason the Democrats are loudly blaming Bush.

Bingo. The fools pi$$ed away their levee money buying everything BUT levees.

Are you reading Ellesu's posts about the millions of dollars FEMA sent LA, that can't quite be accounted for. This is why the Clintons and their operatives are out there. They're trying to cover up what amounts to grand theft -- New Orleans has spent 673 million over the last 10 years on: New basketball arena, New Vintage Trolley Care system and just recently appropriated 315 million for the convention center expansion. Seems they had the money, but chose to spend it on pork projects rather than the poor and helpless citizens of New Orleans. Google search New Orleans basketball arena and trolley rail system.

Just what did the billions of dollars in Federal Homeland Security money give to the State of Louisiana and the City of New Orleans since 9-11 to manage this sort of disaster for the 72-96 hours FEMA directive tell them it will take for Federal Assistance to reach a disaster zone BUY the Federal Taxpayer's?
Indictments
also here:Dept of Justice

Nov. 30, 2004 Audit

Three state officials were indicted Monday on federal charges of covering up a misuse of federal funds intended to repair and prevent flood damage

Critics Say Bush Undercut New Orleans Flood Control -- Hint to the Liberals --This is NOT a road you want to go down --Shall we open up the books to the BILLIONS of dollars that was sent to NO and what happened to it all?

Even with full funding in recent years, none of the flood-control projects would have been completed in time to prevent the swamping of the city, as Democrats yesterday acknowledged.

MSM: Take Note - Clinton's Contribution to the Katrina Disaster ( Must Read )

Source:

The Federal Register ^

People have been talking for years about what would happen should a hurricane this size hit that city, and I'd be willing to bet you there were lots of federal dollars passed from hand to hand over the years to prepare for this.
I will be astounded if some of those reporters don't ask the obvious questions: Where did the money go, why weren't officials prepared? It's not like it was a secret this could happen someday.

Bill Clinton did not sign for the improvements & money requested by the Army Corp of Engineers & LA to make them. Source: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1474591/posts?page=77#77

Q.3. Why only Category 3 protection?
A.3. That is what we were authorized to do. [Answer by the Corps of Engineers]

http://www.wwltv.com/local/stories/083005cccawwlunwatering.45718845.html

There are already the accusations that federal money was diverted away from improving NO's levee system for other purposes, likely the war.Yes, Sidney Blumenthal already planted that political urban press using the foreign press to launder out the Clinton fingerprints. The way to shoot it down is to explain that the fed money was there but because LA refused to put up any of the state matching funds that were required by law before the fed money could be spent. Since LA made it clear for several years that they weren't going to provide those matches and expected the feds to pay 100%, the money was diverted to other needs, of which there were many.

Did you happen to catch something Limbaugh said on his radio program today about the levees in NO? Limbaugh got an e-mail telling him that the levees in NO are all run by a separate board for each and every levee. A separate board. That's why no more levees have been built. The members in charge of their little fiefdoms don't want to give up any of their power. And the voters who'd have to approve any changes kowtow to the board members. It also means there is no single flood control authority in all of NO. Unbelievable.

Thanks... I will take some time to study this..... been working today and no time to research ~grin~

Did you just catch Lieberman and Snow? He sounds more Republican and she more Democrat... what a screwed up congress.

BTW Lieberman was on the committee that formed homeland.

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