I haven't read the entire thing, just started, but new information from the Washington Post alters things considerably.
The Friday referred to in the article is LAST Friday, before the storm hit:
Shortly before midnight Friday, the Bush administration sent her a proposed legal memorandum asking her to request a federal takeover of the evacuation of New Orleans, a source within the state's emergency operations center said Saturday.
The administration sought unified control over all local police and state National Guard units reporting to the governor. Louisiana officials rejected the request after talks throughout the night, concerned that such a move would be comparable to a federal declaration of martial law.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/03/AR2005090301680.html
That's great information, Peach. This is the right thread for it. Howlin has asked me to keep the timeline up to date. I'll do my best. You can bet this info will be added with the next update. See my response in #15.
That's a keeper.
Thanx
Is that the same thing as the Incidence of National Significance implemented by Chertoff?
http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?content=4773
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I read the Friday referred to as Sept. 2, not the Friday before the storm, and the evacuation as the present post-storm-evacuation.
How do you know the article is referring to the Friday before the storm? The writer seems to jump around with regard to the timing.