Justice delayed has turned out not to be justice denied. On November 18, 2009, the Federal District Court in New Orleans ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers is responsible for the massive flooding of the 9th Ward and St. Bernard Parish from poor maintenance on the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO), a navigation channel. [...]

Posted on December 7th, 2009 by joubess
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On September 1, Rachel Maddow did an extensive interview with the first Secretary of Homeland Security, Tom Ridge. The total interview was 31 minutes long and discussed Mr. Ridge’s newly published book, The Test of Our Times.
The second segment of the interview focused on the Department of Homeland Security and how much blame it [...]

Posted on September 6th, 2009 by joubess
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