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Skriven 2005-09-08 22:06:00 av FRANK SCHEIDT (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av RAYMOND YATES
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-=> Quoting Raymond Yates to Björn Felten <=-

 RY>> Thus the wide difference between planning, and execution..
 
 BF>    AKA Politicians vs. Real World People? :)

 RY> I can certainly agree with that..

 RY> As we have seen in this latest disaster, Politicians (and this
 RY> includes middle and lower-level bureaucrats) are alwyas conscious of
 RY> "Turf". 
 RY> While this is disguised as "Command and Control Procedures" it's
 RY> really about "who's in charge around here."  Fair examples are wen the
 RY> FBI is called to "assist" in a crime scene investigation, sometimes
 RY> they charge right in and take over, shutting out well-trained and
 RY> knowledheable local professionals. 
 RY> We are, I think seeing this in NO, particularlywith FMEA, which is a
 RY> shasow od it's former self from pervious years when they were better to
 RY> excellent in disaster responce, when it was thier only mission. Now
 RY> that it is a subset of the Department of Homeland Security, there seems
 RY> (as reports indicate)  ro be a conflict between the people there
 RY> thinking about Terrorism, and the rescue people, due to the differing
 RY> philosophies. 
 RY> Terrorist thinkers are all about security and secrecy, trescuers are
 RY> all about communication and coordination.

 RY> I do not think the government did us any favovrs when they folded the
 RY> two organisations together.

 RY> FEMA should not be in charge in the first plce, in my oinion, they
 RY> should be there to provide services to the stste and local agencies. we
 RY> have seen several examples of private rescue groups that were able to
 RY> get and get htings done, until they were prevented from doing so by
 RY> "Higher Authority". 

The American Red Cross was kept out according to the head of that 
organization ...

 RY> It also should be mentioned that when the military finally arrived
 RY> they went to work on their own, doing what they are trained to do, as
 RY> they do not have to work under FEMA... the results are painfully
 RY> obvious. 

 RY> Saw in the news today that FEMS is going to give every victimised
 RY> family a $2000 debit card so the can buy tings they need. Of course you
 RY> have to sign up for it (there's a form for this) and as the article I
 RY> saw read,. "Not all may qualify"

 RY> Nothing like government throwing our money at a problem.. Seems like
 RY> that's what they like to do best..

I don't object to giving them the debit card -- just so any money 
involved doesn't come from the taxpayers ...

... Cactus:  An overgrown pin cushion.

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