KNIGHT RIDDER SPECIAL REPORT
What went wrong
MercuryNews.com | Sep. 11, 2005 | Larry Eichel
Two weeks after Hurricane Katrina crashed into the Gulf Coast, there is little argument that the response was botched. But an extensive Knight Ridder review of official actions in the days just before and after Katrina's landfall Aug. 29 reveals a depth of government hesitancy and a not-my-job attitude that may have cost scores of people their lives.
It's already clear that a multitude of local, state and federal officials and agencies failed the people in Katrina's path.
More: http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/12617086.htm
What went wrong
MercuryNews.com | Sep. 11, 2005 | Larry Eichel
Two weeks after Hurricane Katrina crashed into the Gulf Coast, there is little argument that the response was botched. But an extensive Knight Ridder review of official actions in the days just before and after Katrina's landfall Aug. 29 reveals a depth of government hesitancy and a not-my-job attitude that may have cost scores of people their lives.
It's already clear that a multitude of local, state and federal officials and agencies failed the people in Katrina's path.
More: http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/12617086.htm