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Federal Judge Says Corps of Engineers Liable For Katrina Damage
Hugh Pickens writes "The Christian Science Monitor reports that a federal judge has ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers — and thus the US government — is liable for a big chunk of the damage caused when hurricane Katrina pushed ashore on August 29, 2005 by failing to stop the natural widening of the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet canal (aka Mr. Go) causing it to eventually bump up against the shore of Lake Borgne, on the city's east side. 'It is the court's opinion that the negligence of the corps, in this instance by failing to maintain the MR-GO properly, was not policy, but insouciance, myopia, and shortsightedness,' wrote US District Court Judge Stanwood Duval. Judge Duval said he believed it was the failure to shore up the outlet that 'doomed the channel to grow to two to three times its design width' allowing waves on Lake Borgne to enter the Mr. Go and travel into the east side of the city, battering the levees to a degree to which they were not designed. 'One of the greatest catastrophes in the history of the US' was both predictable and preventable, testified veteran Louisiana geologist Sherwood Gagliano, a former Corps consultant."
Pay no attention to the reports from residents that heard the levies being blown to protect the rich neighborhoods.
Having been to Holland many, many times I can in fact confirm that the entire population are indeed stupid. Next question please...
Those are just poor people who won't pull themselves up by their bootstraps, like my grandfather did so I wouldn't have to.
Ticket status: Closed: asdesigned, wontfix.
60% of the population of the Netherlands live below sea level. Are they all stupid too?
No, but they all have their fingers stuck in dikes.
Send the Army Corps of Engineers to the Netherlands. All the folks that live below sea level will move, real fast.
Schroedinger's Brexit: The UK is both in and out of the EU at the same time!
In my opinion, it wasn't just myopia and shortsightedness, but nearsightedness as well!
Can't afford to move indeed. Even Bag Ladies move. If you decided to stay in squalor after being born there. You pretty much decided to be poor. You decided not to be educated. You decided not to try to better yourself. All this because you gave up because you were born poor.Poor you, sit on a government pity pot.
Silly ass.
You are being sarcastic, right?
Cause if you're serious, I'll assume you delivered yourself by C-Section. After carefully choosing appropriate parents, of course.
I am not a crackpot.
Yes, 60% sounds about right. (ps. I'm a native, so I should know)
No, but they all have their fingers stuck in dikes.
Careful, Kurt Greenbaum might be listening...
Never fear, socialism is here!
When you're afraid to download music illegally in your own home, then the terrorists have won!
Wooden shoe rather be Dutch?
Obviously the average person wouldn't know what kind of state the levee was in
Let me repeat that for you.
Obviously the average person wouldn't know what kind of state the levee was in
Apparently wizard is not a legitimate career path, so I chose programmer instead.
And after they lose, people will have to sign a worship disclaimer every Sunday stipulating that their faith does not guarantee that they will be protected by the Almighty.
Nerd rage is the funniest rage.
No, but they all have their fingers stuck in dikes.
Not the men