Disaster Hurricane Katrina and the Failure of Homeland Security

Name: Disaster Hurricane Katrina and the Failure of Homeland Security
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ISBN: 9780805081305

ISBN-10: 0805081305

ISBN-13: 9780805081305

Edition: 2006 (Revised)

Authors: Christopher Cooper, Robert Block, Christopher Cooper

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Based on exclusive interviews, the inside story of how America's emergency response system failed and how it remains dangerously broken When Hurricane Katrina roared ashore on the morning of August 29, 2005, federal and state officials were not prepared for the devastation it would bring--despite all the drills, exercises, and warnings. In this troubling expose of what went wrong, Christopher Cooper and Robert Block of "The Wall Street Journal" show that the flaws go much deeper than out-of-touch federal bureaucrats or overwhelmed local politicians. Drawing on exclusive interviews with federal, state, and local officials, Cooper and Block take readers inside the Federal Emergency…

Book details

List price: $26.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Publication date: 8/8/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English

Robert W. Block, MD, FAAPProfessor of PediatricsSchool of Community MedicineThe University of Oklahoma College of MedicineTulsa, Oklahoma



Authors' Note



Prelude to Disaster



The Perfect Storm



Water Pork



A Mountain of Failure



Homeland Insecurity



Catastrope



The Big One



The Undodged Bullet



Stranded in New Orleans



Promises, Promises



Getting Control



Flotsam and Jetsam



The Blame Game



Do It Yourself



Reindeer Games



A Civic Responsibility


Sources


Acknowledgments


Index