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Tape: Bush Warned on Levees Before Katrina

Staff / Truthdig Mar 2, 2006 Confidential video footage obtained by the Associated Press proves that federal officials warned Bush that Hurricane Katrina could breach levees and cause a tidal wave of disaster Watch the video Ex-FEMA chief Michael "Heckuva Job" Brown says Bush was overconfident about FEMA's response to Katrina FireDogLake: In an attempt to spin the story and make Bush seem in charge, the White House leaked Newsweek transcripts from FEMA conference calls during and after Katrina. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush’s Katrina Understatement of the Year

Staff / Truthdig Mar 1, 2006 In an ABC interview, Bush says he saw people screaming for help on TV and "realized that our government was--could have done a better job of comforting people." "Could have done a better job of comforting people"? How about "could have done a better job saving people"? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Halliburton Wins Contract to Reconstruct Cheney’s Reputation

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig Feb 18, 2006 The $42-billion contract represents the first time that the company has been employed to put its reconstruction expertise to work on one embattled human being. (satire) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Brownie Blasts Bush Administration Response to Katrina Disaster

Staff / Truthdig Feb 11, 2006 Michael "Heckuva Job" Brown departs from the shameful "we didn't know" defense regarding the breach of the levees, saying: "For them to claim that we didn't have awareness of it is just baloney." story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

White House Knew of Levee’s Failure on Night of Hurricane

Staff / Truthdig Feb 10, 2006 Remember when Bush said that he hadn't heard about the devastating levee failure in New Orleans until the day after the hurricane hit? Well, now it turns out that former FEMA Director Michael "Heckuva Job" Brown had told the White House about the breach the night before. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

White House, Chertoff Faulted Over Katrina

Staff / Truthdig Feb 2, 2006 The Government Accountability Office slams Bush and the Homeland Security chief for inaction and incompetence when the hurricane struck. | story or go straight to the GAO report Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Army Corps of Engineers Calls Chocolate City Unfeasible

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig Jan 24, 2006 "The last thing you want is a city that a bunch of hungry drunks are going to eat." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )