"The politicization of intelligence in the run-up to the Iraq War marked the greatest intelligence scandal in American history, which didn't stand in the way of giving CIA director George Tenet the nation's highest award for civilians, the Presidential Freedom Medal. Amtrak and the nation's airlines canceled service to New Orleans three days before the anticipated arrival of Hurricane Katrina, but the Department of Homeland Security couldn't get its decision-making command up-to-speed until three days after."
Well, the Brownie has been digested
He obviously did a heck of a job.
What is really worrying is discovery of high explosive under one of the levees.
There is nothing these guys would not stoop to to make themselves richer at our expense, it seems.
