Let's start from the top:
- http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/06/laura-bush-katrina-burma/
Laura Bush=92s Katrina Amnesia: Slams Burmese Govt. For Ignoring
=91Warnings=92 Of Impending Natural Disaster
In an =93unusual foray into foreign policy=94 yesterday, First Lady Laura
Bush admonished the Burmese government for its =93inept=94 response to the
recent cyclone that killed over 20,000 people. The First Lady heaped
particularly harsh criticisms on the Burmese government for not
adequately warning residents about the incoming storm
=2E..
In fact, equally harsh criticism could be leveled at President Bush.
As Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck in 2005, Bush was on vacation,
and the White House ignored warnings about the dangers ahead
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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/warnings-went-ignored-as-=
bush-slashed-flood-defence-budget-to-pay-for-wars-505500.html
Warnings went ignored as Bush slashed flood defence budget to pay for
wars
By Geoffrey Lean
