September 08, 2005
Blanco Prevented Red Cross From Bringing Food and Water To Superdome
It appears that Nagin's hysterical rant should have been directed at his own governor.
The Red Cross is confirming to Major Garrett of Fox News that it had prepositioned water, food, blankets and hygiene products for delivery to the Superdome and the Convention Center in the immediate aftermath of the hurricane, but were blocked from delivering those supplies by orders of the Louisiana state government (State Dept of Homeland Security), which did not want to attract people to the Superdome and Convention Center.
Garrett has no paper trail yet, but will follow up on his verbal confirmation from sources at the highest levels of the Red Cross.
Hugh Hewitt interviewed Garrett after he broke the story. Transcript at Radio Blogger.
The Red Cross backs up Garrett's story on their website here
Update:Confirmation on-camera from a senior Salvation Army official in Washington, D.C. that the Salvation Army was also blocked repeatedly from providing relief and supplies to the beleaugered people suffering in the Superdome and Convention Center.
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