Katrina Coverage

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Military miscommunication hampered response

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From "Miscommunication Cited in Katrina Response":

Communication with state and local authorities in Louisiana and Mississippi was so poor in the hours immediately after Katrina struck the Gulf Coast on Aug. 29 that military commanders had to use couriers to transmit messages, [Paul McHale, the assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense] said…

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