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I told you so. I told you so. (Yes, I am talking to you Adam Flynn.)

Misinformation is this adminastration's well-worn tool for covering its bum in the fog of war. In this case the president's war of top concern: public relations.
KR Washington Bureau | 10/02/2005 | No evidence backs up reports of rescue helicopters being fired upon

"NEW ORLEANS - Among the rumors that spread as quickly as floodwaters after Hurricane Katrina, reports that gunmen were taking potshots at rescue helicopters stood out for their senselessness.


On Sept. 1, as patients sweltered in hospitals without power and thousands of people remained stranded on rooftops and in attics, crucial rescue efforts were delayed as word of such attacks spread.


But more than a month later, representatives from the Air Force, Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security and Louisiana Air National Guard say they have yet to confirm a single incident of gunfire at helicopters.


Likewise, members of several rescue crews who were told to halt operations say there is no evidence they were under fire."

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