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 From: invalid@invalid.invalid 
  
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 Lander said: 
  
 > yeah a much simpler explanation is either levy sabotage, or just a crap 
 > (definitely for profit) refurbishment job on the levy/seawall/dyke that 
 > broke causing all the damage. 
  
 In fact, no work was done on at least some of the levees this year - for the 
 first time in 37 years. 
  
 The following UK newspaper report may be of interest: 
  
 http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article310195.ece 
  
 Lots of stuff there worth reading, of which I'll just quote this bit: 
  
 "Federal spending on flood control in south-east Louisiana has been cut by 
 almost half since 2001, from $69m (34.5m pounds sterling) per year to 
 $36.5m. Funds for work at Lake Pontchartrain, the source of the flooding, 
 have fallen by nearly two-thirds over three years, from $14.25m to $5.7m. 
 As a result, work on New Orleans' east bank hurricane levees stopped last 
 summer for the first time in 37 years." 
  
  
 Looks like they're spending all the money on bombs instead of bricks. 
  
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