Galveston area after Ike:

Authorities vow to force holdouts off Texas coastSeems to be the accepted operating procedure now. When things get tough, government does a forced removal of citizens, including (especially?) those who were well prepared to deal with tough times ( Read more... )

"WASHINGTON (AP): The government's disaster chief waited until hours after Hurricane Katrina had already struck the Gulf Coast before asking his boss to dispatch 1,000 Homeland Security employees to the region - and gave them two days to arrive, according to internal documents ( Read more... )

Mmm, hot Kalami tea with lemon juice and honey ( Read more... )