Today's Lie

THE LIE
"I don't think anyone anticipated the breach of the levees. Now we're having to deal with it, and will." -George W. Bush, Good Morning America, September 1, 2005 (quoted from NY Times, Sept. 2, 2005)

THE TRUTH
NEW ORLEANS FLEES AS KATRINA APPROACHES GULF COAST
Posted 8/28/2005 8:02 AM USA Today Online

"The fear is that flooding could overrun the levees and turn New Orleans into a toxic lake filled with chemicals and petroleum from refineries, as well as waste from ruined septic systems.

Nagin said he expected the pumping system to fail during the height of the storm. The mayor said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was standing by to get the system running, but water levels must fall first."