CREW SUES DEPT. OF STATE OVER KATRINA RECORDS

“The American public is entitled to know which countries generously offered their assistance in the aftermath of Katrina and how the U.S. government responded to those offers. The State Department’s refusal to provide this information suggests that our government is still attempting to hide its ineffectual response to Katrina,” said Melanie Sloan, executive director of CREW. “The only way to ensure greater preparedness for any future disaster is for there to be a full airing of the failures of the past. It is scandalous that our government is still trying to cover up its breathtakingly inadequate response to the greatest natural disaster in our nation’s history.” //more//