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September 28, 2005 at 12:51:49

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Do Feds Secretly Control The States' Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC)?

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By Lynn Landes, Posted by Rob Kall (about the submitter)     Page 2 of 2 page(s)

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The EMAC website claims, "...(EMAC) provides form and structure to interstate mutual aid. Through EMAC, a disaster impacted state can request and receive assistance from other member states quickly and efficiently..."

Katrina and Rita prove otherwise. But, a more disturbing issue remains. Is the federal government secretly controlling state-to-state requests for disaster assistance?

Lynn Landes is the publisher of EcoTalk.org and a freelance journalist who specializes in politics, voting, the environment, and health. She can be reached at 215-629-3553.

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