John McQuaid: To label the 2005 New Orleans Flood a natural disaster is a distortion. And it is quite convenient for those who screwed up

Source: Forbes Magazine
The reported drive-by levee inspections pre-Katrina were irrelevant in the catastrophic flooding in New Orleans.

Source: Federal Government's Decision Chronology
Half of New Orleans is at or well above sea level.

Source: Tulane and Xavier Universities
The majority of the United States population lives in counties protected by levees.

Source: FEMA
The federal government’s study of the failed levee system during Katrina was convened and managed by the agency responsible for its performance – the Army Corps of Engineers.

Source: US Army Corps of Engineers
The United States District Court in Louisiana placed responsibility of the collapse of the 17th Street and London Avenue Canals squarely on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Source: US District Court

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