http://levees.org Your source for information on levee and flood protection nationwide. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:03:49 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://levees.org/personal-attacks-and-lies-posted-to-internet-by-army-corps-of-engineers-about-new-orleans-citizens/comment-page-1/#comment-677 Affidavit on smear campaign against Corps critics: Why I spoke out | Jon Donley Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:16:00 +0000 http://levees.org/?page_id=379#comment-677 [...] During my tenure as founding editor-in-chief of the New Orleans-based sites affiliated with The Times-Picayune, my duties included management and oversight of an aggressive program of community engagement features.  As detailed in the affidavit, I began observing a group of about 20 user aliases  deriding any story or user comment questioning the Corps’ performance in protecting New Orleans from flooding.   These comments tracked Corps talking points and media statements, often almost verbatim.  Comments were often abusive, and at times reached the level of harassment. [...] [...] During my tenure as founding editor-in-chief of the New Orleans-based sites affiliated with The Times-Picayune, my duties included management and oversight of an aggressive program of community engagement features.  As detailed in the affidavit, I began observing a group of about 20 user aliases  deriding any story or user comment questioning the Corps’ performance in protecting New Orleans from flooding.   These comments tracked Corps talking points and media statements, often almost verbatim.  Comments were often abusive, and at times reached the level of harassment. [...]

]]> http://levees.org/personal-attacks-and-lies-posted-to-internet-by-army-corps-of-engineers-about-new-orleans-citizens/comment-page-1/#comment-670 Sworn affadavit: Cadre at Corps attacked its citizen critics - Levees.Org Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:35:12 +0000 http://levees.org/?page_id=379#comment-670 [...] Click here to see examples of the insulting comments and lies posted to the internet by individuals at the Army Corps of Engineers. http://levees.org/?page_id=379 [...] [...] Click here to see examples of the insulting comments and lies posted to the internet by individuals at the Army Corps of Engineers. http://levees.org/?page_id=379 [...]

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