February 27, 2006 FEMA Emergency Management Higher Education Project Activity Report

(1) CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS:

New York Times (Editorial)“Silenced By Islamist Rage." February 26, 2006. Accessed at:

(2) DISASTERS AS A GROWTH BUSINESS:

Garrett, Laurie. "Unless We Act Now, Bird Flu May Win." International Herald Tribune, February 26, 2006. Accessed at:

Harden, Blaine. "In Fire's Wake, Logging Study Inflames Debate."

Washington Post, February 27, 2006. Accessed at:

Sacramento Bee. "Tempting Fate: Are We Next? - First in an Ongoing Examination of the Region's Flood Risks." February 26, 2006. Accessedat:

Wittenauer, Cheryl. "FEMA: New Madrid Preparedness a Priority."Associated Press, February 24, 2006. Accessed at:

(3) KATRINA:

Williams, Brian. "Michael Brown to Bush: 'I Told You So'." MSNBC.com, February 24, 2006. Accessed at:

(4) NEW BOOKS:

Received in mail today from William Waugh:

Waugh, William L. Jr. Shelter From the Storm: Repairing the National Emergency Management System after Hurricane Katrina (The Annals of the AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science, Vol. 604, March 2006). Thousand Oaks (CA), London, New Delhi: SAGE Publications, 2006.

(5) WAR ON TERROR:

Lewis, James. "The War on Hype: The Deadly Terror Lurking Around the Corner May Not Be Such a Big, Ominous Threat After All." San Francisco Chronicle, February 19, 2006. Accessed at:

(6) WHITE HOUSE (TOWNSEND) REPORT ON FEDERAL RESPONSE TO HURRICANEKATRINA:

International Association of Emergency Managers. "IAEM Responds to White House Report on Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina" (Press Release). February 24, 2006. Accessed at:

New York Times (Editorial). "Reorganization Redux." February 25, 2006.

Accessed at:

Reiss, Cory. "U.S. Disaster Plans For 2006 Are in Flux." Lakeland Ledger (FL), February 27, 2006. Accessed at:

Washington Post (Editorial). "White House Whitewash [Katrina],"

February 26, 2006. Accessed at:

B.Wayne Blanchard, Ph.D., CEM

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