It Happened...Katrina's "Secret Jail"


	It Happened...Katrina's "Secret Jail"

leevardi

9-20-2009 3:48 AM

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leevardi says:

.........reading this makes my blood boil...WTF !

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9-20-2009 10:10 AM

The Infowarrior

More Proof that FEMA cannot be trusted.

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