Homeland Security to be lead in flu crisis

[Jon8503]

But DHS will defer all medical response to Health and Human Services

Now there is a lead to make you feel really fucking safe!

WASHINGTON - If the nightmare of an avian flu pandemic emerges from the dark chapters of doomsday scenarios, it will fall to the Department of the Homeland Security, not the medical establishment, to manage the crisis, according to federal documents and interviews with government officials.

The DHS lead role, however, seems at odds with operational plans that call for the Department of Health and Human Services to be the government�fs go-to agency in such a crisis.

According to current documents outlining operational plans for public health and medical emergencies, HHS �gis the primary Federal Agency responsible for public health and medical emergency planning, preparations, response, and recovery.�h

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9654456/

[Double T]

1. Which fabricated, imaginary flu crisis are we talking about??????

Got to justify the creation of Homeland Security somehow.

[Tesla]

2. Does any Democrat want to step in ???

Doesn't this make you want to go after these End timers???

I guess everyone is too afraid to buck these guys.......

Hilary, Wes, Howard... you want to scream now so they play you over and over and over

[MindPilot]

3. Well, if we are depending on DHS, then it's a damn good thing

the "bird flu" is just one more thing this administration has concocted to keep us askeerd.

I don't believe a word of it.

[liberal N proud]

4. In that event it will be a pandemic then

I will say my goodbyes now so as not to miss anyone.
Should I get sick and I am sure this will be targeted at the libruls first, Please know that this has been a hell of a ride and had they not developed biological weapons and done one of the things they attacked Saddam for we may have been able to save the republic from the neo-con monsters.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

5. So, DHS is in charge of deciding who HHS will help?

Ohhhhhhh-keydokie then.

[Tennessee Gal]

6. We are doomed!

Doomed, I tell ya!

[texpatriot2004]

7. He's not having luck getting military power so now it's DHS huh?

I see.

[fooj]

8. Lovely. I feel much better now.

Peace.

[tanyev]

9. Everybody make sure you have an up to date will.

[Coastie for Truth]

10. Who will Chertoff put in charge?

Frist?
Coburn?

They're both overqualified for DHS. They have MD degrees.

[xultar]

11. This is a perfect job for Michael Brown.

[EC]

12. Why doesn't someone remind this fool that

in the past the Public Health Department used to quarantine us for the chicken pox, and it worked voluntarily...why does he insist on using HS or the military? of course we all know there is another motive here....

[texpatriot2004]

13. The Dept. of Homeland Security will handle this now as this

as the administration has decided that this will be in your best interest until of course they can confiscate the US Military to do it for them.