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| Giuliani Gets Exposed As Fraud by Firefighters |
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Giuliani Bungled Preparation in Years After
1993 Attack on Trade Center.
Critical failures by former New York Mayor
Rudy Giuliani before, during and after the
terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, raise
serious questions about his ability to be
commander-in-chief.
In this thirteen minute documentary, fire
fighters, fire officers and family members
give dramatic testimony about Giuliani's
leadership failures. Their dramatic stories
tell how Giuliani failed to provide the FDNY
with radios that worked, which led to the
deaths of 121 fire fighters inside the World
Trade Center's North Tower because they were
unable to hear orders to evacuate.
Fire fighters also point to Giuliani's poor
judgment in placing his emergency command
center at 7 World Trade Center, a known
terrorist target after the 1993 bombing.
This video documents the mayor's lack of
respect for the fallen when he called off the
recovery effort at Ground Zero on Nov. 1,
2001, after $200 million in gold bullion was
recovered.
"We produced this documentary because we need
to make sure our members know Giuliani's real
record," said IAFF General President Harold
Schaitberger.
"The UFA participated in this video to
correct the myth that Rudy Giuliani has
perpetrated on the American public," said
Steve Cassidy, president of the Uniformed
Firefighters Association of Greater New York,
IAFF Local 94.
The Giuliani campaign defended the former
mayor's record by issuing a release that
lists items he purchased for FDNY.
"But the campaign, with its response, has
neglected to address the charges of failed
leadership outlined in our documentary,"
President Schaitberger said.
"Purchasing equipment for a fire department
doesn't qualify any mayor to be president,"
said Jack McDonnell, president of New York
City Local 854, the Uniformed Fire Officers
Association.
"If that's the litmus test for president of
the United States, then most mayors in this
country qualify for the job. Giuliani is
running on his 9/11 record, and his 9/11
record is laced with failures in preparedness
and response," McDonnell said.
The IAFF has not made an endorsement in the
2008 presidential election. Local 94
supported President George W. Bush in the
2004 election, while the IAFF
and Local 854 endorsed Sen. John Kerry.
The International Association of Fire
Fighters, headquartered in Washington, DC,
represents more than 280,000 full-time
professional fire fighters and paramedics in
every state in the United States and in
Canada. More information is available at
www.iaff.org and at www.rudy-urbanlegend.com.
Tags : Rudy Giuliani firefighters urban legend IAFF 9/11 candidates republican presidential GOP |
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Affichage : 430533
Durée : 785 s |
| Northern Calif. Firefighters Still Struggling |
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PlusNorthern Calif. Firefighters Still
StrugglingNorthern Calif. Firefighters Still
StrugglingThe Associated PressA wildfire near
Santa Cruz, California, that's forced some
500 people to evacuate is still only 5
percent contained. The Santa Cruz blaze is
only one of a number of Northern California
firess fueled by tinder-dry vegetation. (June
12)[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] (locator - Bonny
Doon, CA)Steve Sohl points and says: "Fire
actually went through here and I was working
on that while this thing here was ablaze."IT
WAS A ROUGH NIGHT FOR STEVE SOHL AS HE TRIED
DESPERATELY TO SAVE HIS HOME IN CALIFORNIA'S
SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS FROM A FAST MOVING
WILDFIRE.Steve Sohl, Resident, says: "It was
amazing how fast it went. All of a sudden it
jumped the road. It was raining down ash. The
trees across the street exploded."HIS FAMILY
LOST SOME MOTORCYCLES AND A TRAILER BUT THE
HOME WAS SPARED. SOME OF HIS NEIGHBORS WERE
NOT SO LUCKY. HUNDREDS OF HOMES HERE REMAINED
THREATENED BY THE FIRE, WHICH BURNED NEARLY
ONE THOUSAND ACRES AND REMAINED
UNCONTROLLED.(firefighter nats)THE SANTA CRUZ
FIRE WAS JUST ONE OF SEVERAL BURNING
THROUGHOUT NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. A HUGE FIRE
OUTSIDE CHICO GREW TO MORE THAN SIX THOUSAND
ACRES THURSDAY AND THREATENED MORE THAN A
THOUSAND HOMES. ON WEDNESDAY 30 HOMES WERE
DESTROYED IN A FIRE NEAR STOCKTON. (Chico
resident soundbite from freelancer)
19:04:10SOT: MY FOLKS ARE GONE AND I
INHERITED HALF THE HOUSE. SO WE CAME BACK TO
CLEAN IT UP SO WE COULD SELL IT AND HERE
COMES THE FIRE NICHOLAS RAYMOND19:04:34WE'RE
AT THE LAST FEW HOUSES THAT WAS VOLUNTARY
EVACUATIONS SO WE LEFT LAST NIGHT AND STAYED
WITH FRIENDS. AND WE CAME BACK UP TODAY TO
SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. A LOT OF SMOKE IN THE
AIR Haven Daley, The Associated Press, says:
"This has been one of the driest Springs on
record here in California and fire officials
say they're preparing for a long and
difficult fire season."Paul Van Gerwen,
Battalion Chief, CAL FIRE, says: "Having that
kind of fire activity at this time of the
year in this range, it alarms me and I've
been doing this for awhile. What we're hoping
is that citizens pay attention to this. If
you haven't created defensible space around
your home, you need to do so. It's too late
once the fire's coming."THREE FIREFIGHTERS
HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED SO FAR BATTLING
THE WILDFIRES. HAVEN DALEY, THE ASSOCIATED
PRESS.
Tags : cawildfires northern calif. firefighters still struggling |
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Affichage : 5915
Durée : 113 s |
| Charleston Firefighters Tribute |
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On June 18, 2007, nine Charleston
firefighters died while battling a raging
fire at the Sofa Super Store in West Ashley.
It is the worst firefighter tragedy since
9/11. This is a simple tribute to their
heroic deeds which will never be forgotten.
CAPTAIN LOUIS MULKEY CAPTAIN MIKE
BENKE FIREFIGHTER MELVEN
CHAMPAIGN ASSISTANT ENGINEER MICHAEL
FRENCH ENGINEER BRADFORD "BRAD" BAITY
FIREFIGHTER JAMES "EARL" DRAYTON CAPTAIN
WILLIAM "BILLY" HUTCHINSON R.I.P.
Tags : Charleston Nine Firefighters South Carolina Fire Sofa Super Store fire station |
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Affichage : 48748
Durée : 262 s |
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