Ed: It's all about Control
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" Many of those volunteers angrily dispute the notion they were a burden. They insist that in many instances they were able to deliver respirators, hard hats, and protective boots to workers when no one else seemed able.Ground zero volunteer Rhonda Shearer and her daughter launched a fast-moving supply system that bypassed regular channels, often infuriating city officials.Even as she delivered box trucks packed with supplies over months of recovery work, she increasingly ended up in a cat-and-mouse game with New York City's police and emergency management agency.Shearer, 53, said the experience convinced that agencies are ill-equipped to handle major disasters — but don't want outsiders pointing out their failings " .....

"They're more worried about keeping volunteers out than doing an analysis of what really went wrong," said Shearer. "Independent citizens need to be involved, where we have no ax to grind or cross to bear. But we will tell the truth, and we will tell what we see and bear witness to the incompetence ....For reasons ranging from general safety to protection from lawsuits, construction and demolition companies want to see a disaster ID card program succeed.

Mike Taylor, executive director of the National Demolition Association, said his industry is talking with aides to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger about putting it in place in his state.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070901/ap_on_re_us/disaster_ids;_ylt=AkV6VzIhsLH24YhSkeMiPYdH2ocA
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Personal Comment:
At Ground Zero during the 911 episode many Christian ministries responded with love, care and the Gospel.
( David Wilkerson of World Challenge, for instance and many more )
Obviously, the Gospel is what is not wanted in a disaster or emergency area by the Powers that Be.

The nightly news ran a story about how "green" ( ecology-conscientious) hotels were becoming. The first thing they disallowed were any Bibles in the Hotel rooms.
What hypocrisy ! While downstairs in the Lobby, tons of newspapers and magazines are allowed, vanishing our forests...the "lungs" of the planet.

The Powers that Be want to eliminate Bibles and the sharing of the Gospel however and wherever they can.
Come quickly Lord Jesus !