This is from the interview I was talking about yesterday. From Brad DeLong via ThinkProgress:
Robert Siegel: We are hearing from our reporter, he’s on anotherline right now, thousands of people at the convention center in NewOrleans with no food, zero.
Chertoff: As I said, I’mtelling you we are getting food and water to areas where people arestaging. The one about an episode like this is if you talk to someoneor you get a rumor or an anecdotal version of something I think it’sdangerous to extrapolate it all over the place.
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RobertSiegel: But Mr. Secretary when you say we shouldn’t listen to rumors.These are things coming from reporters who have not only covered manymany other hurricanes, they’ve covered wars and refugee camps. Thesearen’t rumors, they are saying there are thousands of people there.
Chertoff: I would be–I have not heard a report of thousands of people in the convention center who don’t have food and water.
