[opendtv] Re: News: McCain Slams Broadcasters
- From: Mark Schubin <tvmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 11:32:18 -0400
An order for firefighters to evacuate the buildings was, reportedly, not
heard.
TTFN,
Mark
Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
>http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA608450.html?display=3DBreaking=
>+
>News&referral=3DSUPP
>
>"McCain and the mothers of two 9/11 victims said New York
>City rescue workers' communications problems played a role
>in the deaths of hundreds killed in the Sept. 11, 2001
>terrorist attacks."
>
>Not that I oppose pulling the plug on analog, but is that
>assertion true? My understanding was that the NYC
>hospitals, after manning up to receive a massive influx of
>wounded, were instead next to empty. The salvage effort,
>which kept firefighters busy for weeks, turned up very few
>survivors, in fact.
>
>It seemed to me that the unexpected collapse of the two
>towers is what created the bulk of the casualties, and
>that not much in the way of RF communications channels
>could have prevented that?
>
>Bert
>
>
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