False alarm of more killer waves triggered new panic
Tens of thousands of residents fled coasts in India, Sri Lanka and Thailand after warnings that a new tsunami was about to strike after new aftershocks hit the Indian Ocean Thursday.
India issued a tsunami warning at midday, but then hours later its science minister, Kapil Sibal, went on television to announce the warning was incorrect and based on information received from a U.S. research firm.
Fears of a new tsunami were “unscientific, hogwash and should be discarded,” Sibal said.
Still, the alert sparked panic among people traumatized by Sunday’s devastation.
As for Bush’s newfound “grief” I agree with Joe, his commenter in that post, and with this editorial, except for the closing statements:
“Bush’s Wednesday statement helped, but it was short and defensive. Today he should say something like the statement outlined above. It’s late, but there’s still time to lead the world through a very dark day.”
George Bush lost all momentum and entitlement to “lead the world” long ago. His errors to date are so egregious, and continue to be so, he shall never recover even a modicum of respect, nor has he ever sought it, rather, demands it, at the barrel of a gun.