The BIRDS is coming!!!

I can't believe that the Homeland Security Agency published a 227 page document that told how little they can and plan to do in case the Avian Flu becomes a reality.

White House Plan Defers Leadership In Bird-Flu Fight

washingtonpost.com

White House Plan Defers Leadership In Bird-Flu Fight

By David BrownWashington Post Staff Writer

The Bush administration plan for an influenza pandemic released yesterday hinges on sharing authority with global agencies such as the World Health Organization, and, at the opposite end of the spectrum, with governors, mayors and school superintendents.

The 227-page road map acknowledges that the federal government cannot -- and should not try -- to fully manage the response to an event that is likely to start overseas, eventually take hold in even the smallest U.S. communities, and last for months.

"The impact of a severe pandemic may be more comparable to that of war or a widespread economic crisis than a hurricane, earthquake, or act of terrorism," the authors of the plan wrote. "The center of gravity of the pandemic response will be in communities [and] the support the federal government can guarantee to any state, tribe or community will be limited."