The Real Rudy
Posted: 11-01-2007 03:56 PM
Dear activists, colleagues and friends,
We are beyond thrilled to announce that as a result of your efforts on The REAL Rudy: Radios, Councilman Eric Gioia has committed to "do everything in my power to get answers, to get the truth. There needs to be accountability."
Never say never! We worked, we investigated, we fought, and now we're well on our way to an investigation. Councilman Gioia was so taken with the video and all of our signatures (20,000!) that he sat down and explained to us what is going to happen next:
Watch the video: http://therealrudy.org/radios?utm_source=rgemail
With the councilman's support, we can hold Giuliani accountable for his failure to equip firefighters with radios that could have saved lives on 9/11, and get answers to these questions:
Why was nothing done to improve FDNY radio performance for seven years after a clear need was demonstrated in the 1993 World Trade Center attack?
When new radios were finally ordered, why did the city award a contract to Motorola without a competitive bidding process?
Once Motorola was given the contract, why did its cost jump from $1.4 million to $14 million?
Why were these new radios never field tested?
No, this is not the answer to the distortions of Rudy Giuliani's campaign and administration. This is just the beginning.
But it is a helluva start!
Robert Greenwald
and the Brave New Films team
P.S. You can also watch as we delivered your 20,000 petitions here: http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/17536-nyc ... ce=rgemail
P.P.S. Thanks for all the t-shirt designs and ideas you sent in for the Brave New Threads contest. Check them out and vote on your favorites... we'll be making and selling your favorites in a few short weeks. http://store.bravenewfilms.org/threads. ... ce=rgemail
We are beyond thrilled to announce that as a result of your efforts on The REAL Rudy: Radios, Councilman Eric Gioia has committed to "do everything in my power to get answers, to get the truth. There needs to be accountability."
Never say never! We worked, we investigated, we fought, and now we're well on our way to an investigation. Councilman Gioia was so taken with the video and all of our signatures (20,000!) that he sat down and explained to us what is going to happen next:
Watch the video: http://therealrudy.org/radios?utm_source=rgemail
With the councilman's support, we can hold Giuliani accountable for his failure to equip firefighters with radios that could have saved lives on 9/11, and get answers to these questions:
Why was nothing done to improve FDNY radio performance for seven years after a clear need was demonstrated in the 1993 World Trade Center attack?
When new radios were finally ordered, why did the city award a contract to Motorola without a competitive bidding process?
Once Motorola was given the contract, why did its cost jump from $1.4 million to $14 million?
Why were these new radios never field tested?
No, this is not the answer to the distortions of Rudy Giuliani's campaign and administration. This is just the beginning.
But it is a helluva start!
Robert Greenwald
and the Brave New Films team
P.S. You can also watch as we delivered your 20,000 petitions here: http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/17536-nyc ... ce=rgemail
P.P.S. Thanks for all the t-shirt designs and ideas you sent in for the Brave New Threads contest. Check them out and vote on your favorites... we'll be making and selling your favorites in a few short weeks. http://store.bravenewfilms.org/threads. ... ce=rgemail