'Chaff' is one method of radar avoidance. An airplane releases material (often confetti-like stuff made of metal) that confuses tracking radar to the point the airplane evades positive detection.
Any avoidance maneuver that involves overloading the viewing entity is now commonly called chaff. And if you're interested in this arcane bit of science, you need only watch tomorrow morning's teevee political yak shows to see it in action.
There are many facts that are swirling in the waters of New Orleans. Who called who when. Who knew what when. Who did or didn't fund or defund levee improvement projects. Who did or didn't call out the Guard. Who was or wasn't competent to do the job correctly.
And after tomorrow's Category 5 Chaff Storm, the facts will become as muddy as the Mighty Mississippi.
the story seems clear enough to us, but when you try to explain it all to the average person w/ limited time and attn, it's only too easy for them to throw up their hands and say "there's two sides to every story."
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