Título: Rudy Giuliani
Seção: Aftermath
Background: Giuliani was born in an Italian-American enclave in East Flatbush in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, the only child of working-class parents, Harold Angelo Giuliani (1908-1981) and Helen Giuliani (nee D'Avanzo; 1909-2002), both children of Italian immigrants. Giuliani is of Tuscan origins from his father side, as his paternal grandparents (Rodolfo and Evangelina Giuliani) were born in Montecatini, Tuscany, Italy. He was raised a Roman Catholic. Harold Giuliani, a plumber and a bartender, had trouble holding a job, and was convicted of felony assault and robbery, serving time in Sing Sing.

Conteúdo: For his leadership on and after September 11, Giuliani was given an honorary knighthood (KBE) by Queen Elizabeth II on February 13, 2002.  Giuliani initially downplayed the health effects arising from the September 11 attacks in the Financial District and lower Manhattan areas in the vicinity of the World Trade Center site. He moved quickly to reopen Wall Street, and it was reopened on September 17. In the first month after the attacks, he said "The air quality is safe and acceptable." However, in the weeks after the attacks, the United States Geological Survey identified hundreds of asbestos 'hot spots' of debris dust that remained on buildings. By the end of the month the USGS reported that the toxicity of the debris was akin to that of drain cleaner. It would eventually be determined that a wide swath of lower Manhattan and Brooklyn had been heavily contaminated by highly caustic and toxic materials. The city's health agencies, such as the Department of Environmental Protection, did not supervise or issue guidelines for the testing and cleanup of private buildings. Instead, the city left this responsibility to building owners.  Giuliani took control away from agencies such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Army Corps of Engineers and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, leaving the "largely unknown" city Department of Design and Construction in charge of recovery and cleanup. Documents indicate that the Giuliani administration never enforced fed

user: What did Giuliani do in the aftermath of 911?

assistant: Giuliani initially downplayed the health effects arising from the September 11 attacks

user: Did he eventually acknowledge the health effects?

assistant: Documents indicate that the Giuliani administration never enforced federal requirements requiring the wearing of respirators.

user: What problems did not wearing respirators cause?

assistant: she believed that the subsequent lung disease and deaths suffered by WTC responders were a result of these actions.

user: Was in in any way charged for not forcing the use of respirators?

assistant: " Lawyers for the International Association of Fire Fighters seek to interview Giuliani under oath

user: Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?

assistant: the International Association of Fire Fighters issued a letter asserting that Giuliani rushed to conclude the recovery effort

user: How did FEMA feel about him?

assistant: Two years after Giuliani finished his term, FEMA appropriated $1 billion to a special insurance fund,

user: Why did they need a special insurance fund?

assistant: to protect the city against 9/11 lawsuits.

user: What did rushing the recovery efforts do?

assistant: Mayor Giuliani's actions meant that fire fighters and citizens who perished would either remain buried at Ground Zero forever,