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> New Orleans tragedy: The 17th street levee was bombed

26 January 2007, 17:50

Funny, I was in Latin America, visiting a friend in Brasil when the levees broke in New Orleans. I happened to be visitng the family of a very good friend (wasnt in my hotel room with lovely Tica on this occassion--- she´s dissilusioned by mass media and superficial Hollywood films— believeing that all Americans, us from the Northern portion, are all wealthy with endless bags of green paper— I had to teach her otherwise). I also taught her that povery exists in the richest most poerful country in the world. The one that sends great amounts to support the war (killing of mainly innocent women and children) and destruction of Iraq to simply send even more money to help rebuild it--- supposedly to find weapons of mass destruction— supposeldy to bring freedom and democracy by way of machine gunfire and bombs dropped from the blue sky. What does government do for New Orleans? The same they did for the victims of The Great Chicago Fires, the Hispanic Chavez Ravine community in L.A. for the South Central Farmers of the same city and many other victims of tragedy--- broken promises, beaurocratic corruption, capitalists pounding of the poor--- enforced poverty I may add and it´s collateral evils--- crime and ignorance. Tragedy is big business! Despotism and the usurpers step in to take advantage at every corner— they are expanding for Latin Americ too, with Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay having the largest quantity of natural sweet water in the world. I think I told Tica or someone with a similar name that US troops are already based in Paraguay and their are protests in the region connecting Paraguay, Argentina and Brasil. If indications prove correct, future wars will only reflect the disguised democratic war of Iraq and Afghanistan (and threats of neighboring countries in the region), to take advantage of their oil, in that they will be disguised to take advantage of water... and ever dying resource. Certainly the people of America are fed up with their dictatorial government.. the democrats and republicans... really it is big business that rules. Government can go on vacation for years and America will remain the same. Feeding of the people, unable to iliminate crime, unable to do anything about poverty, unable to foster a since of true love and solidarity. If the victims of New Orleans are made to look like the fault of their own misery what chance does Tica, or any hispanic or South American have? If your opinion of someone from New Orleans is soooo damn trifling I wonder what you think of an Lebanese, an Afghan, an Iraqi child or woman killed by US troops, a young, sexy Brazilian girl walking along a Praia de Ipanema or Manuela D´Avila, the young, sexy Brazilian female communist who recieved the most votes in the past Brazilian election to become the new member of The House of Representatives? From my perspective and travels through Latin America, I can assure you, that the overwhelming majority of Latin Americans I´ve encountered show solid solidarity with the people of New Orleans and view the inaction of the U.S. government toward their own people as a clear indication that it´s worldly might, expressed through legalized theft, has nothing serene instore for them. But, as my roots spread throughout New Orleans to Santo Domingo and it´s brethren kind, I positively reassure you with a warm, friendly heart that death is nothing but a thing, the Loas and the spirit of the Lucumis have always been on our side---- hurricane, floods, U.S. military occupation of it´s own city, socialism, capitalism, communism, anarchism or naught.