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New Orleans crisis shames Americans
By Matt Wells
BBC News, Los Angeles
At the end of an unforgettable week, one broadcaster on Friday bitterly
encapsulated the sense of burning shame and anger that many American
citizens are feeling…The uneasy paradox which so many live with in this country - of being
first-and-foremost rugged individuals, out to plunder what they can and
paying as little tax as they can get away with, while at the same time
believing that America is a robust, model society - has reached a crisis
point this week.

Par un journaliste du BBC, dans le journal le plus populaire du UK
America may have given the world the space shuttle and, er, condensed milk, but behind the veneer of civilization most Americans barely have the brains to walk on their back legs….
Unfortunately, on the street you’ve got some poor, starving souls helping themselves to a packet of food from a ruined, deserted supermarket. And as a result, finding themselves being blown to pieces by a helicopter gunship. With the none-too-bright soldiers urged on by their illiterate political masters, the poor and needy never stood a chance. It’s easier and much more fun to shoot someone than make them a cup of tea. Especially if they’re black.
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