Thousands may have died in New Orleans. I would be more sympathetic without the war in Iraq, the deaths of tens of thousands of innocent people in there, and the continuing US support for the crimes committed by Israel. And of course, the US government´s efforts to derail all real global efforts to fight against the greenhouse effect and the global warming it causes don´t really help to create much sympathy either for the people of New Orleans. You may claim they are innocent, but US troops kill innocent people every day in Iraq and how many of those now in danger in New Orleans supported the war?