Tanks occupy New Orleans, subjugating this event nSoldiers armed with M-16s, protect private developments nAs relief assists the victims, and build first aid hospitals out of tents nWashington gives out orders to open fire on command nAs poverty casts its shadows over the ruins now overflowing nthose in office steal all the funds, to maintain their oil conquest from deploying nIts profit over people, and its clearly shown nTheir actions are inhumane even here at home nIf you honestly think they didnt know, youve swallowed their propagandas nConcerns about the levees were warned weeks before Katrina nBut their sight focused on the pipelines, shipping oil to the states nAs families drowned under the tides from busted water gates nAuditoriums are overcrowded, battalions organized by activists nTo inform others about the arrests made on independent journalists nIts profit over people, and its clearly shown nTheir actions are inhumane even here at home nIts a battlefield outside, theyve got us all under martial law nbarricades between us, crammed in to shopping malls nNow their sketching diagrams to rebuild and restore stability nDraining out potential regions to upstart economy nUnmarked cars and convoys patrol with assault rifles in hand nFEMA wasnt there to assist but there to profit off leftovers of the land nIts profit over people, and its clearly shown nTheir actions are inhumane even here at home nNew Orleans isnt a history story, its happening right now nJust because its not televised doesnt mean the disappeared were found nAid medics rushed to the scenes, a day after the hurricane hit nAs the military helicopters circled disaster areas and didnt do shit nRowing boats searching for people waving helplessly on rooftops nWhile Bush sent reinforcements of mercenaries, contractors and cops nIts profit over people, and its clearly shown nTheir actions are inhumane even here at home nAs the water fills our lungs nWe wait for help to come nnNew Orleanss occupied nDiego.de.Souza nMarch 2, 2006 n