Chaos.

Jesus H. Christ:

The evacuation of the Superdome was suspended Thursday after shots were reported fired at a military helicopter and arson fires broke out outside the arena. No immediate injuries were reported.

The scene at the Superdome became increasingly chaotic, with thousands of people rushing from nearby hotels and other buildings, hoping to climb onto the buses taking evacuees from the arena, officials said. Paramedics became increasingly alarmed by the sight of people with guns.

Richard Zeuschlag, chief of the ambulance service that was handling the evacuation of sick and injured people from the Superdome, said it was suspending operations "until they gain control of the Superdome."

He said shots were fired at a military helicopter over the Superdome before daybreak.

He said the National Guard told him that it was sending 100 military police officers to restore order.

"That's not enough," Zeuschlag said. "We need a thousand."

Lt. Col. Pete Schneider of the Louisiana National Guard said the military - which was handling the evacuation of the able-bodied from the Superdome - had suspended operations, too, because fires set outside the arena were preventing buses from getting close enough to pick up people.

Good Lord, is the MILITARY giving up already? WHY? Is it because it's just a bunch of black people and who cares anyway?

I'm just heartsick about this, especially because the media spin on the story is rapidly evolving into "look at the lawless Negroes" (sic), instead of realizing that desperate people who are at the end of their rope do stupid things. If everyone in and around the Superdome after being in there with feces-slicked floors, no toilets, no water and no food for four days had been white, the situation would be no different.

And now the military is giving up already.

Disgusting. Just reprehensible.

What we're seeing here is an example of what we can expect in the event of another natural disaster or terrorist attack. If it's poor people who are affected, the Powers That Be don't give a rat's ass.

If Al Qaeda is watching, maybe those people in the rural South, the ones who have so far been at the LEAST risk for an attack, had better take notice. Because the United States Government is demonstrating that when the victims are poor, they don't matter.