>Thanks for the explanation Tracy. Can you imagine that such a photo can be abused by people who want to 'prove' that the USA is a hypocritical society?! Due to the internet, photos and stories from long, long time ago get revived while the new people do not know the true story behind things.

I'm curious: how did you come across it? (We have to admit that it wasn't that long ago that we actually had similar pictures after Hurricane Katrina only without the billboard for contrast)