"It's devastating. People are homeless, hungry, committing suicide", laments John Grey. Before Katrina struck, he worked as a paralegal and owned his own house. Now he relies on charity handouts and still can't return home. Parts of New Orleans have become; "like a third world country". "There is such little political leadership", complains charity worker, Don Thompson. "Nobody knows what to do". Others claim there is a political conspiracy to evict the city's poor black residents, who usually vote Democrat. Even Dr Ed Blakely, Head of Recovery New Orleans, admits; "There may be something to that".