There are some small fires in California, but the Americans are hysterical as always. These fires are nothing compared to the illegal war in Iraq. If you want to compare the fires in California with Iraq you can compare them with one Iraqi child murdered.
The Patriot Act is a US law that says that anybody, anytime, anywhere can be arrested and tortured and kept in jail without a trial for as long as desired. This is a proof that USA is not a democracy but a totalitarian dictature.