White "Savior-Afflicted" Christians, Black Haitian Babies: This Won't End Well
"Even if the children were in fact orphans, and it appears that some weren't, who on Earth would waltz into a country, ingore their laws, and honestly think they could just grab the nearest babies they found and walk away with them?"
More Pain for Devastated Haiti: Under the Pretense of Disaster Relief, U.S. Running a Military Occupation
"Official denials aside, the United States has embarked on a new military occupation of Haiti thinly cloaked as disaster relief.
While both the Pentagon and the United Nations claimed more troops were needed to provide "security and stability" to bring in aid, according to nearly all independent observers in the field, violence was never an issue."
"It is my hope that organizers, players and officials from around the world will show some solidarity in supporting relief efforts of a devastated nation."
(Note, from the perspective of this site, this was a natural disaster that certainly could have happened anywhere.
But, the travesty is the extent to which interfering nations left Haiti completely exposed and unprepared to absorb the extent of the trauma).
Many Haitians Lack Basics as Rain Season Approaches
"Haiti's heavy spring rains are getting closer, but many survivors are still living in Port-au-Prince under rigged-up tarps and bedsheets."
Haiti's Suffering
Many people are amazed that Haitians are being found alive, after being buried under tons of rubble, for 10,11,12 days, with no food or water. I too shared that feeling.
Be, we forget that poverty and food insecurity in Haiti has meant the average Haitian ate only one meal every 2 -- or 3 -- days!
"Dick Gregory explains the situation in Haiti and points out some major flaws in the recovery efforts.
He also explains why he is going on a 30 day fast in support of the country. Gregory talks about the power of fasting."
“God Damn Haiti” From John Quincy Adams to Pat Robertson
"And Robertson is correct. Ever since the revolution Haitians have been desperately poor - but this is not the work of the Devil (at least not the Devil Robertson is referring to).
Haitians have been desperately poor because of two centuries of calculated and systematic economic/political exclusion; from the John Quincy Adams administration to the George W. Bush Administration."
"For decades all has been done to weaken the Haiti state."
Haitian Women as Pillars of the Global Economy
"Everyone else has spoken for Haitian women, yet, we have a history of speaking for ourselves.
I support Poto Mitan because it offers us a rare glimpse into how Haitian women in the struggle understand their complex conditions and what they are doing for themselves."
"Some people waiting in seemingly endless lines, knowing there were not enough bags of rice on the truck for everyone, stepped out of line and were pepper sprayed by these U.N. "peacekeepers."
This desperately hungry woman and her daughter pleaded for food."
US Brags Haiti Response is a "Model" While More Than a Million Remain Homeless
"About 25,000 people are camped out on one golf course in Petitionville.
Hundreds of thousands of others are living in soccer fields, church yards, on hillsides, in gullies, and even on the strips of land in the middle of the street."
Grassroots International Partners in Haiti receive emergency funding
"We know from over 26 years of experience that the best aid strategy - be it in Haiti or elsewhere - is to work directly with the people most affected. Emergency relief, like all aid, needs to be led by the communities themselves and move from the bottom up, not from the top down."
What You're Not Hearing about Haiti (But Should Be)
"From 1957-1971 Haitians lived under the dark shadow of "Papa Doc" Duvalier, a brutal dictator who enjoyed U.S. backing because he was seen by Americans as a reliable anti-Communist.
After his death, Duvalier's son, Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" became President-for-life at the age of 19 and he ruled Haiti until he was finally overthrown in 1986.
It was in the 1970s and 1980s that Baby Doc and the United States government and business community worked together to put Haiti and Haiti's capitol city on track to become what it was on January 12, 2010."
Parasitism in The Tropics: The Coming Floods, Disease, and Immunity in Haiti
"Among the parasites that prey on humans, those most pernicious live in the tropics and work by proxy.
Haiti's new crop of officials are not the strongmen of yesteryear.
They are the new model: multilingual urbanites trained by the World Bank, IMF, and similar agencies.
As early as September 2008 they knew of the coming earthquake, but they ordered no school drills and prepared no radio warnings.
They hardly lifted their heads from privatizing Haiti’s telephone company and letting goods flow through Haiti’s main port with little or no taxation. Now, like jacks in the boxes they pop up, to beg for everything.
'My palace, my palace!” the childen scream, and laugh!'"
"Large expanses of land are being developed much closer to the city - but not for displaced Haitians.
This will be a new UN complex, complete with air conditioned buildings, plumbing and electricity."
New Orleans Sends Bargeloads of Aid
"Into this ongoing disaster, profiteers continue to seek ways to exploit the devastated country.
As Bill Quigley has noted, Miami recently hosted a conference where “private military and security companies showcase their services to governments and non-governmental organizations working in the earthquake devastated country.”
"Three days before I submitted the article, Secretary of State Colin Powell confirmed that President Aristide was "the free and fairly elected President of Haiti," and that the U.S. would not help him be "forced out of office by thugs who do not respect the law and are bringing terrible violence to the Haitian people."
A week afterwards, Powell declared that it was time for Aristide to go."
Asks France for $15 Billion Back as Reparations For Freeing Themselves
"Could you imagine how you would feel as an Afrikan in America if you had to pay back money to the companies and business that discriminated against us because they lost money during the civil rights movement when we were protesting?"
Thumbnail is of a Sister peering through the window of a "Tap Tap" - customary Haitian public transportation which of course exhibits African artistry and flair.
Colourful Bus Rides in Haiti
Closeup is of a Haitian Sister with her deliberate, no-nonsense expression and her baby. This immediately leads one to wonder if they are alive - and if so - if they are dizzy from having not eaten, or if they have access to clean water and adequate medical supplies.
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