Comments on: Desperate Haitians Survive On Mud Cookies

Slum Residents Suffering As Oil Prices, Biofuel Demand, Weather Drive Food Costs Up

[mcv57]

... surely the rich will be comdemned as Lazurus.

[mcv57]

This is crime against humanity, the rich and corporate empires should be brought to trail. I am sure they were white people, they would be feed by now. This makes me want to cry . . . Bill Gates and the Bushwacker sees Africa more important.

[mcv57]

This is crime against humanity, the rich and corporate empires should be brought to trail. I am should if they were white people, they would be feed by now. This makes me want to cry . . . Bill Gates and the Bushwacker sees Africa more important.

[expatriate07]

Although over-population does not help the poverty problem, I would not say that it is the cause. After all there has been poverty stricken peoples at least since the time of Moses, and overpopulation was not it''s cause at all. I would have to whole-heartedly agree that poverty is caused by corrupt government and it''s greedy benefactors. The earth has plenty of resources to go around but the rich and powerful horde them for their selves. They use it to accomplish things like war upon lands that will make them richer and crushing any threat to their wealth. People usually care little for the poor until the problem becomes to big to ignore. Then all of a sudden everybody cares, at least until they can continue ignoring it again...

[prinzowhales]

While Castro is no prize, he and his regime are a thousand times preferable to the US-backed scum who have ruled Haiti...Maybe Americans can get the recipe for those delicious looking cookies to savour as they vote the nation down the tubes this year.

[skeemeracc]

We are responsible for the multipleHaitian crises. READ and open your eyes. WE impoverished them fro 2 centuries because the did what we did...fought to be free from the European continent. They are still paying reparations to France and Britain for WINNING and this has never happen in recorded history...KNOW THE TRUTH try to sleep well.
Take an hour and listen and learn about OUR dirt
http://www.booktv.org/program.aspx?ProgramId=8620&SectionName=&PlayMedia=No

[nolalou]

Poverty is NOT caused by indiscriminate breeding, it is caused by corrupt governments, who line their pockets and spend no money on sanitation, infrastructure, education, or health care for their citizens.

[ksjeff-2009]

This grinding poverty is the result of indiscriminate breeding. And the Catholic Church is to blame for that issue, worldwide. Screw yourselves silly, but don''t worry, God will provide. In this case, he is providing mud cookies.

[rushlimpdrug]

Unfortunatly many people are uneducated about the history of Haiti. With a corrupt government, they will never be able to help themselves. . . I, myself have been there and Haitians are a beautiful people. If you really care, do something. If you don''''t, then continue to be spoiled in the USA.
Posted by clopezalles at 10:01 AM

History of Haiti?
When you talk about the Hatians being beautiful people are you talking about the transplanted Africans brought to Haiti or about the original people of Haiti?

[clopezalles]

Unfortunatly many people are uneducated about the history of Haiti. With a corrupt government, they will never be able to help themselves. There are many organizations that help in Haiti. I, myself have been there and Haitians are a beautiful people. Yes, there are slums and bad people, but America is full of these too. There is an organization where 100% of the money raised goes directly to help people in Haiti, build schools, medical clinics, etc. newlifeforhaiti.org.
If you really care, do something. If you don''t, then continue to be spoiled in the USA.
PS. Most relief organizations spend most of the money raised to "run" the company, that very few $$$ actually make it to whatever country they are trying to help.