We as a people need to take a step outside of our smug, arrogant, and ridiculous blowing. Why are there not more groups like the country of Israel has sent in to help Haiti. While most of the nations that have "offered" help are already turning around and leaving, Israel is still standing strong offering top-notch medical help, so desperately needed. Granted there are still obstscles in delivering aid, how is it that certain groups and countries have been succesfully and thankfully delivering help--since the quake hit, while others tuck tail and run? Kudos to the Israeli's for hanging in there, and SHAME on those amazing jerks for accusing the Israeli doctors of harvesting organs. Just another ugly, jealous anti-semitic slur that hopefully no one believes. No, I am not Jewish--just have my eyes open more than half-way. Only an idiot would believe such trash. Quit your wihining and bashing, shut-up and do something to help!
it is sad what happened here ,but how can it take 564 million dollars to take care of 9 million people that were living on 2 $a day befor this happened?i think the help is a little to late ,they should have rebuilt that area years ago.but if they are going to rebound they need education and birth control
Education yes. That is a completely unhelpful frame of mind for helping with the current situation at hand. Stop yakking and do something constructive to actually be of assistance!
"Hell of job, Barry, you and your ONU friends. All of you should be ashamed of yourselves. Please, do not try to blame this one on Bush, too, especially after the way you and the media crucified him during Katrina." If the situation weeren't so tragic, your hollow posturing would be laughable. What goes around....
this is another katrina. no excuse ships are just outside the area and helicopters can land anywhere and carry tons of supplies, its an atrocity its katrina all over they dont care about the poor an black people god bless them all
sharncedar. The same could be said about many countries and its histories of racism and the mistreatment of society. America isn't squeaky clean, but I must admit it is interesting to see your comments when those same ones have been expressed by African Americans, Native Americans, etc. and they've been told to either get over it or go back to Africa. I guess that small slice of land that "whites" failed to get (Haiti) still disturbs you despite the massive amounts you have already gained/ stole. "shrug" go figure?!
History is irrelevant at this point. Humanity and dignity require us a human beings to reach out and help our fellow brothers and sisters, color is not an option!!!
Haiti didn't have a robust infrastructure to start. With emergency services non existant, basic utilities inaccessable, medical institutions in a shambles and food distribution an impossible dream; there could be far more deaths in the coming weeks than those who immediately lost their lives in the quake.
It's not as though this was Haiti's only disaster, either. She still hasn't recovered from Hurricane Gordon and that was 15 years ago. there have been at least two major insurrections, 4 more hurricanes, massive floods and landslides and an epidemic or two thrown into the mix since then.
Haiti's a poor country. In fact I can only think of one, possibly two, other nations as badly off. Even Somalia isn't in appreciably worse shape. A nation comes back from a body-blow of this magnitude only if there is sufficient national resourse or resolve to make it happen. Haiti has none. The Sumatran quake was far more deadly and damaged Indonesia to a great extent - but as poor as we think Indonesia is, compared to Haiti - Indonesia, even Aceh Province is loaded. And at that they needed massive international aid to get back to some semblance of normalcy.
This is going to have a tremendous negative impact on the entire Caribbean Basin and any kind of meaningful recovery is contingent on help from the international community.
you are absolutely right i was in Haiti in 1989, the country was a DISASTER !!!!!i saw bodies in the street daily, excrements on the pavement, gangs running the show,a very dangerous place . at that time i wondered how the buildings would sustain a hurricane,and what help could you expect from the authorities... it is unfortunate to say but afflictions such as poverty, no one in charge, who isnt corrupted (SIC), didnt contribute the last 30 years !!! the place has been put aside for a long time,lets say 200 years, haiti was transformed from a lush rich land into a barren no man's land... and has been deteriorating even more, quickly, very quickly, and now money is pouring...in the wrong hands,as history repeats itself.....
Haiti didn't have a robust infrastructure to start. With emergency services non existant, basic utilities inaccessable, medical institutions in a shambles and food distribution an impossible dream; there could be far more deaths in the coming weeks than those who immediately lost their lives in the quake.
It's not as though this was Haiti's only disaster, either. She still hasn't recovered from Hurricane Gordon and that was 15 years ago. there have been at least two major insurrections, 4 more hurricanes, massive floods and landslides and an epidemic or two thrown into the mix since then.
Haiti's a poor country. In fact I can only think of one, possibly two, other nations as badly off. Even Somalia isn't in appreciably worse shape. A nation comes back from a body-blow of this magnitude only if there is sufficient national resourse or resolve to make it happen. Haiti has none. The Sumatran quake was far more deadly and damaged Indonesia to a great extent - but as poor as we think Indonesia is, compared to Haiti - Indonesia, even Aceh Province is loaded. And at that they needed massive international aid to get back to some semblance of normalcy.
This is going to have a tremendous negative impact on the entire Caribbean Basin and any kind of meaningful recovery is contingent on help from the international community.
The only time reparations have been paid in western slavery were by the Haitian slaves to the slaveholders for overthrowing the slaveholders who were torturing them.
Yet, this is still not enough for you?
You still need to punish them.
Haiti was left with a massive amount of debt because slaves fought to be free.
What else do you want?
The irony in all of this is you are probably the first person to tell African Americans to get over history, yet something happens in Haiti and you bring up history to make it seem as they don't deserve help.
Just another day in the "do as I say, not as I do" world of a conservative.
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It's not as though this was Haiti's only disaster, either. She still hasn't recovered from Hurricane Gordon and that was 15 years ago. there have been at least two major insurrections, 4 more hurricanes, massive floods and landslides and an epidemic or two thrown into the mix since then.
Haiti's a poor country. In fact I can only think of one, possibly two, other nations as badly off. Even Somalia isn't in appreciably worse shape. A nation comes back from a body-blow of this magnitude only if there is sufficient national resourse or resolve to make it happen. Haiti has none. The Sumatran quake was far more deadly and damaged Indonesia to a great extent - but as poor as we think Indonesia is, compared to Haiti - Indonesia, even Aceh Province is loaded. And at that they needed massive international aid to get back to some semblance of normalcy.
This is going to have a tremendous negative impact on the entire Caribbean Basin and any kind of meaningful recovery is contingent on help from the international community.
It's not as though this was Haiti's only disaster, either. She still hasn't recovered from Hurricane Gordon and that was 15 years ago. there have been at least two major insurrections, 4 more hurricanes, massive floods and landslides and an epidemic or two thrown into the mix since then.
Haiti's a poor country. In fact I can only think of one, possibly two, other nations as badly off. Even Somalia isn't in appreciably worse shape. A nation comes back from a body-blow of this magnitude only if there is sufficient national resourse or resolve to make it happen. Haiti has none. The Sumatran quake was far more deadly and damaged Indonesia to a great extent - but as poor as we think Indonesia is, compared to Haiti - Indonesia, even Aceh Province is loaded. And at that they needed massive international aid to get back to some semblance of normalcy.
This is going to have a tremendous negative impact on the entire Caribbean Basin and any kind of meaningful recovery is contingent on help from the international community.
The only time reparations have been paid in western slavery were by the Haitian slaves to the slaveholders for overthrowing the slaveholders who were torturing them.
Yet, this is still not enough for you?
You still need to punish them.
Haiti was left with a massive amount of debt because slaves fought to be free.
What else do you want?
The irony in all of this is you are probably the first person to tell African Americans to get over history, yet something happens in Haiti and you bring up history to make it seem as they don't deserve help.
Just another day in the "do as I say, not as I do" world of a conservative.