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Goodman: Tè Tremblé—The Haitian Earth Trembled
Znet Article, January, 21 2010
Amy Goodman
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Tè tremblé is Haitian Creole for “earthquake.†Its literal translation: “The earth trembled.†After the massive earthquake that devastated Haiti, the stench of death is everywhere. At General Hospital, bodies had been stacked 4 feet high...
Weisbrot: U.S. "Security Concerns" Could Cost Many Lives in Haiti
Znet Article, January, 21 2010
Mark Weisbrot
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Yesterday, six days after the earthquake in Haiti, the U.S. Southern Command finally began to drop bottled water and food (MREs) from an Air Force C-17. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates had previously rejected such a method because of "security...
Mckinney: Haiti 2010: An Unwelcome Katrina Redux
Commentary, January, 20 2010
Cynthia Mckinney
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President Obama's response to the tragedy in Haiti has been robust in military deployment and puny in what the Haitians need most: food; first responders and their specialized equipment; doctors and medical facilities and equipment; and engineers...
Schechter: The Disaster Within The Disaster: Its Time To Investigate the Aid Fiasco
Znet Article, January, 20 2010
Danny Schechter
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Haiti remains a death trap, with an aid program that has sat by and watched thousands die without relief. The International Red Cross describes the situation there as a catastrophe while the American Red Cross reports raising more than $100 millio...
Podur: Haiti Earthquake Context
Video, January, 19 2010
Justin Podur
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Writer Justin Podur visited Haiti in 2005, studying the government after the coup that overthrew the elected government of Jean Bertrand Aristide in 2004. In this video recorded January 18, 2010, he discusses the Haiti earthquake and some of the p...
Sprague: Haiti's Classquake
Znet Article, January, 19 2010
Jeb Sprague
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Just five days prior to the 7.0 earthquake that shattered Port-au-Prince on January 12th, the Haitian government's Council of Modernisation of Public Enterprises (CMEP) announced the planned 70% privatization of Teleco, Haiti's public telephone co...
Glover: Legacy of US-Haitian Relations Dating Back to 1804
Znet Article, January, 19 2010
Danny Glover
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Legacy of US-Haitian Relations Dating Back to 1804
Many: An Open Letter to David Brooks on Haiti
Znet Article, January, 19 2010
Authors Many
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An Open Letter to David Brooks on Haiti
Flaherty: New Orleans' Heart is in Haiti
Znet Article, January, 19 2010
Jordan Flaherty
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New Orleans and Haiti are connected by geography, history, architecture, and family, and news of mass devastation and loss of life in the island nation has hit hard in the Crescent City. Almost every hurricane that has hit our city first brought d...
Annis: Where is the aid in Haiti?
Znet Article, January, 19 2010
Roger Annis
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Roger Annis of the Canada Haiti Action Network, reports on the desperate conditions in Haiti and the failure of governments like the U.S. to respond.
Rozental: Haiti Aid and Strategic Priorities
Znet Article, January, 19 2010
Manuel Rozental
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The United States has launched, in alliance with Canada and possibly other countries, a massive military, media and political operation, using the crisis as a pretext.
Dangl: Profiting from Haiti's Crisis: Disaster Capitalism in Washington's Backyard
Znet Article, January, 19 2010
Ben Dangl
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US corporations, private mercenaries, Washington and the International Monetary fund are using the crisis in Haiti to make a profit, promote unpopular neoliberal policies, and extend military and economic control over the Haitian people.
Quigley: Why The US Owes Haiti Billions - The Briefest History
Commentary, January, 18 2010
Bill Quigley
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Why does the US owe Haiti Billions? Colin Powell, former US Secretary of State, stated his foreign policy view as the "Pottery Barn rule." That is - "if you break it, you own it."
Aljazeera: Disputes Emerge Over Haiti Aid Control
Video, January, 18 2010
Aljazeera
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It is five days since a devastating earthquake struck Haiti, spreading fear and misery across an already fragile nation.
Schechter: Why Is The Haiti Disaster Response So Screwed Up
Commentary, January, 18 2010
Danny Schechter
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Every disaster plan is built to some degree around the idea of triage-deciding who can and cannot be saved. The worst cases are often separated and allowed to perish so that others who are considered more survivable can be treated.
Swanson: What Bush Did To Haiti
Znet Article, January, 18 2010
David Swanson
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If a group of dedicated scholars, attorneys, journalists, and activists had tried to generate a comprehensive list of impeachable offenses committed by George W. Bush as president, and only 35 of them had been introduced into Congress, one of the ...
Castro: Cooperation Spirit Is Put To The Test In Haiti
Znet Article, January, 18 2010
Fidel Castro
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The news reported from Haiti describe a great chaos that was to be expected, given the exceptional situation created in the aftermath of the catastrophe.
Castro: The Lesson Of Haiti
Znet Article, January, 17 2010
Fidel Castro
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Two days ago, at almost six o’clock in the evening Cuban time and when, given its geographical location, night had already fallen in Haiti, television stations began to broadcast the news that a violent earthquake – measuring 7.3 on the Richte...
Quigley: Too Little Too Late for Haiti? Six Sobering Points
Commentary, January, 16 2010
Bill Quigley
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Too Little Too Late for Haiti? Six Sobering Points
Cockburn: Crushing Haiti, Now as Always
Znet Article, January, 16 2010
Patrick Cockburn
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The US-run aid effort for Haiti is beginning to look chillingly similar to the criminally slow and disorganized US government support for New Orleans after it was devastated by hurricane Katrina in 2005. Four years ago President Bush was famously ...
