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Bill Quigley: Why the U.S. Owes Haiti Billions - 2 views

  • 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.” The US has worked to break Haiti for over 200 years.  We owe Haiti.  Not charity.  We owe Haiti as a matter of justice.  Reparations.  And not the $100 million promised by President Obama either – that is Powerball money.  The US owes Haiti Billions – with a big B. The US has worked for centuries to break Haiti.  The US has used Haiti like a plantation.  The US helped bleed the country economically since it freed itself, repeatedly invaded the country militarily, supported dictators who abused the people, used the country as a dumping ground for our own economic advantage, ruined their roads and agriculture, and toppled popularly elected officials.  The US has even used Haiti like the old plantation owner and slipped over there repeatedly for sexual recreation.
    • Paul Allison
       
      This is right on the mark. How did I get students to understand the difference between charity and justice?
  • Why does the US owe Haiti Billions?
    • JackeyQ EWSIS
       
      A powerful country with a failing economey, that gets into way too much business all around the world.
    • Alexa EWSIS
       
      Why7 do we owe haiti billions of dollars? I know haiti is poor, this is why?
    • Binetou EWSIS
       
      how do we owe Haiti billions?
    • Kit EWSIS
       
      Good job US! Don't pay them back.
    • Bernadette EWSIS
       
      whywhywhywhywhywhy????and how?
    • Raymond EWSIS
       
      Well the US kind of used Haiti and so did france.
    • Nicole EWSIS
       
      Maybe if the US had paid them back this money, then perhaps they would not be in such bad shape right now.
    • Houin EWSIS
       
      US had get too much from haiti already, so they own haiti billion not really a very big problem
  • “Pottery Barn rule.
    • JackeyQ EWSIS
       
      Aisle with easy, delicate, breakable, dishes, bowls, cups.
    • Kit EWSIS
       
      What is that?
    • Raymond EWSIS
       
      You break it you buy it
    • Allesia EWSIS
       
      yea it is you break it you buy it. i dont get it how did we break it Haiti?
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  • The US has worked to break Haiti for over 200 years.
  • US has worked to break Haiti for over 200 years
  • when Haiti achieved its freedom from France in the world’s first successful slave revolution, the United States refused to recognize the country.
    • Zhapa EWSIS
       
      wow this is painful and sad. Trying to get their freedom.
  • The US has even used Haiti like the old plantation owner and slipped over there repeatedly for sexual recreation.
  • Haiti was the subject of a crippling economic embargo by France and the US.
  • Haiti was forced to borrow money from banks in France and the US to pay reparations to France.   A major loan from the US to pay off the French was finally paid off in 1947.  The current value of the money Haiti was forced to pay to French and US banks?  Over $20 Billion – with a big B.
    • JackeyQ EWSIS
       
      The U.S. took total control like it's a state of the U.S.
  • The US has even used Haiti like the old plantation owner and slipped over there repeatedly for sexual recreation.
    • Zhapa EWSIS
       
      I think that what the U.S were doing as useing them as plantation is cruel. I mean just because they are the poor people it's doesn't mean that they have to treat them like that.
  • The US continued to refuse recognition to Haiti for 60 more years.
  • ruled Haiti by force from 1915 to 1934.
  • (France sold the entire Louisiana territory to the US for 80 million francs!)
  • The US occupied and ruled Haiti by force from 1915 to 1934.  President Woodrow Wilson sent troops to invade in 1915.  Revolts by Haitians were put down by US military – killing over 2000 in one skirmish alone.  For the next nineteen years, the US controlled customs in Haiti, collected taxes, and ran many governmental institutions.   How many billions were siphoned off by the US during these 19 years?
  • Ten thousand Haitians lost their lives.  Estimates say that Haiti owes $1.3 billion in external debt and that 40% of that debt was run up by the US-backed Duvaliers.
  • From 1957 to 1986 Haiti was forced to live under US backed dictators “Papa Doc” and “Baby Doc” Duvlaier.  The US supported these dictators economically and militarily because they did what the US wanted and were politically “anti-communist”  - now translatable as against human rights for their people.
  • Good for US farmers, bad for Haiti.
    • Zhapa EWSIS
       
      so ture!
  • These are the same roads which relief teams are having so much trouble navigating now!
  • What value would you put on it if it was your sisters and brothers?
  • sweatshops teeming with tens of thousands of Haitians who earn less than $2 a day.
  • But US power has forced Haitians to pay great prices – deaths, debt and abuse.
  • truly just response.
  • active in human rights
    • Zhapa EWSIS
       
      Human Rights!!!
  • Then the US dumped millions of tons of US subsidized rice and sugar into Haiti – undercutting their farmers and ruining Haitian agriculture
    • Zhapa EWSIS
       
      haiti was the poorest nation in the world.
    • Andrea. C
       
      I just think it's really ironic how US tries really hard to help countries in need but end up hurting the countries instead. They forcefully butt their head in, in some situation and it makes things worse.
  • This is reparations.  The current crisis is an opportunity for people in the US to own up to our country’s history of dominating Haiti and to make a 1truly just response
    • Zhapa EWSIS
       
      so happy to know that we the U.S are doing something for these poor people out there.
  • President Woodrow Wilson sent troops to invade in 1915.  Revolts by Haitians were put down by US military – killing over 2000 in one skirmish alone
  • He is a Katrina survivor
  • By ruining Haitian agriculture, the US has forced Haiti into becoming the third largest world market for US rice.
Tian EWSIS

Naomi Klein Issues Haiti Disaster Capitalism Alert: Stop Them Before They Shock Again - 0 views

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  • Crisis in Haiti
  • “Amidst the Suffering, Crisis in Haiti Offers Opportunities to the U.S. In addition to providing immediate humanitarian assistance, the U.S. response to the tragic earthquake in Haiti earthquake offers opportunities to re-shape Haiti’s long-dysfunctional government and economy as well as to improve the image of the United States in the region.”
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  • “Amidst the Suffering, Crisis in Haiti Offers Opportunities to the U.S. In addition to providing immediate humanitarian assistance, the U.S. response to the tragic earthquake in Haiti earthquake offers opportunities to re-shape Haiti’s long-dysfunctional government and economy as well as to improve the image of the United States in the region.”
  • “Amidst the Suffering, Crisis in Haiti Offers Opportunities to the U.S. In addition to providing immediate humanitarian assistance, the U.S. response to the tragic earthquake in Haiti earthquake offers opportunities to re-shape Haiti’s long-dysfunctional government and economy as well as to improve the image of the United States in the region.”
  • Heritage Foundation website. “Amidst the Su
  • “Amidst the Suffering, Crisis in Haiti Offers Opportunities to the U.S. In addition to providing immediate humanitarian assistance, the U.S. response to the tragic earthquake in Haiti earthquake offers opportunities to re-shape Haiti’s long-dysfunctional government and economy as well as to improve the image of the United States in the region
  • “Amidst the Suffering, Crisis in Haiti Offers Opportunities to the U.S. In addition to providing immediate humanitarian assistance, the U.S. response to the tragic earthquake in Haiti earthquake offers opportunities to re-shape Haiti’s long-dysfunctional government and economy as well as to improve the image of the United States in the region.”
  • “Amidst the Suffering, Crisis in Haiti Offers Opportunities to the U.S. In addition to providing immediate humanitarian assistance, the U.S. response to the tragic earthquake in Haiti earthquake offers opportunities to re-shape Haiti’s long-dysfunctional government and economy as well as to improve the image of the United States in the region.”
  • “Amidst the Suffering, Crisis in Haiti Offers Opportunities to the U.S. In addition to providing immediate humanitarian assistance, the U.S. response to the tragic earthquake in Haiti earthquake offers opportunities to re-shape Haiti’s long-dysfunctional government and economy as well as to improve the image of the United States in the region.”
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    "Amidst the Suffering, Crisis in Haiti Offers Opportunities to the U.S. In addition to providing immediate humanitarian assistance, the U.S. response to the tragic earthquake in Haiti earthquake offers opportunities to re-shape Haiti's long-dysfunctional government and economy as well as to improve the image of the United States in the region." This part made me feel very warm. While a country encountered some disaster, we provided aids and support, which revealed the global cooperation. Moreover, this scene brought me a lot of warmth.
Luis EWSIS

2010 Haiti earthquake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

  • The United States Geological Survey recorded a series of aftershocks, fourteen of them between magnitudes 5.0 and 5.9.[7] The International Red Cross has stated that as many as 3 million people have been affected by the quake,[8] with as many as 100,000 deaths likely, according to the prime minister.[9]
    • Anthoulla EWSIS
       
      When will they ever make a seismogram to detect earthquakes earlier?
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  • According to MSNBC.com and NBC News, United States Geological Survey geophysicist Kristin Marano called it the strongest earthquake since the devastating 1770 earthquake in what is now Haiti. According to Moreau de Saint-Méry (1750–1819), while "only one masonry building had not collapsed" in Port-au-Prince during the 18 October 1751 earthquake, "the whole city collapsed" during the earthquake of 3 June 1770. The city of Cap-Haïtien and other cities in the northern part of Haiti and the Dominican Republic were destroyed in an earthquake on 7 May 1842.[18] In 1946, a magnitude-8.0 earthquake struck the Dominican Republic and also shook Haiti, producing a tsunami that killed 1,790 people and injured many others.[19]
    • Anthoulla EWSIS
       
      thats sad, Heidi and earthquakes are very common. many earthquakes have occured in Heidi than the one that just happened. People say they should move, but most of them are poor and can't afford to leave.
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  • Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.[23] The country is ranked 149th, of 182 countries, on the Human Development Index.[24] There is concern about the emergency services' ability to cope with a major disaster,[25] and the country is considered "economically vulnerable" by the Food and Agriculture Organization.[26]
    • Anthoulla EWSIS
       
      Like i said before Haiti is a very poor country that can't afford the things the US. or other more powerful countries can. It is sad and people should donate and try to help them to gain their economy back to "normal".
  • The earthquake occurred inland, on 12 January 2010, approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) WSW from Port-au-Prince at a depth of 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) at 16:53 UTC-5[6] on the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden fault system.[2
    • Anthoulla EWSIS
       
      thats a bad way to start 2010.
  • The earthquake occurred inland, on 12 January 2010, approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) WSW from Port-au-Prince at a depth of 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) at 16:53 UTC-5[6] on the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden fault system.[
    • Tianna EWSIS
       
      Many people have been said to be dead *OVER 100k PEOPLE*
  • The United States Geological Survey recorded a series of at least 33 aftershocks , fourteen of them between magnitudes
    • Anna EWSIS
       
      wow 33 aftershocks and many of them at 5.0 and 5.9. thats terrible. I dont like earthqukes.
  • destroyed, including the Presidential Palace (President René Préval survived), the National Assembly building, the
    • Anna EWSIS
       
      im glad to hear that President Rene Preval survived. Being a president is important and in this situation right now, the president is needed to take care of this. However alot of the important buildings are gone.
    • Zhapa EWSIS
       
      The good thing is that at least the President survive. He is the one that now has to think about what to do next. It's so sad.
  • Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere ,[22] ranked 149th of 182 countries on the Human Development Index
    • Anna EWSIS
       
      This makes it even more worse. Haiti is a very poor country and they just had an earthquke. Its very sad. It will take a long time for Haiti to be fixed.
    • Dylan EWSIS
       
      I agree its crazy how they were already in enough trouble as it was.
  • The main
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  • prison in Port-au-Prince collapsed during the earthquake. Many prisoners escaped into the streets, and their whereabouts are unknown.[
    • Anna EWSIS
       
      wow. This is no good. It will be hard to find the prisoners back. Who knows what bad thing they are doing now.
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  • The country is no stranger to natural disasters: it has been struck by multiple hurricanes, causing flooding and widespread damage, most recently in 2008 from Tropical Storm Fay and Hurricanes Gustav, Hanna and Ike, resulting in 800 deaths.
    • Dylan EWSIS
       
      How is it that a country that has already suffered so much, recieve another amount of pain to have to deal with?
  • Amongst the widespread devastation and damage throughout Port-au-Prince and elsewhere, vital infrastructure to respond to the disaster, such as all hospitals in the capital, air, sea, and land transport facilities, and communications, was severely damaged or destroyed
    • Zhapa EWSIS
       
      It's amazing how everything got damaged. It's also very sad. It was a surprise for them and everyone in the world.
  • The buildings of the finance ministry, the ministry of public works, the ministry of communication and culture, the Palace of Justice, the Superior Normal School, the National School of Administration, the Institut Aimé Césaire, Parliament , and Port-au-Prince Cathedral were damaged to varying degrees
    • Zhapa EWSIS
       
      Everywhere it was damaged.
  • The Haitian government reported that nearly 70,000 bodies had been recovered by official crews.[87] Some reports indicated 250,000 people sustained injuries, and as many as one million Haitians were left homeless
    • Zhapa EWSIS
       
      Homeless!! This is sad. Specially for children. Poor children that had to sufer so much because of this earthquake.
  • Amongst the large number of dead were several public figures including government officials, clergy members, and musicians, and foreign civilians and military personnel working with the United Nations.
    • Zhapa EWSIS
       
      Important people also die!
  • The Dominican team sent food, bottled water and heavy machinery to remove the rubble.[103] The hospitals in Dominican Republic were made available, as well as the airport to receive aid that would be distributed to Haiti
    • Zhapa EWSIS
       
      It's good to know that others care and help!!
  • people who needed emergency surgery . [41] [42] The state of medical care was severely limited; a parking lot served as a triage center and the wounded were forced to lie in tents for treatment
    • Zhapa EWSIS
       
      Good to know that hospital are there for the Haiti people..
  • U.S. President Barack Obama announced that former presidents Bill Clinton, who also acts as the U.N. special envoy to Haiti, and George W. Bush will coordinate efforts to raise funds for Haiti's recovery.
    • Zhapa EWSIS
       
      It's sounds good that the Presidents are doing Something for the people in Haiti.
  • between 100,000 and 200,000 would have died as a result of the disaster,[3] exceeding earlier Red Cross estimates of 45,000–50,000.[8] Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive announced on 18 January that over 70,000 bodies had been buried in mass graves.
    • Luis EWSIS
       
      This numbers are insane. It is so terrible that this many people had died. So tragic!
  • It was also felt in several surrounding countries and regions, including Cuba (MM III in Guantánamo), Jamaica (MM II in Kingston), Venezuela (MM II in Caracas), Puerto Rico (MM II–III in San Juan), and the bordering country of the Dominican Republic (MM III in Santo Domingo).
Alejandro EWSIS

"The Sound of Screaming Is Constant" - Haiti Devastated by Massive Earthquake, Desperat... - 0 views

  • A desperate search for survivors continues, but rescuers lack heavy lifting equipment and are often using their bare hands.
    • corey stanley
       
      this will takee way to long to try to help people get from under buildings and help them live, something has to be done.
    • Allesia EWSIS
       
      This is a tragedy. Bodies in the street just lieing there and no equipment to get them off the street. i know that we all have our diffrences but they need help and we need to help them.
    • Jose EWSIS
       
      bare hands will not get the job done. This is a horrific event and i hope things will begin to get better for them.
    • Yanira EWSIS
       
      I think that there should be more first aid kit sent to them because it seems like they are also dying do to the lack of supplies
    • Dylan EWSIS
       
      This is crazy as if the country wasnt already in enough trouble, then this happens. These people need every sort of aid they can recieve whether it be prayers or money donated or food and supplies.
    • qixun cai
       
      i hope many people under the ruins can be saved
    • Raymond EWSIS
       
      poorness+earthquake wow. Thats just bad luck. They need help quick.
  • Yeah, we need agents. We need emergency. There is no help, no hospital, no electricity, nothing. No food, no phone, no food, no water, nothing. There are too many people dying.
    • corey stanley
       
      The people of Haiti will not survive if something is not done quickly, with no water, no hospitals its impossible to survive.
    • Nicole EWSIS
       
      There are many agencies and people trying to send donations, giving money, and trying to help. This poor country was not prepared for this damage and people will help.
    • Ammy EWSIS
       
      However other countries are hastly trying to get there and aid the people. It's not just hundreds of people that we are talking about, its over thousands. Agencies are desperately trying to get there and give out help. I really hope they make it through. God bless
  • We had one nurse at our hotel, so he was out front helping people who were coming in who were injured. When word got out that there was a nurse at our hotel, people just started bringing their injured family members to the hotel. I was deputized by the nurse to help in whatever way I could. So he would tell me where a broken bone was, and I had to learn on the sly how to make a splint.
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  • HAITIAN MAN 1: Yeah, we need agents. We need emergency. There is no help, no hospital, no electricity, nothing. No food, no phone, no food, no water, nothing. There are too many people dying.
  • What’s really eerie is the sound of just screaming, which is constant. I can hear it right now. It’s just people either singing and praying or just really loud screams.
    • Alexis EWSIS
       
      This part really striked me because there is all this screaming of people how need help, but no one has the resouces or skills to help them.
    • Jessica =D
       
      I could never imagine a scene like this. It's really heartbreaking.
    • Hawa EWSIS
       
      I tried to imagine this scene and all I can do is flinch. It's really heartbreaking to hear that these people are screaming for help and praying for their lives.
  • The World Health Organization said it had sent specialists to help clear the city of corpses, and the International Red Cross was sending a plane loaded mainly with body bags. Medicine, food and water are in short supply. And Haitians are desperate for aid.
  • The injuries just kept coming all day long—head injuries, people with multiple broken legs, people catatonic who couldn’t speak. Everybody is asking for medicine. You know, we don’t have basic—we don’t have Advil.
  • It’s hard to describe. I was working on a boy who his father was there speaking in Creole, so we were trying to get a good translation, but basically what he explained was that their house collapsed, and he got out, but his son was trapped under the rubble. But he could—his son could still yell, and they spent all night trying to find him, and finally they dug him out, and they brought him to our hotel, because there was one nurse at our hotel.
    • Jeannie EWSIS
       
      It is important to hear from someone who was at the site him/herself. Jesse describes how horrific it is to see the victims lying there on the streets.
  • The situation is increasingly desperate, with no coordinated rescue plan so far and aid only trickling in.
    • Helen EWSIS
       
      This just makes me even sadder. I feel like even though different countries are trying to do something, whether it's giving aid, providing food and water, or medicine, it's still not enough. I can't imagine what the death tool will be.
    • Franklin EWSIS
       
      I feel bad for the people of Haiti because they have nothing now.
    • Edgar EWSIS
       
      This is horrile that it has been 3 days now and people are still just getting help, there should be much mor ebeing done, and it makes me very sad to hear they are getting very little help in such a devastating situation.
    • Rachel EWSIS
       
      i think this sucks because, the people here have nothing and that they probably don't even know if they are going to sere the next day because of the conditions there.
    • Alexa EWSIS
       
      i dont think that thisis fair to hatians because they are a very poor country and on top of that, this occured. This was their worst earthquake in 200 years. I deffinetly want to help out
    • Alexa EWSIS
       
      isnt*
  • Much of the capital city of Port-au-Prince has been leveled, leaving tens of thousands of people homeless.
    • Houin EWSIS
       
      I think it is a big problem for Haiti gov. that there have too much is homeless, and they need resources, and they want a place to live.
  • Planeloads of rescuers and relief supplies are said to be on the way from the European Union, from Canada, Russia and Latin American nations. Two US aircraft carriers are also expected to arrive soon.
    • Helen EWSIS
       
      This sounds like a decent start to trying to help them recover...
    • Hannah EWSIS
       
      At least this shows that people are attempting to help out .
    • Ammy EWSIS
       
      its nice to hear that other countries arent just standing by with their arms folded. Its great to know that they are contributing to the Haiti people by giving them aid and support. The people there right now need as much support and aid possible.
    • LawrenceY EWSIS
       
      its good that other countries are stepping up to help them
  • but he died right there today in front of us and had to be just carried off.
  • It’s just people either singing and praying or just really loud screams. And there’s been a lot of tremors over the last two days, so when the earth shakes again, much more mildly, people start to scream again. So it’s a really eerie sound.
    • AndreaLee EWSIS
       
      The people must be very devastated.
  • Yeah, we need agents. We need emergency. There is no help, no hospital, no electricity, nothing. No food, no phone, no food, no water, nothing. There are too many people dying.
    • Houin EWSIS
       
      I agreed with this because Haiti just happen earthquake, and they didn't have time to prepare the food,water,or place for the people homeless.
    • MelissaB EWSIS
       
      Where is everyone they need help and THEY NEED IT wether or not they there is a strong government now.
  • The injuries just kept coming all day long—head injuries, people with multiple broken legs, people catatonic who couldn’t speak. Everybody is asking for medicine. You know, we don’t have basic—we don’t have Advil. We didn’t have gauze. We don’t have hydrogen peroxide. Like, it was one nurse and me, who happened to be a guest at this hotel because my wife is doing HIV work in the country. I happened to be there to help this nurse, but I have no medical training, and I just had to do whatever he explained to me to do.
    • Munaza EWSIS
       
      This is very sad that there is not enough medicine there to help the injured. The other thing is that Mr. Jesse Hagopian was brave enough to stay and help out the victims, its sad yet one thing remains alive humanity, meaning to say people are selfless when helping people.
    • Robin EWSIS
       
      This is really sad no medidcine and one nurse that can help. I want to help badly but theres nothing one teen can do so i would do the best i can to help them
  • With communications largely down, it’s been very difficult to reach people on the ground in Haiti.
  • We need help. We need help, international help. We ain’t got no help.
    • Hannah EWSIS
       
      I think that people should really help out in any way possible. I mean even if its just donating a few dollars.
    • Reasat EWSIS
       
      They need international help. It is the only way of recovering from this disaster. We as Americans have to send as much aid as possible.
    • MelissaB EWSIS
       
      They really need help you can see by the photos and the and the peoples cries for help.
    • Mei EWSIS
       
      People need help, any help. I think we should donate anything because they need everything,
    • qixun cai
       
      Help.How impotant word. They need help.From all over the world. we should try our best to help them
  • people who were coming in who were injured. When word got out that there was a nurse at our hotel, people just started
    • JonathanJ EWSIS
       
      It must be hard to help with limited suplies
  • It almost certainly will reach into the tens of thousands but could possibly be 100,000 or more. Bodies lie in the streets and collapsed buildings, and the cries of people buried beneath the rubble continue to ring out.
    • Hannah EWSIS
       
      Its horrible to hear about things like this. So many people were lost.
    • Edgar EWSIS
       
      It is really sad to hear that there are bodies just laying there and very little things done to get them on another place or relocate them. Its sad to hear that so many people died, people that had no idea what was going to happen.
  • The city’s infrastructure took a blow of incalculable proportions as hospitals, schools, hotels and markets have crumbled.
    • Dylan EWSIS
       
      This is crazy these people have no way of contacting family who are worried on the other side of the world, and cannot even help themselves to try and feel better.
    • Alejandro EWSIS
       
      well i feel really sad about whats happening in Haiti,because some people dont knoe where their rest of their family at. and they really wan to know hoe their health is. And i am really worried mostly about the children.
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    there is been alot of media attentions on this issue an earth auake that is huge just hit heti one of the poorest country with no med. and as after shocks came its even worst than it was now. people are dying they need help as fast as possible they need to go there and help them now that's whati really think they should do. as of now there is not enought good food there for people to eat prisnores brook out of jail and when everywhere regular people are in alot of trouble becuase there is no food no clean water they need food and med these people are going though alot the real side of human comes out after a huge quake like this people are going crazy they need security they need real help instead of them by themself they need help now now now.
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    "we don't have Advil. We didn't have gauze. We don't have hydrogen peroxide."
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    there is been alot of media attentions on this issue an earth auake that is huge just hit heti one of the poorest country with no med. and as after shocks came its even worst than it was now. people are dying they need help as fast as possible they need to go there and help them now that's whati really think they should do. as of now there is not enought good food there for people to eat prisnores brook out of jail and when everywhere regular people are in alot of trouble becuase there is no food no clean water they need food and med these people are going though alot the real side of human comes out after a huge quake like this people are going crazy they need security they need real help instead of them by themself they need help now now now.
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    there is been alot of media attentions on this issue an earth auake that is huge just hit heti one of the poorest country with no med. and as after shocks came its even worst than it was now. people are dying they need help as fast as possible they need to go there and help them now that's whati really think they should do. as of now there is not enought good food there for people to eat prisnores brook out of jail and when everywhere regular people are in alot of trouble becuase there is no food no clean water they need food and med these people are going though alot the real side of human comes out after a huge quake like this people are going crazy they need security they need real help instead of them by themself they need help now now now.
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    there is been alot of media attentions on this issue an earth auake that is huge just hit heti one of the poorest country with no med. and as after shocks came its even worst than it was now. people are dying they need help as fast as possible they need to go there and help them now that's whati really think they should do. as of now there is not enought good food there for people to eat prisnores brook out of jail and when everywhere regular people are in alot of trouble becuase there is no food no clean water they need food and med these people are going though alot the real side of human comes out after a huge quake like this people are going crazy they need security they need real help instead of them by themself they need help now now now.
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    After watching the video, I was utterly speechless. It's really sad to know that another country is in desperate help of need, especially when they weren't in a good state before.Having a massive earthquake hit a city that;s already in poverty is really devastating. The situation is almost similar to that of the tsunami that happened just a few years ago. Other countries are contributing by sending over aid and people to help revive the city and help the people. Most of the buildings have collapsed and many of the few buildings had cracks. It's very interesting to hear about different people who were visiting Haiti speak about their experience during the disaster. Over thousands of people in Haiti are currently homeless and injured. A person walking by would be able to witness bodies being crushed by concrete and bodies covered by a sheet of blanket laying on the floor. The country is now short in water supply, food, money,and many important factors. People are desperate for aid and money. I think it's great that other countries aren't just standing by and not doing anything. I hope in the future, they will be able to revive most of the damaged buildings and maybe the people there will find jobs and homes again.
Anthoulla EWSIS

Bill Quigley: Why the US Owes Haiti Billions - The Briefest History - 3 views

  • The US has worked for centuries to break Haiti. The US has used Haiti like a plantation. The US helped bleed the country economically since it freed itself, repeatedly invaded the country militarily, supported dictators who abused the people, used the country as a dumping ground for our own economic advantage, ruined their roads and agriculture, and toppled popularly elected officials. The US has even used Haiti like the old plantation owner and slipped over there repeatedly for sexual recreation.
    • Tian EWSIS
       
      It'a quite surprising that we have done such things to Haiti over 200 years. Now I learned what it means by owing Haiti billions. It's true that "justice" is worth billions. Unfortunately, it seems that the US didn't retain the justice that it should have.
  • President Woodrow Wilson sent troops to invade in 1915. Revolts by Haitians were put down by US military - killing over 2000 in one skirmish alone. For the next nineteen years, the US controlled customs in Haiti, collected taxes, and ran many governmental institutions. How many billions were siphoned off by the US during these 19 years?
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    • Anthoulla EWSIS
       
      United States of America, President Obama is the first black president. Young for a country only about 300 years old. George Washington was the first president of America
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  • Colin Powell, former US Secretary of State
Traci EWSIS

2010 Haiti earthquake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

  • The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake centred approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, which struck at 16:53:09 local time (21:53:09 UTC) on Tuesday, 12 January 2010.
    • JackeyQ EWSIS
       
      This is basically summerizing what happened, where it happened and when it happened. This is also describing how far the impact of the earthquake went from the epic center.
  • A 2006 earthquake hazard study by C. DeMets and M. Wiggins-Grandison noted that the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden fault system could be at the end of its seismic cycle and forecast a worst case of a magnitude 7.2 earthquake,
    • JackeyQ EWSIS
       
      This is saying that after the next powerful earthquake, the fault would become dormant or powerless to produce any more earthquakes.
  • Amongst the widespread devastation and damage throughout Port-au-Prince and elsewhere, vital infrastructure necessary to respond to the disaster was severely damaged or destroyed. This included all hospitals in the capital, together with air, sea, and land transport facilities, as well as communication systems. Due to this infrastructure damage and loss of organisational structures, a spokeswoman from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs called it the worst disaster the UN had ever confronted.
    • Traci EWSIS
       
      I feel bad for all the people dying from this disaster. Earthquake is something that can't be predicted. Thus, I hope that there can be someone in the future inventing some equipment that can predict when and where earthquake will take place.
Paul Allison

Amy Goodman: Haiti, Forgive Us - Truthdig - 0 views

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    "Earthquakes alone do not create disasters of the scale now experienced in Haiti. The wealthy nations have for too long exploited Haiti, denying it the right to develop in a secure, sovereign, sustainable way. The global outpouring of support for Haitians must be matched by long-term, unrestricted grants of aid, and immediate forgiveness of all that country's debt. Given their role in Haiti's plight, the United States, France and other industrialized nations should be the ones seeking forgiveness."
Zhapa EWSIS

Devastating Earthquake Hits Haiti - The New York Times > World > Slide Show > Slide 2 o... - 1 views

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    I'm learning more about the Haiti Earthquake right now, and in particular what I'm wondering about is what will happen next? I was researching this question online, and this news item caught my attention because it shows people laying die and crying for those who die. The title is Devasting Earthquake hits Haiti- New York Times. Something that appear on this article is " Huge swaths of Haiti's capital lay in ruins on Wednesday following a devastating earthquake, and thousands were feared dead. Displaced residents in Port-au-Prince, the capital." People cryng for their relatives who die. Another summary is where this woamn is walking past bodies . " A woman walked past bodies in Port-au-Prince. The Haitian president, René Préval, told The Miami Herald that the death toll was "unimaginable." The quote that I choose was " Parliament has collapsed," President Préval was quoted as saying. "The tax office has collapsed. Schools have collapsed. Hospitals have collapsed. There are a lot of schools that have a lot of dead people in them." The streets were strewn with rubble." How sad to know that innocent children die while they were learning having an education! I think this is strong because many people, good people die on this earthquake attack. It's sad to know that people was stuck in schools, buildings, houses, and they can't get out. And most of the people who survive they end u dieing later on.
Luis EWSIS

Small-Scale Fortification: Innovative Technology for the Developing World | Changemakers - 0 views

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    Some of the problems of food security starts at the most basic levels, such as the lack of enriched food for children. In the following excerpt, a nice description of the main problems of food security in Haiti is being addressed. Apparently food fortification would lead to a partial solution to the food security problem. "Micronutrient malnutrition is one of the most debilitating issues facing the developing world and a serious issue in Haiti: only 2.7% of Haitian children under the age of five live in households that consume adequately iodized salt, only 55.9% of these children consume vitamin A rich foods with only 28.7% receiving vitamin A supplements in the past six months. Sixty one percent of these children are anemic " What this quote says is that most of the children in Haiti do not get enough vitamins from their food, if they do have any. This in fact is one of the greatest causes of malnutrition; to grew up without enough food and as result have physical deformations or lack of intelligence.
Derek C

Haiti News - Breaking World Haiti News - The New York Times - 0 views

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    interesting article about haiti
Paul Allison

Haiti's history as first black republic creates a special bond with many African-Americ... - 0 views

  • Under French rule, Haiti's abundant sugar plantations made it perhaps the richest colony of the Caribbean. The slave rebellion began about 1790 and a leader soon emerged: Toussaint L'Overture. After years of fierce fighting, L'Overture was captured by Napoleon's forces and died in France.The rebellion lived on, and Napoleon's mighty forces were defeated. Haiti declared itself a nation on Jan. 1, 1804. For years to come, however, Haiti would pay reparations to France.The loss of Haiti's riches and strategic location was part of Napoleon's decision to sell the Louisiana Purchase, which doubled the size of the United States.In America, where blacks were still seeking freedom, there was pride and wonder that Haitians had seized their destiny. This left an indelible imprint on African-American culture.
    • Paul Allison
       
      The history that is suggested here is very important. There's a lot of "looking the other way" racism in the U.S. response to the revolution that isn't mentioned here, too.
  • America occupied Haiti from 1915 until 1934, then supported a series of dictators until 1990. Today, Haitian refugees are treated differently than those from other nations, which many believe is partially due to race.
    • Paul Allison
       
      I've been reading this wondering when America's more active role in Haiti would be mentioned. I pretty sure that the CIA was involved in the 1994 coup and that our Marines were involved in Aristede's kidnapping in 2004.
Paul Allison

A brief primer on the present Haiti/IMF relationship « Mississippi Learning - 0 views

  • But it’s also time to stop having a conversation about charity and start having a conversation about justice–about recovery, responsibility and fairness. What the world should be pondering instead is: What is Haiti owed? Haiti’s vulnerability to natural disasters, its food shortages, poverty, deforestation and lack of infrastructure, are not accidental. To say that it is the poorest nation in the Western hemisphere is to miss the point; Haiti was made poor–by France, the United States, Great Britain, other Western powers and by the IMF and the World Bank.
    • Paul Allison
       
      These are exactly some of the things that I've been thinking. I'm especially curious about how often the poverty of Haiti is talked about in the passive voice. I like the naming-names here.
Lynise James

Haiti's mass graves swell; doctors fear more death - Yahoo! News - 1 views

  • St. Juste, a 36-year-old bus driver, wakes up every day and goes out to find food and water for his daughter. "I wake up for her," he said. "Life is hard anymore. I've got to get out of Haiti. There is no life in Haiti."
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    Its horrible that survivors are now dying. They already been through the worst but now have to face even more struggles. Some of them are getting diseases as they wait laying under tents for doctors to save them. Some of them have big wounds and its not being treated. Their getting diarrhea and other sicknesses that can possibly kill them. Living in overcrowded tents and unsanitary conditions also add to the death tolls. Its already at about 200,000.
Paul Allison

Haiti: a long descent to hell | World news | The Guardian - 1 views

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    Interesting read!
Paul Allison

Haiti: a long descent to hell | World news | The Guardian - 0 views

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    Interesting read! Very complete historical references.
Paul Allison

SwiftFM - None: None - 0 views

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    History of Haiti as a song.
Ming Liu

untitled - 0 views

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    this is something to be concerned on regarding the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
Paul Allison

Don't count Haiti out - latimes.com - 0 views

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    What an inspiring and historically grounded commentary: "The tragedy is tremendous and the threats to life ongoing in a situation in which the ground is still trembling and disease likely. But the capacity of this people for survival and, indeed, for greatness in the worst of conditions has been demonstrated for more than two centuries. These are the descendants of people who overthrew an indecent, inhuman, overpowering slave system. Many of those still alive grew up under a vicious dynasty and rose up to oust it. It's entirely likely, therefore, that Haitians once again will put together a national coumbite. With a huge humanitarian effort from their friends, they will rebuild the country -- for the better. The will must be there for the world to come to Haiti's aid and work with the millions of surviving Haitians to rebuild this valuable country. So many Haitians, including the president, have nowhere to sleep, but they will sleep and get up again tomorrow to face the troubles. "
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