Comments on: Haitian Earthquake Unearths Political Rot http://www.newuniversity.org/2010/01/opinion/haitian-earthquake-unearths-political-rot/ Thu, 24 May 2012 03:30:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Marvin Lee http://www.newuniversity.org/2010/01/opinion/haitian-earthquake-unearths-political-rot/comment-page-1/#comment-2254 Marvin Lee Sat, 23 Jan 2010 04:20:11 +0000 http://www.newuniversity.org/2010/01/opinion/haitian-earthquake-unearths-political-rot/#comment-2254 One fact that is not addressed is the U.S. intervention in 1994. The overthrow of the military coup was one good thing the U.S. did by installing a more democratic regime, which soured due to Aristide's personal interests that did not line up with the Haitian people and the international community. One fact that is not addressed is the U.S. intervention in 1994. The overthrow of the military coup was one good thing the U.S. did by installing a more democratic regime, which soured due to Aristide’s personal interests that did not line up with the Haitian people and the international community.

]]> By: rod muller http://www.newuniversity.org/2010/01/opinion/haitian-earthquake-unearths-political-rot/comment-page-1/#comment-2240 rod muller Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:13:10 +0000 http://www.newuniversity.org/2010/01/opinion/haitian-earthquake-unearths-political-rot/#comment-2240 well said ,, the UN should be governing some of these 3rd world countries untill all the coruption has been delt with.. rod well said ,, the UN should be governing some of these 3rd world countries untill all the coruption has been delt with..

rod

]]> By: fact check http://www.newuniversity.org/2010/01/opinion/haitian-earthquake-unearths-political-rot/comment-page-1/#comment-2239 fact check Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:53:40 +0000 http://www.newuniversity.org/2010/01/opinion/haitian-earthquake-unearths-political-rot/#comment-2239 You're mostly correct, but you leave out the matter of US involvement in Haiti since the slave revolt. Immediately following Haitian independence, the US quickly invaded, and required the country to pay back France for all the freed slaves and their loss of income. These loans amounted to several billion dollars today, and these loans were only paid off in the 1940s. The US and France also placed Haiti under economic embargo, and the US only recognized Haiti's independence for the first time following our Civil War--60 years later. After periods of direct rule by the United States, we installed Papa Doc and Baby Doc as dictators, and most recently, we supported the coup d'etat against Aristide in 2004. I'm so glad that we donated $100 million, but we have cost the Haitian people billions upon billions in profit which we have extracted in addition to denying them self-rule and the ability to actually build an infrastructure. Haiti is poor because WE made it poor. Now, RAND and the private contractors are already battling to see who will get the rebuild contracts in Port-au-Prince, which they will undoubtedly try to turn into an economic hub to rival Havana. It should also be noted that the US is threatening to send Haitians that try to boat to Miami to new prisons at Guantanamo Bay, and, since taking over the ports and airfields with US military, are refusing to allow Cuban and Venezuelan aid into the country, even though they are well equipped for disasters such as this, and Cuba especially has doctors coming out the ass. You’re mostly correct, but you leave out the matter of US involvement in Haiti since the slave revolt. Immediately following Haitian independence, the US quickly invaded, and required the country to pay back France for all the freed slaves and their loss of income. These loans amounted to several billion dollars today, and these loans were only paid off in the 1940s. The US and France also placed Haiti under economic embargo, and the US only recognized Haiti’s independence for the first time following our Civil War–60 years later. After periods of direct rule by the United States, we installed Papa Doc and Baby Doc as dictators, and most recently, we supported the coup d’etat against Aristide in 2004. I’m so glad that we donated $100 million, but we have cost the Haitian people billions upon billions in profit which we have extracted in addition to denying them self-rule and the ability to actually build an infrastructure. Haiti is poor because WE made it poor. Now, RAND and the private contractors are already battling to see who will get the rebuild contracts in Port-au-Prince, which they will undoubtedly try to turn into an economic hub to rival Havana.

It should also be noted that the US is threatening to send Haitians that try to boat to Miami to new prisons at Guantanamo Bay, and, since taking over the ports and airfields with US military, are refusing to allow Cuban and Venezuelan aid into the country, even though they are well equipped for disasters such as this, and Cuba especially has doctors coming out the ass.

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