Millions in Aid Sent to Haiti. Why Are These People Still Living in Tents?
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In the countryside, hundreds of thousands more Haitians still live in tents following the 7.0 earthquake the leveled the capital and surrounding areas in January.
Authorities have advised anyone living in makeshift camps to seek refuge in sturdier buildings, but many say they don't have that option.
“The majority of people have nowhere to go,” says Stefan Reynier, the head of mission for Doctors Without Borders in Léogâne, 18 miles west of the capital. “Those people will not be protected.”
This is despite the fact that more than 100,000 homes in Port-au-Prince sit vacant and in need of only minimal repairs since an earthquake rocked the country in January, according to aid organizations in the country. Each home could be repaired with only days worth of work and several thousand dollars in supplies, they sa
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freecrack
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most ignorant article title yet.
thier has got to be a badge for that - 1 year ago
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freecrack
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congoboy
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freecrack:
well i would say most ignorant comment but youve had hundreds that beat this one
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congoboy
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freecrack
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congoboy:
i know you are but what am i
nice respectable response - 1 year ago
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freecrack
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Sparky2U
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The US Government is sitting on a aid check for 1.5 Billion because we have no gurantee the money won't be scammed by the Hatian Government.
I smell a Republican demanding accountability...for shame! - 1 year ago
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littlwarrior
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Sparky2U:
This is why I say the best way to provide these people aid would be with soldiers and a complete reorganization of their government. The US military could have this country tip top in a couple of months, but instead invasion and occupation is frowned upon so what can we do? These people need help wether their government sucks or not, they need food and water and shelter and hurricane season will soon be upone us and these people will still be living in tent cities.
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littlwarrior
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congoboy
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Sparky2U:
hmmmm...whats worse, the hatian gov scammin our money or the democrats? tough call
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congoboy
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Sparky2U:
No, they're sitting on it because of Republican obstructionism.
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Proud_Progressive
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treewolf39
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AS far as I know the US has yet to send its money pledge to Haiti. Fixing thousands of houses does not house millions of people. It does not offer them security or a place to buy food. There is a need for sanitation and now, there is Sickness and disease. Sound bites on the TV in no way rebuild a completely destroyed city and pledging money is not the same as giving money.
Congoboy, I am glad you have taken an interest in the plight of the Haitian people. Sean Penn has been running a camp in Port-au-Prince. The corruption is high and the poverty is higher. The rich in the country are trying to control everything,(all resources) as usual.
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treewolf39
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congoboy
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treewolf39:
of course. i'm not a complete troll. so why hasent obama sent the pledged money?
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congoboy
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congoboy:
The Senate won't let him.
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congoboy:
The filibusterer. Pretty sad. But not to worry they will give some polluting corporation the money or a tax break of equal value instead.
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congoboy:
cuz we are one bad investment away from complete collapse
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freecrack
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congoboy
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treewolf39:
at least that may get some americans back to work...yeehah!
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congoboy
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congoboy
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freecrack:
gop to the rescue! not need to worry any longer mam
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congoboy
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congoboy:
yeah cuz they never erroniously spend.we really dodged a bullet on that one, whew
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freecrack
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treewolf39
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congoboy:
Americans will not be going back to work. The outsourcing will continue.
http://www.democracynow.org/2010/11/5/headlines#2
UN Troops May Have Carried Cholera Strain to HaitiAs Haiti struggles to avert a new disaster, Haitians and U.S. public health experts are warning that U.N. troops may in fact be responsible for the deadly cholera outbreak. The strain of the disease matches strains found in Southeast Asia, and a Nepalese contingent is based near the infected Artibonite River. Experts say the strain is uncharacteristic of Haiti and the Caribbean but closely matches the Nepalese troops’ home region.
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littlwarrior
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Because aid isnt spent sensably and work not done quickly, this country is ruled very very poorly, when you have a nation with a poor government and then a natural disaster this size the only way to do this quckly efficently and cheaply would be to have soldiers doing it but well that would be frowned upon so instead we poor money on hopeing it will do some good.
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littlwarrior
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congoboy
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littlwarrior:
its not so much that the gov is poor but they choose not to spend much on their people
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congoboy:
When i say poor government I dont really mean poor in money i mean poor in skills. But they are pretty poor to boot if it were not for aid money they would prob have nothing.
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littlwarrior
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congoboy
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littlwarrior:
corrupt government
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congoboy
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congoboy:
I know its everywhere, why we knock them for their shitty government when look at our own.
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littlwarrior
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congoboy
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littlwarrior:
they make ours look pretty altruistic
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congoboy
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tommic
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it takes millions just to recover all the dead and cleaning up the rubble. a million just dosen't buy what it used too
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tommic
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tommic:
no doubt. but i question the altruism of their leadership. white rule you know
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