| 7.0 earthquake In Haiti | |
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| brittany | Jan 26 2010, 06:15 PM Post #121 |
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Hillary defends the USA!!!!! WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said today she resents criticism of the U.S. effort to help stricken Haiti and pledged to redouble efforts to help survivors of the Jan. 12 earthquake. "I deeply resent those who attack our country, the generosity of our people and the leadership of our president in trying to respond to historically disastrous conditions after the earthquake," Clinton said. Separately, the State Department said the U.S. death toll in the Haiti quake is nearing 100. Spokesman P.J. Crowley said the U.S. has confirmed 60 American deaths, and there are another 37 fatalities whose identities have not been established. In her response to criticism of the U.S. effort in Haiti, Clinton cited the news media but not other governments. "Some of the international press either misunderstood or deliberately misconstrued what was a civilian and military response, both of them necessary in order to be able to deliver aid to the Haitians who desperately needed it," Clinton told a gathering of State Department employees. "I have absolutely no argument with anyone lodging a legitimate criticism against our country," she said. "I think we can learn from that, and we are foolish if we keep our head in the sand and pretend that we can’t." Asked to whom Clinton was referring, Crowley mentioned criticism from Italy and France, plus news reporting from Haiti by the Al-Jazeera news network and CNN that he said was unfair. Crowley called reports by Al-Jazeera’s English-language channel inflammatory. "It suggested there was a militarization of the effort. It compared military activities at the airport to a little ’green zone,’" he said. "We thought that was inappropriate." The area of downtown Baghdad containing the U.S. occupation authority following the 2003 invasion became known as the Green Zone. In response to Crowley’s comments, Al-Jazeera English issued a statement defending its reporting in Haiti. It called its work "balanced, fair and detailed," and said it reflected a range of views on quake relief efforts. On Sunday, Italy’s civil protection chief blasted the U.S. military intervention as inefficient and out of touch with reality on the ground. In an interview with state-run RAI television, Guido Bertolaso said the overall relief effort was a "pathetic" failure, and he called for the appointment of an international civilian humanitarian coordinator. The criticism was unusual from Italy, a close European ally of the United States. Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi on Tuesday said Bertolaso’s comments had "caused misunderstandings." "In such cases, it’s best to avoid remarks that can involuntarily spark controversies, keeping in mind that we are all working in good faith to help Haiti’s population," Berlusconi said in a statement. He praised the "generous" U.S. intervention in Haiti, saying that without it, "everything would have been more difficult." Clinton dismissed the Italian criticism Monday, saying during a news conference with Italy’s Foreign Minister Franco Frattini in Washington that a massive humanitarian response could not succeed without military involvement. snip © Copyright 2010 Associated Press. All rights reserved. Edited by brittany, Jan 26 2010, 06:17 PM.
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| ~J~ is in Wonderland | Jan 26 2010, 06:33 PM Post #122 |
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Someone I know gave blood to the Red Cross today. As he was waiting after giving blood, he and one of the Red Cross guys started talking about Haiti. He ask the man how much blood had the Red Cross provided to the victims? The red cross worker replied, not much-they only ask us for 100 pints. I was very surprised at the answer. I am sure the RC worker must have meant.......they only ask his chapter for 100. Right? |
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| retiredLEO | Jan 26 2010, 06:36 PM Post #123 |
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The military wasn't there to occupy anything. They were there to provide security, pass out food, water, supplies and a hospital, since Haiti, didn't have any. Al-Jazeera, thinks that when ever the US military is involved, we are on a war footing. The US Air Force was responsible to reopen the airport, and take charge of air traffic control. I thought they did a great job. What civilian agency, could respond and do that job? Some of the military are there to provide security for the NGO, organizations that are there to help. Some of the military are there to help with food and water distribution. Al Jazeera, has a one track mind, the US invaded Haiti, how many Muslim countries are supporting this effort? I am talking about the middle eastern countries. |
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| Baldo | Jan 26 2010, 07:47 PM Post #124 |
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"I deeply resent those who attack our country, the generosity of our people and the leadership of our president in trying to respond to historically disastrous conditions after the earthquake," Clinton said. What was she and her fellow Dems saying after Katrina about Bush? My point is simple, politics should never enter disaster relief. Katrina was the largest disaster to hit the USA since the SF earthquake and the Dems made great political use of that tragedy. Port-Au-Prince is wasted. Estimates now are there are 200,000 injured, 1 million homeless, and the death told could easily reach 200,000 or more. Unfortunately the Haitian governement did not photograph each body as they did with the Tsunami victims of 2004 before they were put in mass graves. That makes identification impossible. Before the earthquake 30% of the Haitian Economy was money sent from relatives working overseas, mostly the USA. What will it be now? |
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| brittany | Jan 27 2010, 08:15 AM Post #125 |
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35 year old man pulled out alive from rubble after 2 weeks. |
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| Rusty Dog | Jan 27 2010, 08:28 AM Post #126 |
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That's amazing. I think he is number 134 to be rescued alive. I wonder if he had access to some sort of water? The article didn't say. The vast number of orphaned children is heartbreaking. The lack of records will make finding relatives difficult, I think. |
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| brittany | Jan 27 2010, 08:35 AM Post #127 |
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Near that hotel with grocery store. Remember last guy lived on beer, cola and cookies. |
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| brittany | Jan 27 2010, 08:45 AM Post #128 |
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,584013,00.html?test=latestnews A crowd of Haitian looters called for help from U.S. soldiers on Tuesday after finding a man buried in the rubble of a building that had been repeatedly scavenged since the devastating earthquake in Port-au-Prince two weeks ago. A witness told Reuters the man, covered in dust and wearing only underwear, was rescued by soldiers from the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division at a ruined building on Rue de Miracle in downtown Port-au-Prince. The Americans treated Rico Dibrivell, 35, for a broken leg and severe dehydration. Dibrivell said he had been trapped under the building since the Jan. 12 quake. The military provided no details about how he managed to survive, saying only in a statement late Tuesday that Dibrivell's family said he had been missing for two weeks. Edited by brittany, Jan 27 2010, 08:46 AM.
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| brittany | Jan 27 2010, 08:48 AM Post #129 |
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Brazil helps, too. It was evident, too, among the thousands pressing against Haitian police at a food-distribution site in the Cite Soleil slum. They swung sticks to beat back the crowd. Brazilian troops in armored personnel carriers controlled a tightly packed line of earthquake survivors waiting for food in the broiling sun by firing pepper spray and training their guns on the jostling, rowdy crowd. The line stretched between the partially collapsed National Palace and entirely destroyed Supreme Court. One soldier loaded a shotgun and returned their taunts by shouting back insults in Creole. Some were offended, others amused at hearing a Brazilian trooper insulting them in their own language. "They treat us like animals, they beat us but we are hungry people," said Muller Bellegarde, 30. Several left without getting food, fearful of the pepper spray, the soldiers, and thugs who were grabbing food from receivers. Many said they appreciate the international respon Edited by brittany, Jan 27 2010, 08:48 AM.
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| brittany | Jan 27 2010, 12:28 PM Post #130 |
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Guy they just pulled out had a broken leg. |
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| LTC8K6 | Jan 27 2010, 02:49 PM Post #131 |
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Assistant to The Devil Himself
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Hillary must deeply resent Zer0 and Mobama... |
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| brittany | Jan 27 2010, 07:23 PM Post #132 |
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On Fox: Teenage Haitian girl pulled out alive after 15 days. |
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| brittany | Jan 27 2010, 09:16 PM Post #133 |
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,584113,00.html?test=latestnews |
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| brittany | Jan 29 2010, 10:22 AM Post #134 |
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Does this surprise anyone? http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,584223,00.html Criminals raping quake survivors PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Bandits in Haiti are preying on vulnerable earthquake survivors, even raping women, in makeshift camps which were set up in the capital of Port-au-Prince after the disaster. "With the blackout that's befallen the Haitian capital, bandits are taking advantage to harass and rape women and young girls under the tents," Haiti’s national police chief Mario Andresol said yesterday. "We have more than 7,000 detainees in the streets who escaped from the National Penitentiary the evening of the earthquake... It took us five years to apprehend them. Today they are running wild." snip Edited by brittany, Jan 29 2010, 10:24 AM.
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| LTC8K6 | Jan 29 2010, 11:23 AM Post #135 |
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That's why you shoot looters and such after a disaster... If you are allowed to defend yourself... Edited by LTC8K6, Jan 29 2010, 11:24 AM.
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