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| Two months after the Haitian earthquake |
| 2010-03-17 |
| Chuck Simmins is running this series, which is well worth reading. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 ION WND > [Austrian Times]US MILITARY CAUSED HAITI QUAKE, SAYS INNSBRUCK SCIENTIST. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-03-17 22:43 |
| #4 Thanks, Fred. The Haitians have evolved a "make do" culture in response to the last three generations of bandits running the country. Grassroots work is doing well, and small, religious NGOs who have lived among the people for years are succeeding in making changes. People who have been to Afghanistan and Haiti both tell me this is far worse. Phil, my contribute button got misplaced in the last theme change. Look at the stories in the two widgets in the sidebar. Those are my work and I get a few mils when someone reads the articles. You could also Twitter or Stumble them to help. Thank you all very much! |
| Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2010-03-17 09:48 |
| #3 ...are the more than 9 million resilient Haitians. Well, they must be resilient to put up with all the crap that they've been subject to for at least 100 yrs. Of course, they'd probably be better off if they were also hard-working, honest and desirous of education. My sister-in-law goes down there on a lefty do-gooding mission every winter and tells the same stories year after year of the apathy and fatalism of her set of wards. She goes on at great length about the "great" strides the people are making but it really amounts to zilch. |
| Posted by: Alanc 2010-03-17 08:03 |
| #2 Chuck, no contribute button? |
| Posted by: phil_b 2010-03-17 01:40 |
| #1 Despite some differences in the past between him and me, Chuck is one of the good guys and his citizen reporting efforts are admirable and deserve support. A modest contribution is in order from me. As always Will S nailed it - (the) Past is (indeed) prologue. I just wish I could believe that about Haiti. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2010-03-17 01:15 |