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Friday 21 January 2011

Politically Motivated Predators Close In on Vulnerable People Of Haiti

One year on from the terrifying earthquake that saw Haiti reduced to rubble, the predators are finally coming to circle the confused and apparently abandoned people of this impoverished nation. Seeking to satisfy their own political agenda, these former 'leaders' wait to cause maximum damage to the already crippled and indeed confused democratic scene. Amidst political uncertainty, people live on day by day trying to survive.


A Years Progress?

The last thing that the long suffering Haitians need is a former dictator landing at the airport with the arrogance of a cocky school boy, whilst much of the population live in squalid temporary camps. This sort of extravagant and self-centered economic and politically motivated nonsense seeks only to distract from the underlying issue, HAITIANS REMAIN ABANDONED AS THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TURNS ITS BACK ON THE PEOPLE IT VOWED TO HELP! Where are the signs of progress, one year on?

12 months on people are still missing and disease is rife. Throw in a troublesome former dictator and the 'impending' arrival of a former president ( Jean-Bertrand Aristide) and you get a stark image of what the near future may potentially hold. It is the job of the international community to ensure that the aid it promised to Haiti is delivered, and it is also the job of this community to prevent any derailing of attempts to ensure a swift and peaceful installation of a democratic authority for the nation.

Just because it isn't on the news anymore, doesn't mean that the problem has gone away. A cholera crisis has only added to the woes of the nation where bodies are still being pulled from the rubble.
DO YOUR BIT! KEEP HAITI IN THE PUBLIC EYE, UNTIL OUR GOVERNMENTS ENSURE JUSTICE FOR THE (STILL) SUFFERING PEOPLE OF HAITI!

4 comments:

  1. lets do this together to help those in need!-_-

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  3. Like everyone, I wish the pace was faster. But I have to keep reminding myself that Haiti is a very poor country, before this disaster, and in many cases, aid groups are not part of rebuilding Haiti's infrastructure they are building for the first time.

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  4. Yeah sure, but two years later and the situation remains truly bleak. I feel that the international community has shunned its commitment to the Haitian people, although I do accept your point that it's often more first time construction, than rebuilding

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