Prufrock wrote:That's not a charity - it's a scam.martin
Gnat the Beggar wrote:Can the USA continue to be the only country in the world that will take in anyone and everyone with troubles?
Gnat the Beggar wrote:Where are all those thousands of Haitian Refugees going?http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/st ... y=YTALBANYMost of them are coming to the USA on our Aid Transport Planes and Ships.Can the USA continue to be the only country in the world that will take in anyone and everyone with troubles?Because most people in the USA think only in the NOW, not in the future and they fail to know the past as well.Yes, the Haitians need help NOW, not ten years from now.But then a few years ago after a series of FOUR major Hurricanes in one terrible season wiped out much of the coastal towns they were desperate then too.But Haiti has had major weather troubles for hundreds of years, not just a few years ago.But the damage caused by the hurricanes is getting worse each year… WHY is that?Haiti did not become one of the poorest countries in the world overnight.Haiti has been exceedingly poor since they gained independence and before then too. They have been the single poorest nation in this hemisphere for decades, and one of the poorest nations in the world for decades, ten years ago, they needed help then too, and 20 and 30 and 40 years ago too.http://www.wunderground.com/education/haiti.asphttp://www.pih.org/inforesources/news/H ... _2008.htmlhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2 ... ane-seasonHaiti is hammered by several Hurricanes each season, killing hundreds and even thousands each year.And WHY do hurricanes so devastate the country?One of the main reasons is that as a strikingly poor nation, wood was the only viable source of fuel for the masses.And now they have no more forest left, as of 20 years ago, they had only 25% of the original forest left and 5 years ago the remaining forest coverage was down to 1.8%.....What does that have to do with flooding?ALL of the rainwater from even the smallest of storms is swept from the mountains to the valleys and shorelines.There are no trees or forest floor covered with normal forest debris to stop it, or even slow it down enough for some of the rainwater to seep into the ground.This lack of forest in the mountains and other parts of the country is causing constant flooding after storms, which brings on other problems too, like malaria, dysentery and other such diseases.Crops fail; causing widespread hunger and many times… mass starvation.Haiti's many troubles did not start with this most recent disaster... and they will not end with it either.Haiti is also one of the most HIV infected countries in the world, certainly the most infected (per capita) in this hemisphere.
FormCritic wrote:And aid agencies who know the "orphan" issue are asking that these fast-track adoptions be stopped.In many cases there are families frantically looking for their children and children desperate to find their families. It is not at all clear which ones are really orphans.Moving too fast on bringing people to the US is a mistake.
Badmike wrote:Mark;I may be wrong but from what I understand the "fast tracked" adoptions were for the Haitian children who were already in orphanages in Haiti, or who were on adoption lists already, not for those who have only been parentless since the earthquake. If I'm wrong I agree with you.....The US has also halted all deportations of Haitians here illegally, which seems a prudent thing to do given the circumstances.Mike B.
FormCritic wrote:automatic butt wipers still do not exist even though a Democrat is now in office?
FormCritic wrote:There was a move on to ship kids to the US, where altruistic people want to help out by adopting. As I understand, adoptions that were on track before the quake are continuing.
Gnat the Beggar wrote: they have no more forest left, as of 20 years ago, they had only 25% of the original forest left and 5 years ago the remaining forest coverage was down to 1.8%.....
FormCritic wrote:Has anyone noticed that teleportation devices and automatic butt wipers still do not exist even though a Democrat is now in office?Given the criticism of George Bush for only instantly reacting to Hurricane Katrina, one would have expected Obama to parachute over Haiti loaded down with water bottles and medical supplies one minute after the quake.
JasonZavoda wrote:I also haven't seen anything on the news about the Dominican Republic. It's the same island. 10s of thousands of dead on one side of the island, what happened on the other?
