The lesson of Haiti

Two days ago, at almost six o’clock in the evening Cuban time and when, given its geographical location, night had already fallen in Haiti, television stations began to broadcast the news that a violent earthquake – measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale – had severely struck Port-au-Prince. The seismic phenomenon originated from a tectonic fault locat Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S.
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Posted by: Posted by Glenn LaBauve - Jan 17, 2010 - 3:58 PM PST
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Edited by: Fabrice Florin - Jan 18, 2010 - 10:02 AM PST
Fabrice Florin
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by Fabrice Florin - Jan. 18, 2010

Interesting statement by Fidel Castro about the situation in Haiti and what Cuba is doing to help out their sister nation in the Carribbean.

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Chris Finnie
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by Chris Finnie - Jan. 18, 2010

Unfortunately, one person has spoken of the slave uprising in Haiti against their colonial masters. I say "unfortunate" because it was the stupid lie Pat Robertson said. Other than that, there's little new here--and certainly nothing to shed a light on the cause of Haiti's ongoing plight.

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Glenn LaBauve
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by Glenn LaBauve - Jan. 17, 2010

I doubt that even death will put an end to the musings of Fidel, but he does make many good points.

Haiti was really wasted, then the earthquake hit.

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Barry Grossheim
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by Barry Grossheim - Jan. 18, 2010

A good overview of the history of Haiti and other countries that have been stripped of their natural resources and then abandoned by the world powers responsible for the exploitation.

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