The New Dark Age

23 January, 2010

Africa Policy Outlook 2010 | EthioSun: We all are Haitians!
By Atse Minilik
The argument that AFRICOM is primarily designed to provide humanitarian support has largely disappeared. Yet the United States still struggles to persuade African people of the benefits of AFRICOM. To most observers, Africa has never …
http://www.ethiosun.com/africa-policy-outlook-2010/

Celebrities Go Low-Key, and Sometimes Nameless, in the Haiti Telethon
New York Times
The star-studded fund-raiser on Friday that he organized for victims of the Haiti earthquake was a study in carefully muted star power. …
www.nytimes.com/2010/01/23/arts/television/23watch.html

Haiti’s Icon of Power, Now Palace for Ghosts
New York Times
By MARC LACEY PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The only sound inside Haiti’s National Palace comes from the crunch underneath one’s soles. Its ornate reception rooms …
www.nytimes.com/2010/01/23/world/americas/23palace.html

Former President Bill Clinton speaks about the relief efforts in Haiti and …
ESPN
NEW YORK — Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol was one of 10 NBA players donating $1000 for every point he scored Friday night to the Clinton Bush Haiti …
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US troops to help oversee Haiti ports, roads in earthquake relief
Washington Post
This gallery collects all of our photos of the crisis in Haiti, starting with the most recent images and going back to the first photos that emerged after …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/22/AR2010012203013.html

The Day: Helping Hands for Haiti
New York Times (blog)
By LOIS DESOCIO Like others around the world, our communities have been touched by the devastation that struck Haiti on Jan. 12 and have been working on …
maplewood.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/22/the-day-helping-hands-for-haiti/

83 Haitian adoptees arrive in Miami
Los Angeles Times
One California couple is among those who welcomed the group, known as the ‘Haiti 80.’ The US issued temporary visas allowing the children to stay in the …
www.latimes.com/la-fg-haiti-adopt23-mod,0,898885.storylink

Swizz Beatz Urges Viewers Of Haiti Telethon: ‘You Should Donate’
MTV.com
The producer of the Jay-Z, Rihanna, The Edge and Bono collaboration ‘Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour’ encourages global participation. …
www.mtv.com/news/articles/1630359/20100123/swizz_beats.jhtml

Utah millionaire mounts own Haiti aid operation
Washington Post
Jeremy Johnson, a 34-year-old millionaire from Utah, works inside a tent placed at a soccer camp in Jimani, near the Dominican Republic’s border with Haiti, …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/22/AR2010012203462.html

Donations to Haiti May Be Deductible On 2009 Returns
New York Times (blog)
By TARA SIEGEL BERNARD If you made a charitable contribution to the relief effort in Haiti, you may be able to claim a deduction on your 2009 tax return. …
bucks.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/22/donations-to-haiti-may-be-tax-deduticble-for-2009/

Lessons From 2004 Tsunami Will Guide Redevelopment Effort in Haiti
New York Times
By NATHANIAL GRONEWOLD of Greenwire UNITED NATIONS — Anyone who fears that life in Haiti won’t return to normal after last week’s devastating earthquake …
www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/01/22/22greenwire-lessons-from-2004-tsunami-will-guide-redevelop-88506.html

Twitter Blog: Hope for Haiti
By Biz
Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief will be the most widely distributed telethon in history both internationally and across all media platforms. This broadcast marks the first US based telethon to air in China as …
blog.twitter.com/2010/01/hope-for-haiti.html

Twitter Looks To Help Bring Hope To Haiti With Hope140.org
By Jason Kincaid
Since the crisis in Haiti began, Twitter has played a big part in helping raise awareness of the tragedy. It’s also helped charities …
www.techcrunch.com/2010/01/22/twitter-haiti-hope140/

Huge Stars Rally For ‘Hope For Haiti Now’ | PopEater.com
By PopEater Staff
Do What Matters Most: Donate Now Here or Call 1-877-99-HAITI or Preorder Songs on iTunes Dedicated stars took up the Hope For Haiti Now cause on.
www.popeater.com/2010/01/22/hope-for-haiti-now-telethon/

Marginal Revolution: Education in Haiti
By Tyler Cowen
…education is the single most important determinant of an individual’s potential to escape poverty in Haiti. The non-state sector has been crucial in making this progress despite formidable economic and political constraints. …
www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2010/01/education-in-haiti.html

Global Voices Online “ Haiti: Shelter Coming Both Too Slow and Too …
By Marc Herman
Talk is already turning to reconstruction in Haiti. Architecture for Humanity, a “non-profit design services firm” that specializes in post-disaster reconstruction, has released some general concept notes. Writing at the firm’s website, …
globalvoicesonline.org/2010/01/22/haiti-shelter-coming-both-too-slow-and-too-fast/

Caring about Haiti from the desperation of Gaza “ Antony Loewenstein
By Antony Loewenstein
The scene in front of the office for the International Committee of the Red Cross in Gaza was really amazing,” Gaza City resident Hussam al-Madhoun told The Electronic Intifada.
antonyloewenstein.com/2010/01/23/caring-about-haiti-from-the-desperation-of-gaza/

UN and US divvy out duties in Haiti
Xinhua
Bolivia’s deputy envoy to the UN, Pablo Solon-Romero said the world needs to overcome neocolonialism, which is the cause of Haiti’s poverty in the first …
news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-01/23/c_13147559.htm

22 January, 2010

Haitians Dying By The Thousands As US Escalates Military Intervention
By Bill Van Auken
The US-based medical aid group Partners in Health has warned that as many as 20,000 Haitians may be dying daily due to infections such as gangrene and sepsis that have set in, as the majority of the injured receive no medical care or are treated in facilities that lack the most basic supplies
www.countercurrents.org/auken220110.htm

The Siege Of Haiti
By Rachel Cohen & Alan Maass
The ring of mighty warships off the coast of Port-au-Prince is a stark symbol of the true intentions of the U.S. government in its “humanitarian” mission following Haiti’s devastating earthquake. The Navy and Coast Guard vessels aren’t there with food or water or rescue teams. They’re on patrol to make sure that Haitians don’t escape the disaster and try to get to the United States
www.countercurrents.org/cohen220110.htm

U.S. given authority over Haiti ports and roadways in earthquake relief effort:
The United States on Friday secured formal approval for the U.S. military to help oversee all Haitian air and sea ports, and to help secure Haitian roads in support of international relief efforts, according to an agreement signed in Haiti by the United States and the United Nations.
snipurl.com/u5wpt

Children missing from Haiti hospitals:
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said Friday children have gone missing from hospitals in Haiti following the devastating earthquake in the country, raising fears they are being trafficked for adoption abroad.
www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=116790&sectionid=351020706

Hundreds of Haitian children allowed into US
Times Online
In a co-ordinated attack, the leaders of Bolivia, Nicaragua and Venezuela accused Washington of staging a military invasion. Evo Morales, the President of …
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6999028.ece

Security “Red Zones” in Haiti Preventing Large Aid Groups from Effectively Distributing Aid
As thousands of well-equipped US soldiers pour into Haiti, there is an increasing concern about the militarization of the country, supporting the soldiers and not the people. Or, as one doctor put it, “people need gauze, not guns.” We take a look at aid distribution in Haiti and the effect on Haitians fighting to survive in the aftermath of the earthquake. Tags: Haiti Posted by: ampedstatus
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Haiti’s mass graves swell; doctors fear more death
Workers are carving out mass graves on a hillside north of Haiti’s capital, using earth-movers to bury 10,000 people in a single day even as relief workers warn that Haitians are still dying of injuries from the Jan. 12 quake for lack of medical care. Clinics have 12-day waiting lists for patients, crushed arms and legs are festering and makeshift camps that have sprung up in parks, streets and vacant lots now house an estimated 500,000 people, many in need of food, water and a doctor. “The next health risk could include outbreaks of di…
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Earthquake Frees Haitian Prisoners From Port-au-Prince Jail, 80% Never Charged With a Crime
All the prisoners jailed at the national penitentiary in Port au Prince escaped in the earthquake. We speak with leading Haitian human rights attorney Mario Joseph who says 80% of all prisoners in Haiti were not charged with a crime. We also speak with Dr. Evan Lyon of Partners in Health about the issue of prisons. Tags: Haiti Human Rights Posted by: ampedstatus
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US prepares Gitmo for 1000s of Haitian migrants
The U.S. has begun preparing tents at Guantanamo Bay for Haitians migrants in case of a mass migration spurred by the earthquake, a senior official at the base said. About 100 tents, each capable of holding 10 people, have been erected and authorities have more than 1,000 more on hand in case waves of Haitians leave their homeland and are captured at sea, said Navy Rear Adm. Thomas Copeman. Authorities have also has tested the latrine facilities and gathered cots and other supplies, said Copeman, the commander of the task force that runs the…
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Help Haiti – Drop the Debt – The Petition Site
One tangible way we can truly help Haitians build a better tomorrow is to convince global creditors to cancel Haiti’s $1 billion international debt. Doing so will help make sure that every possible future dollar goes towards rebuilding a stronger Haiti, not to servicing old debts. We need Haiti’s creditors – the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, and countries like Taiwan and Venezuela – to follow our lead and do the same. Please sign our petition to U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and urge him t…
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Tè Tremblé: Journey to the Epicenter of the Haiti Earthquake
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Haiti: Small Victory for Shock Resistance – IMF bows to pressure on $100 million loan to Haiti
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HAITI EARTHQUAKE LIVE BLOG: Who to Follow and What to Read for Breaking Developments
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