February 2010
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Haiti Newslinks 3-5 February, 2010
A compilation of links, with descriptions to news and analysis on the crisis in Haiti. Continue reading
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Haiti children 'taken from unaffected areas'
As the US missionaries in Haiti are charged with kidnapping, Channel 4 News meets parents from an unaffected village there who say missionaries offered to take their children. Continue reading
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Haiti: From the front lines By Flavia Cherry
It is a disgrace for so much money to be circling around to all kinds of aid groups and every single day I see so many people hungry, desperate. This situation is simply not acceptable. There are women in camps who have not had anything to eat for days. There are many available Haitians who… Continue reading
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Sign the Right2Link E-Petition
As our first public campaign move, we’ve started a 10 Downing Street e-petition that asks for linking to be protected now and in the future by making sure links are always kept separate from copyright material. If you are a UK citizen or resident, please sign the petition today to add your voice on this… Continue reading
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Haitians will defend their sovereignty Pt.4
Ronald Charles: Three critical things that must be done to solve the problems of Haiti’s future Continue reading
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Haitians will defend their sovereignty Pt.3
Ronald Charles: Private armies continue to defend the interest of Haitian elite Continue reading
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Spoof: World Economic Forum – Bill Clinton on Haiti
Bill Clinton, former U.S. President, reflects on America’s historic hand in Haiti’s poverty, and on changing the patterns of history Continue reading
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Protecting Haiti's Interest By John Maxwell
It would be ironic, if you like your irony flavored with blood and disinfectant, to discover that moored off Port au Prince at this moment is the US hospital ship, the USS Comfort, one of two employed in 1994 as floating slave barracoons in Kingston Harbor. Today the Comfort is providing medical care for people… Continue reading
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MEDIA LENS ALERT: HAITI – THE BROKEN WING
In our search of the Lexis Nexis media database (February 3) we checked for articles containing the word ‘Haiti’ over the last month. This gave 2,256 results (some online press articles are not captured by Lexis Nexis). Our search for articles containing ‘Aristide’ gave 47 results. The words ‘Haiti’ and ‘Voodoo’ gave 53 results. The… Continue reading
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Short: Goldsmith ‘misled’ cabinet over Iraq
Channel 4: Former international development secretary Clare Short accuses Lord Goldsmith, the former attorney general, of misleading the Cabinet over the legality of the Iraq war. Katie Razzall reports. Continue reading
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Afghanistan and NATO: Figleaf summit By Eric Walberg
The conferees in London piously asked that the Taliban give up their links with Al-Qaeda and stop threatening the world. But the Taliban have never tried to export their beliefs. And the supposed link with Al-Qaeda is a false flag, since the Taliban and Al-Qaeda (to what extent it even exists) have never been operating… Continue reading
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Cutting Clare Short By William Bowles
The media give Clare Short short shrift at the Chilcot ‘inquiry’ transforming her into a “difficult” woman though nevertheless “entertaining”. Continue reading
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Another U.S. War? Obama Threatens China and Iran By Shamus Cooke
The possibility of yet another U.S. war became more real last week, when the Obama administration sharply confronted both China and Iran. The first aggressive act was performed by Obama’s Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, who “warned” China that it must support serious economic sanctions against Iran (an act of war). Continue reading
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The Creed of Objectivity Killed the News By Chris Hedges
Reporters who witness the worst of human suffering and return to newsrooms angry see their compassion washed out or severely muted by the layers of editors who stand between the reporter and the reader. The creed of objectivity and balance, formulated at the beginning of the 19th century by newspaper owners to generate greater profits… Continue reading
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Clare Short says cabinet misled on Iraq war legality
Tony Blair’s cabinet was “misled” into thinking the war with Iraq was legal, ex-International Development Secretary Clare Short has told the UK’s inquiry. She said Attorney General Lord Goldsmith had been “leaned on” to change his advice before the invasion. Continue reading
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Haitians will defend their sovereignty Pt.2
Ronald Charles: After Haitian revolution, colonial oppression turned into oppression by its ruling elite Continue reading
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Don’t Call It a “Defense” Budget By Norman Solomon
After three decades of frequent carnage and extreme poverty in Afghanistan, a new influx of lethal violence is arriving via the Defense Department. That’s the cosmetically named agency in charge of sending U.S. soldiers to endure and inflict unspeakable horrors. Continue reading
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Haiti Newslinks 1-2 February, 2010
A compilation of links, with descriptions to news and analysis on the crisis in Haiti. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 