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Johnnyorganic

Johnnyorganic

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Let the U.N. handle it.

The world body should address this because the U.S. should not act unilaterally and private charity is worthless.

Right?
 
CrackerJax

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I've been trying to get in touch with my guy on the inside in Haiti, but so far, it's a no go.


I'll keep trying though.... :sad:
 
sweetsmoker

sweetsmoker

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hang on mate usa are not single handidly helping out!!! the whole world is and always does!!! britain was there immediatly after quake as they are with every disaster including twin towers....
why do think the sun shines outta ya arse?
 
CrackerJax

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Because on a percentage value, the USA always does the heavy lifting ... which nations continue to immediately forget.
 
Johnnyorganic

Johnnyorganic

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sweetsmoker said:
hang on mate usa are not single handidly helping out!!! the whole world is and always does!!! britain was there immediatly after quake as they are with every disaster including twin towers....
why do think the sun shines outta ya arse?
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There should be a coalition. No nation should act without unanimous consent of the world body. This issue should be studied exhaustively so an effective solution can be crafted.

And private charities are worthless so they can do no good there either.

Only the U.N. can solve this problem.
 
Big P

Big P

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in other words the un blows cock knockers


its about as usless are the US Congress

great for lining your pockets tho


I walked around in the general assembly of the UN a few years ago,

it was weird being in there after seeing it so many times on tv

that place it outdated looks like my old highschool

 
sweetsmoker

sweetsmoker

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i never forget how much the usa help out other nations buddy... or the fact that if they stopped there aid to africa then literally miliions would starve to death, even if the allied nations tried there best to help.
you have the largest economy and agriculture turnover in the world due to population and favourable climate for growing. if britain were in this position and we wouldnt help out other less fortunate countries then i would consider that unacceptable and almost corrupt.......... to assume that the fruits of the world shud only be benefitted frm by 1 race!! god bless usa we are one world in my eyes
 
Big P

Big P

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Haiti earthquake in pictures: The unimaginable horror which has torn a country apart



By Mail Foreign Service


Last updated at 6:54 PM on 14th January 2010
The destruction has been described as unimaginable.
But for the people of Haiti, the effects wrought by Tuesday's catastrophic earthquake are all too real.
It is now two days since the disaster ripped their island apart - but few are able to comprehend the sheer scale of the crisis.
Much of the capital Port-au-Prince lies waste. In public squares and makeshift hospitals, in playing fields and parks, stunned survivors squat motionless on blankets or stagger around with glazed eyes.
Rescue workers make desperate - and frequently futile attempts to prise away masonry to free trapped victims. But in many cases, they are simply opening up impromptu tombs.

The children are the most pitiful. Cradled in their parents arms with bandages swathed away their bloodied heads, few have the energy to even cry.
Desperate: Survivors gather outside the ruins of Haiti's National Palace in the earthquake ravaged city of Port-au-Prince



Shocked: A mother cradles her injured baby in her arms at a makeshift field hospital in the streets of the capital




Aerial view: Even substantial buildings like the Presidential Palace crumpled with force of the earthquakes. The shanty-towns of Port-au-Prince were swept away


No news: Liesette Lenai sobs during a prayer service at the First Haitian Church of Grace in Charlotte, N.C. Nearly all her family is still in Haiti, and she has not heard from any of them


Terrifed: Hundreds of people congregate at public squares after their homes were destroyed

Injured: A father heads out of Port-au-Prince carrying his family on his motorbike

Comfort: A man holds a child in his arms as they wait in a makeshift camp






Makeshift shroud: Haitians wrap of the body of an earthquake victim in a white sheet


Sanctuary: Many have fled to open spaces as the island continues to be rattled by aftershocks



Unimaginable: People walk amidst the destruction on Delmas Road, Port-au-Prince


Collapse: Rescue workers race against time to free people from the shattered ruins of the United Nations compound


Pack of cards: The UN headquarters - formerly a five-storey building - seen from above
 
CrackerJax

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I was all lined up to do some serious work in Haiti this year..... now it's all up in the air. These ppl just can't catch a break can they? :sad:
 
lopezri

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I posted this on another thread but it didn't get much response so I figured I'd repost it here.

I think nuclear energy is a good idea, and considering the current circumstances with Haiti, I think the U.S. has a chance to really help out all the refugees from there and make it beneficial for all.

Here's what I'm thinking. . . Since Haiti is pretty much in peril and ruin because of the earthquake, and their country is filled with political criminals anyway, the U.S. could adopt Haiti as a U.S. territory. Since over 800,000 refugees already live in the Dominican Republic, the U.S. could allow and financially help the remainder of Haiti citizens to move to the U.S. or join their families in the Dominican Republic. This would free up a large part of land on the face of the earth that is a good distance away from any civilization. The U.S. could warden off the island of Haiti and build about 4 nuclear plants there to help power the U.S. mainland and help to power the Dominican Republic. At the same time. . . since Cuba is between the U.S. and Haiti and because we have a large base of military operation there anyway and the climate between the U.S. and Cuba is becoming starting to thaw by both countries, we (the U.S.) could also agree to help power Cuba in exchange for a more moderate government there that gives their people more civil rights and less dictatorial control.

This earthquake deal is a great opportunity for the Western World to come together and become more cohesive to shore up the economies of all 3 countries involved and gives us all more stability w/in the region.
 
Woomeister

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lopezri said:
I posted this on another thread but it didn't get much response so I figured I'd repost it here.

I think nuclear energy is a good idea, and considering the current circumstances with Haiti, I think the U.S. has a chance to really help out all the refugees from there and make it beneficial for all.

Here's what I'm thinking. . . Since Haiti is pretty much in peril and ruin because of the earthquake, and their country is filled with political criminals anyway, the U.S. could adopt Haiti as a U.S. territory. Since over 800,000 refugees already live in the Dominican Republic, the U.S. could allow and financially help the remainder of Haiti citizens to move to the U.S. or join their families in the Dominican Republic. This would free up a large part of land on the face of the earth that is a good distance away from any civilization. The U.S. could warden off the island of Haiti and build about 4 nuclear plants there to help power the U.S. mainland and help to power the Dominican Republic. At the same time. . . since Cuba is between the U.S. and Haiti and because we have a large base of military operation there anyway and the climate between the U.S. and Cuba is becoming starting to thaw by both countries, we (the U.S.) could also agree to help power Cuba in exchange for a more moderate government there that gives their people more civil rights and less dictatorial control.

This earthquake deal is a great opportunity for the Western World to come together and become more cohesive to shore up the economies of all 3 countries involved and gives us all more stability w/in the region.
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Its all about me me, me, me.....moron.You see 1000's of little children crushed/trapped in schools an opportunity, you fucking entrepreneur, give yourself a pat on the back for such a brilliant idea.:fire:
 
formlessqarrior

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dont send any money out what the hell, unless u know someone in haiti, in which im sure their mail box is gone. why pay for rich whtie people to get phatter and maybe send out a little help , never more than 80 percent of the funds tho
 
lopezri

lopezri

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Woomeister said:
Its all about me me, me, me.....moron.You see 1000's of little children crushed/trapped in schools an opportunity, you fucking entrepreneur, give yourself a pat on the back for such a brilliant idea.:fire:
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Yeah, that's it! No you idiot! I DO feel bad for the people there! But as much bad as I feel, it just doesn't seem to bring back the dead, now does it?

This ISN'T about the U.S. as a government or world police or whatever your convoluted little mind is wrapped around. This idea is about helping millions of people! It would help the people of Haiti to live better lives without being fearful of dictatorial tyrants, it would help the economies of both the Dominican Republic AND the U.S., and it would help the U.S., the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Cuba to join forces together to be able to stand stronger as a unified group of governmental bodies.
 
CrackerJax

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Big P said:
what kind of work? without getting into too much detail
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They are in desperate need of erosion control. They basically have no trees left, and the mountains escalate the danger of mudslides and lost food crops. I have been working in tandem with a few Not For Profit Org's trying to set up several large nurseries to grow my "special" plant, which would have solved many problems for them.

Now it is all up in the air. I wanted to help them.....

Nuclear energy isn't feasible as far as costs go. It is incredibly difficult to build and maintain one. It's far cheaper to build coal plants instead. But they have no coal. They have little of anything.

You seem to know nothing of that country.
 
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