>>>>>>>I guess US nationals would know who Cynthia McKinney is. Here's what she said this Monday (published as of today):
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>>>>>>>http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=17063
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>>>>>>No doubt there are logistical problems getting the aid out of the airport and to the locations that need it.
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>>>>>Although there are of course good people doing good things any suggestion that this disaster will not be exploited to the hilt for both political and commercial gain is naive. It was within just days that on CNN we had heart-warming video-clips of Bill Clinton helping soldiers pass relief packages. Not even a monumental disaster of this proportion can stop the political PR machine (and not just US but politicians in general) from getting some prime face-time. I have no doubt that commercial interests will be more low-key but no less active.
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>>>>Agreed. However in the case of Bill Clinton, as the UN Envoy to Haiti, that is within the realm of his duties to be coordinating and assisting. I don't (surprisingly) see his actions as political but rather fulfilling his responsibilities.
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>>>Honestly Tracy, do you think the best use for who I understand is one of the smartest people around is in the line unloading parcels from a plane to a truck just at a time when a news crew were on hand? This was 100% pure unadulterated BS PR. Politicians seek fame and attention. They all promote their own agenda even if they have to stand neck deep surrounded by death and destruction. They have no shame at all. The corporate vultures will be busy too but with slightly more tact since they aren’t looking for votes, just the favour of politicians.
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>>I think he was cited as saying that the haitians where behaving pretty well considering their circumstances.
>>I think the amount of time passed and the lack of relief penetrating the city is shocking.
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>But that's due to destroyed infrastructure. The aid has been pouring in. It's just been hard getting it into Port au Prince.

I think there's too much focus on getting organised and security etc. The airport is not a million miles from the city they should be setting up distribution centres between the airport and the city and telling people to come and get it.. Wheelbarrows bikes and on their backs.