Magda Hassan Wrote:It looks very bad there. I don't think it is in an earthquakes zone like Chile or Japan and the buildings are very poor standard anyway. No doubt it will be used as a golden opportunity by those wanting to use Haiti as a staging post for anything. In the mean time waste of space Pat Robinson has predictably blamed Haiti's pact with the devil for the earthquake which is god's revenge on the Haitians for making said pact.

Ruben Mundaca Wrote:

Magda Hassan Wrote:It looks very bad there. I don't think it is in an earthquakes zone like Chile or Japan and the buildings are very poor standard anyway. No doubt it will be used as a golden opportunity by those wanting to use Haiti as a staging post for anything. In the mean time waste of space Pat Robinson has predictably blamed Haiti's pact with the devil for the earthquake which is god's revenge on the Haitians for making said pact.

- Who is Pat Robinson ...?...

• The U.S. Department of State held a special briefing on the situation in Haiti, at which administration officials outlined the steps being taken by various government agencies, including USAID and U.S. Southern Command. These steps include the deployment of two 72-person search-and-rescue units to help drill through the debris in order to try to identify individuals that can be saved, and the deployment of U.S. aircraft carrier Carl Vinson to Haiti.
  

• U.S. Southern Command issued a press release listing some immediate response activities, which include the deployment of:
  • U.S. Air Force 1st Special Operations Wing to the Port-au-Prince airport to provide air traffic control capability and airfield operations;
    
  • A U.S. Navy P-3 Orion aircraft from the Forward Operating Location at Comalapa, El Salvador to conduct an aerial reconnaissance of the area affected by the earthquake;
    
  • A team of 30 people, including U.S. military engineers, operational planners, and a command and control group and communication specialists, who will arrive on two C-130 Hercules aircraft; and
    
  • U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, USS Carl Vinson, in addition to other U.S. Navy ships.
    
  
  

• U.S. Southern Command also issued a fact sheet on the details of its mission to Haiti, which, in addition to the deployments cited above, notes that hospital ship USNS Comfort has been ordered to support Haiti relief operations.
  
• http://www.justf.org/blog
  

Ruben Mundaca Wrote:Mmmm... narcotrafikking...?.. maybe. But Caribe is the most controlled sea in the world. So controlled, that colombian traffikers has builded submarines to approach to USA shores.

I think that as a base is valuable, but there are other options, as the big Guantanamo base in Cuba.

But forgiving those considerations (sound stupid to even think on them in this moment), Haiti is a country in total collapse. Political, economic and social. Death toll can be as big as 100.000 people, and all major buildings, hospitals, services and infraestructure are in ruins. Even if international aid is generous, it might took DECADES to recover from this disaster and give haitians a hope.

Ed Jewett Wrote:

Ruben Mundaca Wrote:Mmmm... narcotrafikking...?.. maybe. But Caribe is the most controlled sea in the world. So controlled, that colombian traffikers has builded submarines to approach to USA shores.

I think that as a base is valuable, but there are other options, as the big Guantanamo base in Cuba.

But forgiving those considerations (sound stupid to even think on them in this moment), Haiti is a country in total collapse. Political, economic and social. Death toll can be as big as 100.000 people, and all major buildings, hospitals, services and infraestructure are in ruins. Even if international aid is generous, it might took DECADES to recover from this disaster and give haitians a hope.

Ruben, my closest friend is a Dominican who transits back and forth 4-5 times a year and spends 4-6 weeks there in the winter. and maintains close contact with the people and the culture. He informs me that the Dominican side of the island is gravely concerned because of the frequent small plane flights and drops into Haiti. I certainly wish the best for the Haitians. It is my understanding that US interests would like to bring their usual form of purposeful chaos to the region in order to de-stabilize it. I have also read about HAARP. It is my understanding that a major effort is already underway to extend "the empire" incrementally; forays have been made via air into Venezuela already, if you believe the Venezuelans, and Colombia and the isthmus have been a focal point for some time. As has been discussed elsewhere, "relief" operations often mask other purposes. I appreciate that Gitmo is nearby as well, though it is presently tasked for other purposes and also under some political pressure from the Cubans. Having published a paper on community disaster response through the International Association of Emergency Managers, I appreciate what the nation and its people are up against. I send them my prayers. Wclef Jean is heading up an effort (google it up, it involves Twitter) and he is working overtime to help his people in "staying alive": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPV1InMNUf4

Ruben Mundaca Wrote:

Ed Jewett Wrote:

Ruben Mundaca Wrote:Mmmm... narcotrafikking...?.. maybe....

Ruben, my closest friend ... informs me that the Dominican side of the island is gravely concerned because of the frequent small plane flights and drops into Haiti.

Haiti may be good for traffikkers as a stop in the way to richer countries, if they can find the way to reach them. If a traffikker can sell cocaine at $ 10.000 in USA or $. 5.000 in Mexico, why sell it for $ 1.000 in Haiti..?.


I don't think that evrything USA does carry dark evil intentions. There are good people evrywhere, you know. Even in the USA.

Lets pray for Haiti and his people, and hope they can have all the help they need and more.