Comments on: On air: Your Haiti questions – updated

By: Emile Barre

Emile Barre — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 11:28:30 +0000

If the same commitment for mobilising for war could be matched to mobilising for humanitarian missions there would be no problems whatsoever.

By: scmehta

scmehta — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:26:54 +0000

So, eventually it is about going global on information exchange; whether it is the physical or electric/electronic media, the dire need of cooperation and coordination cannot be over-stated or under-estimated.

By: mimi

mimi — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:21:37 +0000

Haiti,earthquake it’s the catastrophe in the world witch is makes my personnaly afraid because it s more than the war, a lot of people were died, my condolences for those people.i’ d like to know i need to help to serve to haiti as volunteer what can i do?
What’s the condition?
My regard,

By: Nick in Atlanta

Nick in Atlanta — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:18:04 +0000

The Cubans were in their first. They already had doctors on the ground at the time of the earthquake, because of their “soft diplomacy” policy. They got another 6 or 700 in even before others had set a plane down in Port Au Prince.

They set up field hospitals and then took over several hospitals, the first in Delmas 33.

But like the other medical groups they have run out of a lot of supplies. Which is not understandable, because that first hospital is not very far from the airport.

By: dr.dhaval.n.ghalla

dr.dhaval.n.ghalla — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:09:38 +0000

haiti earthquake the rehablilitation of the victims and people will be a major task and as a speculation will take a decade ,hisotry”s worst disaster till today.

By: robin rattansingh

robin rattansingh — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 01:38:05 +0000

Will there now be a occupation of haiti by the UN and to a greater extent the U.S forces? and if so how long? will the haitians ever recover from not only this devasting situation but from there familiar economic slump???

By: TomK in Mpls

TomK in Mpls — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:40:33 +0000

One thing bothers me in these posts. Most people lump the victims as justifiably desperate to the point of violence or as stoic saints in the face of adversity. I am certain some fit one description or the other most of the time. Most probably have moments of both. But both exist.

When it comes to giving aid, like in anything else, it is best to plan for the worst and adapt to the best. No matter what, I guarantee you will see heroic successes and glaring failures. And people will love to make a big issue of both.

By: TomK in Mpls

TomK in Mpls — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:31:59 +0000

In a case like this, I think you will find the people fortunate to have a skid loader and diesel fuel for a funeral. Disease control is the biggest threat right now. That means good drinking water and no bodies laying around.

By: Roederer

Roederer — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:29:58 +0000

Tax bank bonus reserves for relief in Haiti?

For Haiti relief, can you ask your guests what they would think about taxing the investment banks on the billions they have put aside for their poor staff bonuses.
Thanks

Antoiner Roederer

By: TomK in Mpls

TomK in Mpls — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:25:13 +0000

This still requires some form of an airport. Helicopters can go where trucks can’t, but they have a fairly short range. You need a local place to get fuel and supplies from. Then you need a safe landing zone. External loads are not efficient and are rather dangerous. Military LZ teams ( I did some of this in the Marines ) could go on foot to establish these areas. But by the time they could be set up, it is likely bulldozers could clear roads. Trucks are better. Helicopters work best for quick extraction.