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Haiti’s Robber Barons - Update
Posted: 10 December 2010 11:16 AM   [ Ignore ]
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I promised to keep everyone posted as the NGO released their financial and/or Form 990's for fiscal year 2010.

Here's the first of those updates:

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Partners in Health - Boston, MA

I still do not have their Form 990 (critical given some huge gaps in their financials) but here are their released financial statements for fiscal 2009/2010:

Total revenue:

Fiscal 2010: $152 million

Fiscal 2009: $63.4 million

Increase of 140%

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Use of the donated money:

2010 Purchase of investments (stocks, bonds, ETF’s etc): $60.2 million

In other words, instead of putting the donated money to work in Haiti, they

“invested” it in the stock market where it sits today.

They now have $71.5 million in stocks and bonds etc. vs. $15.6 last year.

In addition they now pay out over $20 million per year in salaries with Rwanda and Boston by far the largest recipients of salary pay;

dwarfing what is paid out in Haiti. As a side note (Farmer no longer has a residence in Haiti but he does in Rwanda & Boston)
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Future expansion programs investment.

This one is very interesting. We’ve all heard about PIH’s massive future hospital programs for Haiti.

2010 Purchases of Land Worldwide: $781,886

2009 : $730,212

Despite adding $90 million in revenue, they basically invested none of it in land worldwide.

$782 thousand vs. $60 million in the stock market.
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PIH in Haiti:

Here’s where the Form 990 is going to be critical because PIH claims

that they spent $44.7 million vs. $24.6 there.

But, $32.9 million (73%) went to “Grants to Partner organizations”. The financials do not disclose who

these org’s are.

So 73% of the budget is unaccounted for relative to PIH in Haiti.

We do know that a charge of $1.5 million was added for “Social support payments”. No indication

of what this entails.

Medical consumables were only 14% of the expenses and operations was only 3.5%

Why would PIH take 73% of what they spent in Haiti and dole it out in grant form?

In essence, PIH spent only $11.8 million on their own operations/facilities in Haiti.

That's nothing given what happened in 2010 and how they like proclaim how active they are in Haiti.

Even if all $44.7 million was spent in Haiti (and for 73%, we haven't a clue) that still leaves

$107.3 million of donated money for Haiti not allocated.

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Spreading the wealth around PIH’s hometown in Boston:

Let the pork fest begin!

Thru August 2009, Harvard University allowed PIH free office space.

Starting in October 2009, that rental rate is now $2.3 million annually.

In addition, PIH is paying Harvard employees salaries of $1 million per year.

So, Harvard Fiscal 2009: $0

Harvard Fiscal 2010: $3.3 million.

We’re not done yet!

Boston University:

Fiscal 2009: $0.00

Fiscal 2010: $8.1 million

Rent: $7.1 million

Brigham and Women’s Hospital Employee Salaries: $937,859

PIH is now leasing 28,209 sq ft of prime office space in Boston.

Rent is now costing $10.4 million per year or about what they spent in Haiti during 2009/2010.

PIH also tossed in another $800,000 to a little known sub-NGO within the Clinton Foundation

to cover their salaries.

So, Boston cronies picked up $11.4 million that was donated for Haiti.

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Farmer’s residence in Rwanda:

2010 Human resources: $6.5 million (40% of budget)

2009 Human Resources: $5.5 million.

So, Farmer gave himself a nice little pay raise of $1 million

courtesy of the Rwandans.

How do I know that it went to Farmer?

Because “consumables” dropped in 2010 meaning fewer

medical products were used.

2010 Consumables: $2.5 million

2009 Consumables: $3.4 million

Therefore, more staff was not responsible for the “HR” increase.

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http://parthealth.3cdn.net/f08cc862a7aca15475_i0m6bne7v.PDF
[ Edited: 10 December 2010 02:09 PM by gunner ]
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Posted: 10 December 2010 12:00 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]
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Excluding voting republican, bottomline: what do you propose Diaspora or Haitians at home should do?
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Posted: 10 December 2010 02:08 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]
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Papaille - 10 December 2010 12:00 PM
Excluding voting republican, bottomline: what do you propose Diaspora or Haitians at home should do?


Start by investigating other NGO's operating in Haiti and report on their activities in Haiti.

Surely, by now, you cannot remain "dumbfounded" as to what to do.

Blindly following the "vote Democrat, or you'll be picking cotton" mentality still remains.

Start by reading over this report as you should have a lot of anger and questions for PIH.

If you don't, well, you remain one of the sheep.

A good little negro.
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Posted: 10 December 2010 02:53 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 3 ]
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Posted: 10 December 2010 04:34 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 4 ]
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gunner - 10 December 2010 11:16 AM
I promised to keep everyone posted as the NGO released their financial and/or Form 990's for fiscal year 2010.

Here's the first of those updates:

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Partners in Health - Boston, MA

I still do not have their Form 990 (critical given some huge gaps in their financials) but here are their released financial statements for fiscal 2009/2010:

Total revenue:

Fiscal 2010: $152 million

Fiscal 2009: $63.4 million

Increase of 140%

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Use of the donated money:

2010 Purchase of investments (stocks, bonds, ETF’s etc): $60.2 million

In other words, instead of putting the donated money to work in Haiti, they

“invested” it in the stock market where it sits today.

They now have $71.5 million in stocks and bonds etc. vs. $15.6 last year.

In addition they now pay out over $20 million per year in salaries with Rwanda and Boston by far the largest recipients of salary pay;

dwarfing what is paid out in Haiti. As a side note (Farmer no longer has a residence in Haiti but he does in Rwanda & Boston)
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Future expansion programs investment.

This one is very interesting. We’ve all heard about PIH’s massive future hospital programs for Haiti.

2010 Purchases of Land Worldwide: $781,886

2009 : $730,212

Despite adding $90 million in revenue, they basically invested none of it in land worldwide.

$782 thousand vs. $60 million in the stock market.
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PIH in Haiti:

Here’s where the Form 990 is going to be critical because PIH claims

that they spent $44.7 million vs. $24.6 there.

But, $32.9 million (73%) went to “Grants to Partner organizations”. The financials do not disclose who

these org’s are.

So 73% of the budget is unaccounted for relative to PIH in Haiti.

We do know that a charge of $1.5 million was added for “Social support payments”. No indication

of what this entails.

Medical consumables were only 14% of the expenses and operations was only 3.5%

Why would PIH take 73% of what they spent in Haiti and dole it out in grant form?

In essence, PIH spent only $11.8 million on their own operations/facilities in Haiti.

That's nothing given what happened in 2010 and how they like proclaim how active they are in Haiti.

Even if all $44.7 million was spent in Haiti (and for 73%, we haven't a clue) that still leaves

$107.3 million of donated money for Haiti not allocated.

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Spreading the wealth around PIH’s hometown in Boston:

Let the pork fest begin!

Thru August 2009, Harvard University allowed PIH free office space.

Starting in October 2009, that rental rate is now $2.3 million annually.

In addition, PIH is paying Harvard employees salaries of $1 million per year.

So, Harvard Fiscal 2009: $0

Harvard Fiscal 2010: $3.3 million.

We’re not done yet!

Boston University:

Fiscal 2009: $0.00

Fiscal 2010: $8.1 million

Rent: $7.1 million

Brigham and Women’s Hospital Employee Salaries: $937,859

PIH is now leasing 28,209 sq ft of prime office space in Boston.

Rent is now costing $10.4 million per year or about what they spent in Haiti during 2009/2010.

PIH also tossed in another $800,000 to a little known sub-NGO within the Clinton Foundation

to cover their salaries.

So, Boston cronies picked up $11.4 million that was donated for Haiti.

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Farmer’s residence in Rwanda:

2010 Human resources: $6.5 million (40% of budget)

2009 Human Resources: $5.5 million.

So, Farmer gave himself a nice little pay raise of $1 million

courtesy of the Rwandans.

How do I know that it went to Farmer?

Because “consumables” dropped in 2010 meaning fewer

medical products were used.

2010 Consumables: $2.5 million

2009 Consumables: $3.4 million

Therefore, more staff was not responsible for the “HR” increase.

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http://parthealth.3cdn.net/f08cc862a7aca15475_i0m6bne7v.PDF


This is criminal if its accurate
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Posted: 10 December 2010 05:00 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 5 ]
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This is criminal if its accurate

Sadly, it is: http://parthealth.3cdn.net/f08cc862a7aca15475_i0m6bne7v.PDF
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Posted: 11 December 2010 08:27 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 6 ]
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I have the William J Clinton Foundation NGO coming up next.

In true Slick Willy fashion, he files his reports on 11/15/2010 for calendar

year 2009. That means we will have to wait until 11/15/2011 for his earthquake

shenanigans to be revealed.

However, for all of you Clinton worshippers, I have some very interesting data on

how he abused Haiti in 2009 (that would mean prior to the earthquake).

How about revenue of $262 million in 2009 and only $2.9 million spent in the entire

Caribbean (that's where Haiti is located).

That equals to: 1.1% of total revenue spent in the CARIBBEAN.

But! But! He spent over $13 million at lavish resorts promoting "aid to Haiti".

More to come.
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Posted: 13 December 2010 12:23 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 7 ]
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Here is the Clinton Foundation Form 990 report for 2009.

It covers the CALENDAR year 2009. Therefore, the earthquake effect is

not recognized. They wait until 11/15/2010 to file for 2009.

Regardless, the numbers here are staggering and very disappointing.

Lets' have a look:

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Revenue:

Total Revenue 2009 $249 million.

Total Revenue 2008: $188 million.

Increase of $61 million.

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Clinton Foundation in Haiti:


Amount used in the Caribbean: $2.6 million or 1%

That is correct. 1% for the entire region. Can you imagine?

Basically, Clinton does not invest any of his treasure trove in Haiti. Zilch!

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Assets:

Cash: $119 million (includes $67 million as deferred revenue)

Deferred revenue is important because it's the money a company collects before it actually delivers a product. So Clinton has this cash in hand.

Grants Receivables: $22.7 million.

These numbers are truly staggeringly.

And the real beauty for an NGO, not a single penny paid in Tax. It is all "tax free". $250 million USD's that is 100% free of taxation.

The most staggering is this figure:

Unrestricted Net Assets: $153.6 million.

This cash, investments, etc that the Clinton Foundation can spend at will. No restrictions on how it is used.

There it sits; just like PIH with their $71 million.

Understand this: The two men running Haiti right now collected $249 + $150 = $400 million USD's and spent just $13 million of it within their organizations in Haiti. 3/10ths of 1 percent.

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Expenses:

Clinton Global Initiative Conference: $6.4 million.

Remember when I informed you about the Central Park, NYC penthouse parties thrown by Clinton, Soros etc, well, here's their cost. $6.4 million.

Almost 3x what Clinton spent in the Caribbean region one just two conferences for his buddies.

This section is also filled with absurd and generic sounding line items. Such as:

Other $13.5 million

Other "other": $4.0 million

"Other" programs: $6.9 million

Total "Other" expenses: $24.4 million.

We're not through yet:

Travel: $11.3 million. (Somebody's flying private jet and/or first class)

"Office": $10.9 million (Man, those must be some really "sweet" looking offices)

Rent: $5.9 million

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Salaries: $30.6 million.

Retirement, bonuses, etc: $4.8 million.

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Quid Pro Quo:

Partners in Health received: $1.6 million

(Remember that PIH had paid Clinton $800k)

Looks like PIH came out ahead in this one.

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So, the next time you complain about the "Haitian Government" being corrupt just keep these two

reports in mind. The Haitian Gov't, Preval, Aristide, Duvalier's etc are all chump-change in comparison to Clinton

& Farmer, Red Cross etc.

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The Red Cross is coming soon.............
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Posted: 13 December 2010 05:21 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 8 ]
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I thought it would never come...Not too long ago I got a text from Clinton/Bush about donating to their cholera efforts--I was so mad at their audacity that I threw my cell across the room--thank God it didn't break. Again, thanks for bringing the info to light. That said, I am confused by your painstaking work to bring this info to light meanwhile in other posts your political views seem to be international community knows best.

First, let me just say that for years I’ve read posts and never bothered to add to the discussion, but I couldn't resist this one mainly because 1/12/10 changed everything for me, I am disappointed, and frankly the future scares me when it comes to Haiti and her relationship with the international community and her hyphenated and Haitian children abroad (aka the diaspora). What confused me, Gunner, is that here you are calling for us to question what we’re being told of NGO activities in Haiti, be on the lookout and investigate in the spirit of I guess keep’ em honest then in another thread about Preval manipulating the elections you agreed with Vicecomes and proclaimed that you have often called for a takeover “ by the US Military with Haitians stripped of their civil rights for about 10 years. Meaning, no elections of any kind. Only appointments.” Explain to me, if you will, how the NGO’s got to be this large and powerful in Haiti? Remember structural adjustments in Haiti in the late 80’s and early 90’s? The NGOs came out of that; in fact, the NGOs and now Clinton are the “appointments” you and vicecomes agreed on!

I don’t understand how any Haitian--hyphenated or not or anyone with close or distant relatives in Haiti can willingly call for Haitians to be stripped of their rights or agree with the point of view that Haitians “need to be whipped into behaving like civilized human beings.” Granted Haitians have rights now per the constitution and still get treated like dogs and like we have no true aspirations to earn a decent wage to care for our families on our terms and here you are somehow espousing that the same people, system or mindset (whom you want us to look out for and investigate) that make or sustain the current realities of Haitian life will all of a sudden take care of us or do right by Haitians just because we relinquish our rights to self-determination. What's the point of reporting on other NGOs, telling my friends, family, etc in Haiti when you and so many are advocating for their civil rights to be suspended anyway? By the way, the council that Bill and Bellerive sit on already suspended or assumed the state's right to self-governance in this phase of the phantom reconstruction from the last reports I read--of course it wasn't CNN!

Perhaps it’s just frustration that has gotten us at times to for lack of a better word flip flop or think that we are not Haitians and easily adopt other people’s views and insults towards Haiti and Haitians as our own, such as “…haiti will always be a dysfunctional 4th world country unless it is taken over by another country that force haiti's norm…” because we have green cards, foreign citizenships, degrees/education, electricity, toilet paper, etc. My hope is that when diaspora talks about Haiti and her challenges, instead of saying "They" or "Haitians" as if they don't belong or have a connection to those "people" that they take a minute, breath, and think "we", "I" , "us" otherwise the change that Haiti needs will not come soon enough.

This is not the way I wanted to introduce myself on Haitixchange, but the political discourse here has been filled with anti-Haiti solutions lately and frankly I wanted you to tell you that you’re pulling a John Kerry on haitixchange with the double speak and flip flopping--no love lost though…just saying!
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Posted: 13 December 2010 08:13 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 9 ]
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I thought it would never come...Not too long ago I got a text from Clinton/Bush about donating to their cholera efforts--I was so mad at their audacity that I threw my cell across the room--thank God it didn't break. Again, thanks for bringing the info to light. That said, I am confused by your painstaking work to bring this info to light meanwhile in other posts your political views seem to be international community knows best.

First, let me just say that for years I’ve read posts and never bothered to add to the discussion, but I couldn't resist this one mainly because 1/12/10 changed everything for me, I am disappointed, and frankly the future scares me when it comes to Haiti and her relationship with the international community and her hyphenated and Haitian children abroad (aka the diaspora). What confused me, Gunner, is that here you are calling for us to question what we’re being told of NGO activities in Haiti, be on the lookout and investigate in the spirit of I guess keep’ em honest then in another thread about Preval manipulating the elections you agreed with Vicecomes and proclaimed that you have often called for a takeover “ by the US Military with Haitians stripped of their civil rights for about 10 years. Meaning, no elections of any kind. Only appointments.” Explain to me, if you will, how the NGO’s got to be this large and powerful in Haiti? Remember structural adjustments in Haiti in the late 80’s and early 90’s? The NGOs came out of that; in fact, the NGOs and now Clinton are the “appointments” you and vicecomes agreed on!

I don’t understand how any Haitian--hyphenated or not or anyone with close or distant relatives in Haiti can willingly call for Haitians to be stripped of their rights or agree with the point of view that Haitians “need to be whipped into behaving like civilized human beings.” Granted Haitians have rights now per the constitution and still get treated like dogs and like we have no true aspirations to earn a decent wage to care for our families on our terms and here you are somehow espousing that the same people, system or mindset (whom you want us to look out for and investigate) that make or sustain the current realities of Haitian life will all of a sudden take care of us or do right by Haitians just because we relinquish our rights to self-determination. What's the point of reporting on other NGOs, telling my friends, family, etc in Haiti when you and so many are advocating for their civil rights to be suspended anyway? By the way, the council that Bill and Bellerive sit on already suspended or assumed the state's right to self-governance in this phase of the phantom reconstruction from the last reports I read--of course it wasn't CNN!

Perhaps it’s just frustration that has gotten us at times to for lack of a better word flip flop or think that we are not Haitians and easily adopt other people’s views and insults towards Haiti and Haitians as our own, such as “…haiti will always be a dysfunctional 4th world country unless it is taken over by another country that force haiti's norm…” because we have green cards, foreign citizenships, degrees/education, electricity, toilet paper, etc. My hope is that when diaspora talks about Haiti and her challenges, instead of saying "They" or "Haitians" as if they don't belong or have a connection to those "people" that they take a minute, breath, and think "we", "I" , "us" otherwise the change that Haiti needs will not come soon enough.

This is not the way I wanted to introduce myself on Haitixchange, but the political discourse here has been filled with anti-Haiti solutions lately and frankly I wanted you to tell you that you’re pulling a John Kerry on haitixchange with the double speak and flip flopping--no love lost though…just saying!


A very nice post. I have been on this forum for a little over two years on and off.

My posts are brass tacks and more in-depth than most.

I'm not interested in what the diaspora believes or perceives to be reality.

I'm done with that because they've been lazy and allowed very alluring

but false "perceptions" to become their reality.

That has hurt Haiti tremendously over the last 30 years.

You can read my posts on NGO's as they are very extensive and I fully explain

the questions that you have raised.

Haiti CAN be a thriving, growing, economy headed towards full self dependency in 10 years.

Obviously, right now, we are the complete opposite of this.

There is only one organization in the world with experience and expertise to make this happen.

It is the US Military and their Corps of Engineers. The best example is Iraq and what they have done in

just 5 years to rebuild Iraq's infrastructure which was very similar to Haiti's before we invaded in 2003.

To get the US Military and a 4 star General in charge of Haiti a couple of things must happen.

#1. Republicans must take control of Congress.

#2. Haitians must be stripped of their voting rights and electoral process for 10 years.

#3. The diaspora must support the Republicans and the US Military.

With this, the US Military can get the Haitians transfixed on infrastructure employment and development.

Rebuild Haiti's infrastructure in an all out assault and in 10 years Haiti will have a thriving, growing economy

quickly heading towards full self dependency.

Drastic times call for drastic measures. No more fanciful "Building projects" with huge "donate now" buttons attached.

Only pdf files of water treatment plants, electrical power plants and other such mundane things.
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Posted: 13 December 2010 08:30 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 10 ]
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The best example is Iraq and what they have done in

just 5 years to rebuild Iraq's infrastructure which was very similar to Haiti's before we invaded in 2003.

To get the US Military and a 4 star General in charge of Haiti a couple of things must happen.

#1. Republicans must take control of Congress.

#2. Haitians must be stripped of their voting rights and electoral process for 10 years.

#3. The diaspora must support the Republicans and the US Military.



lol..lol now you have really lost it.

an oil rich country who fought a bloody war with Iran....invaded Kuwait and had to be removed by the US........a country the world thought capable of acquiring weapons of mass destruction had infrastructure similar to Haiti in 2003........UNBELIEVABLE.

I think you are confusing Iraq with Afghanistan.
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gunner - 13 December 2010 08:13 PM
The best example is Iraq and what they have done in

just 5 years to rebuild Iraq's infrastructure which was very similar to Haiti's before we invaded in 2003.

To get the US Military and a 4 star General in charge of Haiti a couple of things must happen.

#1. Republicans must take control of Congress.

#2. Haitians must be stripped of their voting rights and electoral process for 10 years.

#3. The diaspora must support the Republicans and the US Military.



lol..lol now you have really lost it.

an oil rich country who fought a bloody war with Iran....invaded Kuwait and had to be removed by the US........a country the world thought capable of acquiring weapons of mass destruction had infrastructure similar to Haiti in 2003........UNBELIEVABLE.

I think you are confusing Iraq with Afghanistan.


Great work for posting those financial statements but your views are seriously twisted.

1) Haiti's autonomy has to be set and must be set regardless of who control the US Congress. All it takes is the right Haitian Government.

2) Totally crazy! I'll admit that Haiti is not independent and is under the control of foreign powers but their will always be a "mask" on. The Haitian govt must continue to appear in control or take control if they find the balls or ovaries (in the case of Mrs Manigat) to do so. Again, regardless of who's in power in the U.S

3) There are other efficient ways to bring forth development. The USACE and the US Army does not need to take control of Haiti for the country to progress.

Again, keep doing your work with demanding accountability. Your other arguments about the Republican VS Democrat, US Army, "stripping Haitians of their right" are weak at best.
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gunner - 13 December 2010 08:13 PM
The best example is Iraq and what they have done in

just 5 years to rebuild Iraq's infrastructure which was very similar to Haiti's before we invaded in 2003.

To get the US Military and a 4 star General in charge of Haiti a couple of things must happen.

#1. Republicans must take control of Congress.

#2. Haitians must be stripped of their voting rights and electoral process for 10 years.

#3. The diaspora must support the Republicans and the US Military.



lol..lol now you have really lost it.

an oil rich country who fought a bloody war with Iran....invaded Kuwait and had to be removed by the US........a country the world thought capable of acquiring weapons of mass destruction had infrastructure similar to Haiti in 2003........UNBELIEVABLE.

I think you are confusing Iraq with Afghanistan.


Great work for posting those financial statements but your views are seriously twisted.

1) Haiti's autonomy has to be set and must be set regardless of who control the US Congress. All it takes is the right Haitian Government.

2) Totally crazy! I'll admit that Haiti is not independent and is under the control of foreign powers but their will always be a "mask" on. The Haitian govt must continue to appear in control or take control if they find the balls or ovaries (in the case of Mrs Manigat) to do so. Again, regardless of who's in power in the U.S

3) There are other efficient ways to bring forth development. The USACE and the US Army does not need to take control of Haiti for the country to progress.

Again, keep doing your work with demanding accountability. Your other arguments about the Republican VS Democrat, US Army, "stripping Haitians of their right" are weak at best.


I tend to agree that the Haitian Gov't must appear to be in control. Just as it's been for 30+ years.

It would be far more transparent and honest for the Haitian people to fully understand, up-front, who's in control.

The Haitians populace can handle the truth. I think for the first time, in a very long time, it would be refreshing to them.

They wouldn't all like it but living in this childish and fanciful idealism of the Haitian Gov't is in control is pandering and demeaning.

I do KNOW, that the vast majority of Haitians would appreciate USACE and an all out effort to rebuild Haiti's infrastructure.

Right now, they have this delusion that all troubles are the result of Preval and the Haitian Gov't. That is NOT in Haiti's best interest.

My calls are for DRASTIC measures. Not pandering to personal feelings of "independence" when Haiti is 180 degrees from that.

My Republican vs Democrat argument is very solid and well documented by me. It is not my opinion or viewpoint; it is actuality.

We can continue to "play along" with the concept that the Haitian Gov't is to blame while the true powers (NGO's) rape Haiti clean.

Again, this is not my opinion but documented fact.

I have more faith and confidence in Haitians that the truth might hurt but their sensibilities would quickly accept a temporary fate.

When they became employed by USACE and witness roads, water treatment facilities, electrical power plants, sewage lines being installed,

they would soon forget this other childish concept of: "we've been taken over for our hidden jewels".
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