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[TiCam]

Last year, I came across an article at the Washington Times, I learned what happened to Haiti's forests is one of the greatest imperialist crimes in history. It once was a lush tropical region, but the US, through power politics and lumber barons corrupting Haitian officials, so completely denuded the nation that it lost most of its productive top soil from erosion. It's one of the principal reasons why Haiti can't come even close to sustaining itself agriculturally today and the people live in grinding poverty.

Then came Senator Joseph Biden (of Delaware), in order to get rid of excess wood present in Delaware, wood that's already been cut down that they had difficulty disposing of; at the suggestion of Sen. Biden, that excess wood was exported to Haiti to be used as fuel for bakery and dry cleaning plants in an effort to stem deforestation in the Caribbean nation.

Great initiative Senator Biden!

[grison]

Action is louder than words.

[diabolo]

It is erroneous to think that MC Cain, Obama, or Biden will resolve our problems. It's time for us to start thinking for ourselves. We have to understand that Haiti is not a US territory.

[TiCam]

Originally Posted by grison

Action is louder than words.

So right Grison, that's all we hear everywhere: words (des mots), words (des mots), words (des mots) turning into maux, even here; but no action. Everyone has a solution for Haiti, but no action!

[intruder]

Originally Posted by TiCam

Last year, I came across an article at the Washington Times, I learned what happened to Haiti's forests is one of the greatest imperialist crimes in history. It once was a lush tropical region, but the US, through power politics and lumber barons corrupting Haitian officials, so completely denuded the nation that it lost most of its productive top soil from erosion.

First step towards rebuildint should be to stop blaming others for our problems. Not saying they're not responsible but we need to look in the mirror and wonder why we allowed ourselves to be bamboozled into that positions where we are so easily victimized

[grison]

hummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[Al Saqr]

Originally Posted by diabolo

It is erroneous to think that MC Cain, Obama, or Biden will resolve our problems. It's time for us to start thinking for ourselves. We have to understand that Haiti is not a US territory.

Et qu'est-ce que tu sous-entends par "think for ourselves" ? ça a l'air intéressant comme idée mais je ne sais pas du tout ce que ça veut dire et j'aimerais bien que tu m'aides à comprendre !

[diabolo]

Al Saqr,

I am going to rewrite my comments.

Who decide which works that have to be done in Haiti?

The Haitian Government or the NGOs?

Do you think that it is a good way to build a country?

[Al Saqr]

The NGOs and no, I don't think that it's a good way to build a country mais quand on voit que la plupart des leaders politiques ont une ONG...

[diabolo]

Originally Posted by Al Saqr

The NGOs and no, I don't think that it's a good way to build a country mais quand on voit que la plupart des leaders politiques ont une ONG...

Al Saqr,

Poser le problème, c'est à moitié y répondre.

Nous devrons continuer à soulever ce problème au sein de notre communauté et grace à l'Internet, on peut le faire à grand pas.

Peut-etre, je suis dans l'erreur. A mon humble avis, une partie de la solution haitienne consistera à déchouker les ONG dans le pays et remplacer la classe politique actuelle par des jeunes professionels progressistes.

Comment peut-on le faire???