Jonathan M. Katz
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The Big Truck That Went By: How the World Came to Save Haiti and Left Behind a Disaster (2013) 181 eksemplarer
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Haiti has been plagued with every kind Of bad luck, poor decision making, bad judgement, U.S. meddling, horrible corruption and ineptitude for its entire existence. The last thing they needed was a massive earthquake. And it came with strings attached support of the United States, The Clinton’s, NGO’s, Hollywood, and the UN.
United States- a country that has meddled with Haiti from the beginning and Haiti is no better for it.
The Clinton’s- no two people have been better examples of offering empty promises while enriching themselves at someone Else’s expense.
NGO’s- with the exception of about 5 they are organizations-that if you give money to them- you can bet with near 100% certainty the money will benefit no one but the said NGO.
Hollywood- in this case Sean Penn, who at first was a worthwhile force, but like everything social/politics that he gets involved in became about Sean Penn.
Lastly The UN. An organization who makes the American government look efficient. Who employs the dregs of its members to act as soldiers, who do so because the pay is better than what the countries military pays, this institution is so inept and corrupt that its very existence is embarrassing. Everything they touch goes to shit. In the case of Haiti, literally as the troops from Nepal brought with them Cholera, a disease that had not previously been found on the island EVER! And is still killing Haitians.
You also learn about the games countries play with pledged financial support and how very little if any is ever delivered.
This is an outstanding but terribly sad book of how when disasters happen around the world the response of the world powers is pathetic.… (mere)