The Onion got it right!

Busy with my duties, I’ve been forced to back-burner my research and writing on Haiti and their victimization at the hands of the “Christian” world. But I ran across this and it is so excellent, I’m including the whole quote: Americans laid eyes on actual Haitians for the first time on Jan. 12. PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI—Less [...]

What we owe Haiti – a summary by Bill Quigley

Here’s the full text of an excellent email that arrived today from a U.Washington global health feed: Why The US Owes Haiti Billions – The Briefest History Jan 17, 2010 By Bill Quigley Bill Quigley’s ZSpace Page / ZSpace Why does the US owe Haiti Billions? Colin Powell, former US Secretary of State, stated his [...]

The rank falsehood of Pat Robertson’s “history”

On Wednesday morning, Dr. Robertson stated that the nation of Haiti made a pact with the devil. “True story”, he said, and claimed that this explains why Haiti  suffered so much in the years since. Au contraire: everything about his statement is false. Robertson’s claims: “Haiti was under the heel of the French, Napoleon III [...]

Pat Robertson and Haiti – where angels fear to tread

I had a great birthday. January 12 was a happy day for me, all day long. But a couple of days later I discovered what a big tragedy it was… an earthquake hit Haiti, killing maybe 100,000 people. Aside from the small donation I sent to World Vision, there isn’t much I can do. I [...]

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