Haitian earthquake was used as an excuse for US invasion

[Shadou]

So why are they invading Haïti for again?

to bring the black man down?

that is just as rational (or maybe even more so) than any other claim here.

 

[Pardalis]

Millions of dollars earmarked for victims of the Ethiopian famine of 1984-85 went on buying weapons, the BBC has learned.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8535189.stm

http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showpost.php?p=5669826&postcount=8

If it appears that a poster often brings up a particular topic in threads in which it only has a tenuous, if any connection, that will be considered a breach.

Where are the mods?

 

[dudalb]

Hey, everybody knows the US is taking over Haiti not for any practical reason, but just because WE ARE EVIL!

 

[Elizabeth I]

Hey, everybody knows the US is taking over Haiti not for any practical reason, but just because WE ARE EVIL!

That is, of course, the only truly worthwhile reason for doing anything.

 

[Travis]

Mercenaries Circling Haiti



http://www.zcommunications.org/mercenaries-circling-haiti-by-bill-quigley

Security companies are not mercenaries.

Quite a good summary of the operation is here

Official denials aside, the United States has embarked on a new military occupation of Haiti thinly cloaked as disaster relief. But what is the purpose of an occupation, the fourth in the past 100 years? The official response, from the Pentagon to the United Nations, was that more U.S. and UN troops were needed to provide "security and stability" to bring in aid. Leaving aside what is really meant by security and stability, the rapid military response was actually a major reason why aid was delayed. One week after the January 12 earthquake, Doctors Without Borders said 5 of its cargo flights carrying 85tons of medical and relief supplies had been turned away from the Port-au-Prince airport, which was under U.S. military control.

http://www.zcommunications.org/haiti-a-new-u-s-occupation-disguised-as-disaster-relief-by-arun-gupta

That has been debunked. The Doctors Without Borders planes got diverted because other planes also carrying medical and relief supplies were being landed. And, again, the troops were needed to actually distribute the aid and use the medical supplies. What good is a bunch of surgical equipment if it just sits at the airport in a huge pile?

 

[JihadJane]

That is, of course, the only truly worthwhile reason for doing anything.

In strawman toyland, anyway....

 

[aggle-rithm]

Hey, everybody knows the US is taking over Haiti not for any practical reason, but just because WE ARE EVIL!

Wait a minute. Are you saying my Haiti check ISN'T in the mail?!?

 

[portlandatheist]

This thread has been quiet for a long time. Now that we've had a successful military occupation of Haiti and exploited its vast resources greatly benefiting our economy, perhaps we should do likewise in Pakistan.