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#1491: "Haiti, the poorest country ..., " AIDS, etc : a response
From:TOUTONTOU@aol.com
i am in agreement with you that we should be more interested in developing
our nation rather than how it is perceived. i am also in agreement that the
AIDS epidemics is very serious in Haiti and should be of concern to all of
us and do something about it.
however it is also very important that we are clere about the following:
when Haiti or any country is being portrayed acertain way by the U.S.
govenment
and media it can have a very serious impact in terms of tourism, foreign
ivesment,
cultural exange, etc... (people will stay away). that does not mean to
say that
things are fine. but the negative depiction of a country can be very
harmful to its
development.
regarding the AIDS question we cannot only look at the solution of the
medical
problem. it is a political crisis, in the U.S., in Haiti and all over
the world. it has to do with the lack of leadership an political will on the
part of the world superpowers, with all their resources (money,
technology...). The U.S., the richest and most powerful contry in the
world is plaged by the AIDS epidemic, BECAUSE OF GREED (insurance companies,
pharmacetical industry and the ther powerful interest groups) adequat
treatments are denied to the working class and poor people and the lack of
leadership on the part of government (which should tak) is a major issue.
Haiti, now more than ever (and always) under U.S. domination is no
accident why the AIDS epidemic is not being dealt with seriously. in order
for a haitian governmen to be able to deal with the AIDS crisis, the health
crisis in general (since we are on the subject of US control and domination
of Haiti)..... clearly the U.S. goverment has their priority as far as Haiti
is concerned. it is documented that the U.S. has spent more than three
billion dollars ($3 billion) since their intervention in (1994), i do not
have any figures, but i would like to know what percentage of that was spent
on health (AIDS and other health related problem).
the only way the immage proble and the real problems of Haiti can be solve by
revolution (the only solution). only a revolution will give Haiti what it
desperatly need to advance: sovereignty. in other words, only when haitian
revolutionaries, progressives and true patriots have real power and total
control of their contry will we be able to talk about real economic
develoopment, health care education, etc...
the current "leadership" in Haiti is only a pupet of the U.S. ready to jump
three times hire every time their masters in Washington ask them to. there is
no doubt in my mind that their are still some Haitian revolutionary who are
not corrupt and truly would like to see the immage of their country and human
conditions change.
WHAT'S YOUR OPINION? I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW.