60K to go to hurricane relief
Haiti is a national interest for U.S. because of drug running. Yet, the U.S. supports a new Haiti government which has strong drug ties and human rights violations.
The Bahamas used to be the rum running spot. Later, it was drug running, using the same rum running paths and hideouts. Because of anti-drug efforts, the U.S. helped out the Bahamas. The U.S. still helps out that country. Now, The Bahamas is off-shore financial haven.
The U.S. pressured Caribbean countries to not let Aristide into their country after he fled the coup. There is good reason to question the U.S.'s hand in what happened. The Caribbean countries basically told the U.S. no.
Now, during this crisis, the U.S. gives Haiti $60K in relief funds. Is this payback?
$60K?
Damn.
Government services from what I was told.
Posted by: DarkStar at September 30, 2004 03:20 AMAccording to this report the 60K was an intial pledge.
US embassy pledged an initial 60,000 dollars in aid pending an assessment of the country's needs.
As far as the drug running and corruption ... there's plenty that going on, for sure.
What is the government like there/
Posted by: morningnight at November 19, 2004 10:12 AM
what does the bahaman government do with the funds they receive from the multinats hiding their money?
Posted by: Lester Spence at September 29, 2004 09:01 PM