France accuses US of occupying Haiti

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The French minister in charge of humanitarian relief called on the UN to "clarify" the American role amid claims the military build up was hampering aid efforts.

Alain Joyandet admitted he had been involved in a scuffle with a US commander in the airport's control tower over the flight plan for a French evacuation flight.

"This is about helping Haiti, not about occupying Haiti," Mr Joyandet said.

Geneva-based charity Medecins Sans Frontieres backed his calls saying hundreds of lives were being put at risk as planes carrying vital medical supplies were being turned away by American air traffic controllers.

But US commanders insisted their forces' focus was on humanitarian work and last night agreed to prioritise aid arrivals to the airport over military flights, after the intervention of the UN.

The diplomatic row came amid heightened frustrations that hundreds of tons of aid was still not getting through. Charities reported violence was also worsening as desperate Haitians took matters into their own hands.

The death toll is now estimated at up to 200,000 lives. Around three million Haitians – a third of the country's population – have been affected by Tuesday's earthquake and two million require food assistance.

While food and water was gradually arriving at the makeshift camps which have sprung up around the city, riots have broken out in other areas where supplies have still not materialised.

Haiti was occupied by the US between 1915 and 1935, and historical sensitivities together with friction with other countries over the relief effort has made the Americans cautious about their role in the operation.

American military commanders have repeatedly stressed that they are not entering the country as an occupying force.

US soldiers in Port-au-Prince said they had been told to be discreet about how they carry their M4 assault rifles.

A paratrooper sergeant said they were authorised to use "deadly force" if they see anyone's life in danger but only as a "last resort".

Capt John Kirby, a spokesman for the joint task force at the airport, said the US recognised it was only one of a number of countries contributing to a UN-led mission.

He also emphasised the US troops, which he said would rise to 10,000 by Wednesday would principally be assisting in humanitarian relief and the evacuation of people needing medical attention.

The main responsibility for security rests with the UN, which is to add a further 3,000 troops to its force of 9,000.

However, it was agreed on Sunday night that the Americans would take over security at the four main food and water distribution points being set up in the city, Capt Kirby said.

"Security here is in a fluid situation," he said. "If the Haitian government asked us to provide security downtown, we would do that." He played down the threat of violence, saying: "What we're seeing is that there are isolated incidents of violence and some pockets where it's been more restive, but overall it's calm."
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US accused of 'occupying' Haiti as troops flood in - Telegraph

LOL France needs to shut the fuck up. If the US wasn't there, they'd all be complaining about how we're not doing enough to help the Haitians.
 


god I hate the fucking french

And besides they are there to help, AND keep the peace; katrina showed us how quickly things will pop off in a disaster of this magnitude
 
If I'm reading this right...

Geneva-based charity Medecins Sans Frontieres backed his calls saying hundreds of lives were being put at risk as planes carrying vital medical supplies were being turned away by American air traffic controllers.

But US commanders insisted their forces' focus was on humanitarian work and last night agreed to prioritise aid arrivals to the airport over military flights, after the intervention of the UN.
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The US is the one who needs to get their priorities straight if they need UN intervention to let vital supplies pass instead of military personel/guns etc. you know, things that tend to have a better chance at saving lives.

Imagine this,

You and your entire family has no food, water or any health supplies, would you rather,

A) USA World Police troops, guns, food for soldiers
B) 4 Crates of supplies that will take care of 100 people over a week

Right, tell me again who's at fault here...
 
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people people..., everybody cool the fuck down.. this is how world wars get started... It's about helping after all, Can't we all just get along? :D
 
Rofl shit goes down in haiti and we're all over it but katrina fucks over new orleans and we can barely do shit. Way to go government.
 
zimok said:
If I'm reading this right...



The US is the one who needs to get their priorities straight if they need UN intervention to let vital supplies pass instead of military personel/guns etc. you know, things that tend to have a better chance at saving lives.

Imagine this,

You and your entire family has no food, water or any health supplies, would you rather,

A) USA World Police troops, guns, food for soldiers
B) 4 Crates of supplies that will take care of 100 people over a week

Right, tell me again who's at fault here...
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Actually, planes got turned away because Haiti has like 3 fucking airstrips and there are is nowhere to land.
 
Lpdesigner said:


If the US wasn't there, they'd all be complaining about how we're not doing enough to help the Haitians.
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If the US wasn't there in WWII, they'd all be complaining in German right now, so they need to doubly shut the fuck up.
 
hellblazer said:
If the US wasn't there in WWII, they'd all be complaining in German right now, so they need to doubly shut the fuck up.
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Unless you're a jew. Then you'd be dead.

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The French.... You mean the country that started the mess in the first place. They used to own Haiti, but the slaves kicked their butts out.
 
zimok said:
If I'm reading this right...



The US is the one who needs to get their priorities straight if they need UN intervention to let vital supplies pass instead of military personel/guns etc. you know, things that tend to have a better chance at saving lives.

Imagine this,

You and your entire family has no food, water or any health supplies, would you rather,

A) USA World Police troops, guns, food for soldiers
B) 4 Crates of supplies that will take care of 100 people over a week

Right, tell me again who's at fault here...
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I say U.S. PULL THE FUCK out and let idiots like the zimok fool and the french take care of it. ALL of the euro trash countries put together will not end up giving as much money, aid etc. as the US will.
 
kingfish said:
Rofl shit goes down in haiti and we're all over it but katrina fucks over new orleans and we can barely do shit. Way to go government.
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really? quite listening to the shoeless liberal standing outside the coffee shop yelling about how bad the USA is. Katrina victems has and is still recieving BILLIONS of dollars in aid. Hell many of them are now in WAY better living conditions than what they were pre-katrina.
 
popeye said:
I say U.S. PULL THE FUCK out and let idiots like the zimok fool and the french take care of it. ALL of the euro trash countries put together will not end up giving as much money, aid etc. as the US will.
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This I think we can all agree on. France needs to step their game up!
 
kingfish said:
Rofl shit goes down in haiti and we're all over it but katrina fucks over new orleans and we can barely do shit. Way to go government.
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You clearly know nothing about what actually happened in New Orleans. We told the people to leave because a fucking hurricane was coming; they stayed. The Governor was supposed to evacuate the people; he didn't.

The police force was so corrupt they deserted when the shit hit the fan, so the National Guard had to be called in. And then on top of that, civil society had totally broken down, so you had National Guardsmen coming in to HELP people and they were being shot at. This wasn't isolated incidents; Guardsmen were quoted as being disgusted that the people they were trying to save were actually firing weapons at them.

But hell, why not just believe the propaganda that Bush doesn't like black people. After all, that requires zero critical thinking skills.
 
Haiti needs to be occupied. It is a failed nation with staggering level of poverty, hunger, AIDS, corruption, etc..

The US dumps aid there and the fucking leaders eat it all. The government is nowhere to seen.

This country needs to be taken over. It is a complete failure.
 
kingfish said:
Rofl shit goes down in haiti and we're all over it but katrina fucks over new orleans and we can barely do shit. Way to go government.
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You don't know what the fuck you are talking about. I was part of the Katrina relief effort, and while there was a lack of coordination but my entire unit worked 15+ hrs/day for almost a month following Katrina. It didn't help that some jackasses in New Orleans started shooting at each other, forcing us to wear body armor while we tried to help people.

To say that nothing was done is complete and utter bullshit. The damage was horrendous, but the relief effort was massive as well.
 
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