[Peace-discuss] Fw: Misinformation, Racism Freeze Haiti Aid Effort//Militarized Relief//Danny Glover//DN! Reports from Haiti//Myriam Merlet 1953-2010

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* Doctor: Misinformation and Racism Have Frozen Recovery Effort at General 
Hospital in Port-au-Prince *

"There are no security issues," says Dr. Evan Lyon of Partners in Health, 
reporting from the General Hospital in Port-Au-Prince in Haiti, where 1,000 
people are in need of operations. Lyon said the reports of violence in the 
city have been overblown by the media and have affected the delivery of aid 
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* US Accused of Militarizing Relief Effort in Haiti *

The US military has taken control of the only airport in Port-au-Prince and 
is facing criticism for diverting some aid planes. Doctors Without Borders 
says five of its planes carrying surgical teams and equipment weren't 
allowed to land and were diverted to Santo Domingo in the Dominican 
Republic. US forces also turned back a French aid plane carrying a field 
hospital. Al Jazeera English aired this report on Sunday.

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* Actor and Activist Danny Glover on Legacy of US-Haitian Relations Dating 
Back to 1804 *

Danny Glover is an acclaimed actor, director, producer and longtime friend 
of Haiti. His directorial debut, Toussaint, focused on the life of 
François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture, a former slave who became one of 
the fathers of Haiti's independence from France in 1804.

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http://www.democracynow.org/2010/1/19/actor_and_activist_danny_glover_on


* "Haiti is Shaken to the Core": Amy Goodman Reports from Port-au-Prince *

"Haiti is devastated as if a bomb, many bombs, exploded throughout 
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Goodman on her travels outside of Port-au-Prince to the epicenter of the 
earthquake. "The smell of death hangs in the air."

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Earthquake *

Sharif reports Haitians are growing increasingly frustrated by how the 
United Nations is working with survivors of the earthquake. "They're not 
interacting with people in the community," he said. "They're not interacting 
with people who can distribute aid effectively in the neighborhoods around 
Port-au-Prince."

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* Haitian Feminist Leader Myriam Merlet (1953-2010) *

We end today's show with the sad news of the passing of Haitian political 
activist Myriam Merlet. She died under the rubble of her home after it 
collapsed on her last week. Myriam Merlet was the Chief of Staff of the 
Haitian Ministry of Women and an outspoken feminist who helped draw 
international attention to the use of rape as a political weapon. We speak 
with playwright and activist Eve Ensler, who knew Myriam very well, and air 
video of Myriam speaking in 2008 at V-Day.

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http://www.democracynow.org/2010/1/19/haitian_feminist_leader_myriam_merlet_1953


* Headlines for January 19, 2010 *

200,000 Feared Dead in Haiti; 1.5 Million Homeless
US Military Diverts Aid Planes from Haitian Airport
18-Month-Old Girl Rescued from Collapsed Building
Gaza Residents Donate to Haiti Relief Effort
Obama Grants Haitian Immigrants Temporary Protected Status
US Military Covered Up Murder of Three Prisoners at Guantánamo
FBI Illegally Collected More Than 2,000 Call Records
Republican May Win Senate Seat in Masschusetts
Taliban Fighters Launch Attack on Kabul
Shell and Exxon Sign Iraq Oil Deals
Right-Wing Billionaire Wins Chilean Presidential Race
Wall Street Firms to Challenge Obama's New Tax Plan
Sen. Dodd Considers Scrapping Proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency

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