Comments on: The Best Way To Help Haiti Victims http://hispanicpundit.com/2010/01/18/the-best-way-to-help-haiti-victims/ Fri, 25 May 2012 12:39:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Cockroach People http://hispanicpundit.com/2010/01/18/the-best-way-to-help-haiti-victims/#comment-221694 Cockroach People Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:35:36 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/2010/01/18/the-best-way-to-help-haiti-victims/#comment-221694 Jon, While I agree about the shady practices with regard to some countries including our own, it's a bit of non sequitur to say free trade cannot reduce poverty. Not even Chomsky says that. Policy change is required, but don't conflate arguments. Jon,

While I agree about the shady practices with regard to some countries including our own, it’s a bit of non sequitur to say free trade cannot reduce poverty. Not even Chomsky says that. Policy change is required, but don’t conflate arguments.

]]> By: Jon http://hispanicpundit.com/2010/01/18/the-best-way-to-help-haiti-victims/#comment-221660 Jon Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:30:53 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/2010/01/18/the-best-way-to-help-haiti-victims/#comment-221660 Slight problem there. When U.S. backed murderous dictators are running things anybody that braves the waters seeking asylum in the U.S. is shipped back to Haiti where they are often later found hacked to pieces. It's a gross violation of international law. This policy was reversed briefly when the U.S. backed candidate was defeated and Haiti saw it's first real democratic election when Aristide won in 1990. Though refugee's reduced to a trickle at that point they were given asylum in the U.S. Subsequent to the coup that removed their first democratically elected president and re-installed U.S. favorites U.S. policy was again reversed. Hatians seeking asylum would be returned to Haiti where they continue to be executed. Free trade the poverty eliminator, eh? Check my recent post. http://bigwhiteogre.blogspot.com/2010/01/more-thoughts-on-free-markets.html Slight problem there. When U.S. backed murderous dictators are running things anybody that braves the waters seeking asylum in the U.S. is shipped back to Haiti where they are often later found hacked to pieces. It’s a gross violation of international law. This policy was reversed briefly when the U.S. backed candidate was defeated and Haiti saw it’s first real democratic election when Aristide won in 1990. Though refugee’s reduced to a trickle at that point they were given asylum in the U.S. Subsequent to the coup that removed their first democratically elected president and re-installed U.S. favorites U.S. policy was again reversed. Hatians seeking asylum would be returned to Haiti where they continue to be executed.

Free trade the poverty eliminator, eh? Check my recent post.

http://bigwhiteogre.blogspot.com/2010/01/more-thoughts-on-free-markets.html

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