It has indeed been a year since the terrible crisis in Haiti. I'm saddened to see men like Fidel Castro are using the Haitian humanitarian crisis to boost their own public visibility.
The fact is that many nations grew tired of dealing with the corruption of the Haitian government. When these nations sought to donate time, materials, and money, they were often met with demands for duty or obstreperous red tape. Thus these nations and their peoples chose to bow out and take their generosity elsewhere.
I do ask that people not forget the Haitians though. Since the initial disaster, cholera has taken hold there. The greed of the government not withstanding, these people still need help. But perhaps that help should take a different route. Contact your representatives in whatver nation you may be in. Ask them to place pressure on the Haitian government to cease their gouging of relief efforts. Only then will relief flow through to the people who really need it.
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