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< January 2 2011 at 6:44 AM >
Tiba says...

Pierre,

Chapo ba, papa! this a very well thought out and detailed essay/analogy, and I really applaud you with all honesty.

You have touched the sides of the two evils and of our deplorable condition and situation as a people, and that was beautiful.

Nontheless, let's be clear on one thing, I never dismissed the quality of the homes that I saw on the website.

I just don't think they fit the modern urban living, and therefore, will be accepted as modern homes in the capital city of Port-au-Prince.

Pierre as you put it so very well not to complain especialy when we fail so miserably to come up with our own proposals and ideas, point very well taking.

However, just because an entire nation is in so dire need doesn't mean they have to accept anything, any offer, any proposal and idea that is put before them as long-term solutions to their propblem, unless the Haitian people are completely brainless or robots opperated by remote control.

According to an investigation done on the Haiti Reconstruction Effort that came out 2 or 3 weeks ago, it is said that no contract is given to Haitian contractors.

All contracts are given to foreign contractors.

The investigation reported that the foreign contractors do not hire the local workers, they bring their own labor force, wich is a gross violation of their contract.

Unfortunately, you will not get this type of information on the news because these big fat corporations control what gets in the news. But so far, according to the report, Haitians have not benefited from the billion dollar so-called "Haitian Reconstruction Effort."

The report went on to say that one thing that seems to be intentionally set in place to make it even harder for Haitian contractors to get contracts is an exhausting illish bidding process, which takes a lifetime to complete.

These Haitian contractors have to jump hoops and always end up with nothing In terms of foreign contractors, they do not bid to get any contract whatsoever.

According to the report, contracts get handed to foreign contractors.

They do not participate in the bidding process.

Pierre, understand one very important reality about this so-called "Haiti Reconstrustion effort" is that it is not running by Haitians nor by the Haitians government.

The Bill Clinton foundation, the UN, and USAID are they ones in charge.

They are the ones calling the shots.

This so-called reconstruction is aimed to benefit ONLY foreign companies while keeping Haitians at bay. Which means, it is very possible Haitian civil engineers' proposals/suggestions/ideas are not welcomed.

The topic is: Post earthquake new house design for Haiti.
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Posted by Tiba on January 2 2011 at 6:44 AM



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Happy New Year 2011 Tiba. Let's start the year on a positive note. Let’s hope that the year 2010 is the final year that carried the remaining cascade of destructive forces that befall on Haiti since October 17th 1806. Let’s look at the year 2011 > >
Pierre F. Lherisson, 1-Jan-11 10:33 pm
Pierre, Chapo ba, papa! this a very well thought out and detailed essay/analogy, and I really applaud you with all honesty. You have touched the sides of the two evils and of our deplorable condition and situation as a people, and that was beautif > >
Tiba, 2-Jan-11 6:44 am
Hello Tiba and Pierre Great Job on your POST. First of all Pierre whatever violence we have learned we have learned it from the white men. I do not think no black men have inflicted so much pain on their fellow men than the Germans have done unde > >
Kamoken, 2-Jan-11 9:02 am
Hey Kamoken! Comment toute les bagay sont ye? Bonne Annee! Kamoken, you said it all. Unfortunately, no one would understand anything you just said because while majority of Haitians are living in a fanfasy world full of denial, the Americans and t > >
Tiba, 2-Jan-11 2:21 pm
Thank you Tiba Without doubts the Blanc mastered the technology of killing with a mathematical precision. That is why they killed more people than any other race combined. Since the 1960 they are trying to reduce the world population by advocating a > >
Pierre F. Lherisson, 2-Jan-11 5:14 pm
Thank you Kamokin. All of us are sharing the same concern and consternation regarding the state of great disorder under the Haitian sky. You and Tiba have made rave comments on my last comment which I truly appreciated. I just reply to Tiba. Some > >
Pierre F. Lherisson, 2-Jan-11 6:41 pm
hello, for the most part i agree with all you say, just a word of caution about generalizing any group of people. not all blancs participate in this. there many good people in any group. unfortunately they are often not those who are in control. > >
Chuck, 3-Jan-11 11:05 am
I did not make a blanket statement about any group.I did not believe any particular group is inherently more wicked than other. Our specie has the awesome potential to do good and bad regardless of the longitude or latitude where they live. However b > >
Pierre F. Lherisson, 3-Jan-11 1:53 pm
agreed, and as you have alluded, it really is seemingly always a class issue, where race, socioecomomic stratification, and often religion are used to divide and conquer. divide and conquer is very effective. > >
Chuck, 3-Jan-11 2:03 pm
I beg to differ: Class, race and sometimes gender are tightly link together. Socioeconomic stratification is another term for "class". Religion, class, race and on a softer tone gender have been used throughout the world to divide and conquer. Divi > >
Marjory Middy, 3-Jan-11 5:24 pm
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