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Stories and News No. 1290 What to do when in a country more or less distant from us the population is in serious condition for the different reasons, from a civil war to a natural catastrophe, as well as a foreign invasion or a climatic tragedy such as drought or a flood is a very topical topic nowadays. I invite you to reflect on it through a story, as usual inspired by true facts. Once upon a time Haiti. One of the many lands attacked and mortally wounded by that terrifying, cruel and sadistic monster named Colonialism. So once upon a time the Spaniards, it is clear, also the French and, of course, the United States of America. Once upon a time, during the years, a nation as vulnerable as it was fragile, made so even by those who strenuously defend their borders, that is to say, in a one or simply hypocritical way. Let’s jump to 1915, the year of the Occupation by the most powerful neighbors, namely the USA. To bring peace and democracy, order and stability, as in the Handbook of ...

Stories and News No. 1259 In this umpteenth story, a new and old one at the same time, follow me all the way to the Dominican Republic and get to know President Luis Abinader . He is a revolutionary and modern character in the span of a single sentence pronounced in a few seconds on a special occasion, a truly modern and revolutionary one, a conceptually oxymoron but imperialistically reasonable: "[With the wall between us and Haiti] the advantage for both nations will be of great importance ." It is hard to understand that using a brain with a lucid and disinterested rationality, but in the brain of the man who is the symbol of the Modern Revolutionary Party , according to the definition of his own coalition, everything is okay. As much as the captain of the ship who orders his men to pull on board the lifebuoy, letting the castaway drown, the mother who removes the breast from her hungry child, the surgeon who suddenly decides not to mend the patient after the operation...

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Stories and News No. 271 2010 was a bloody year for Haiti. In January there was the earthquake that killed more than 200 thousand people and at least one and a half million are homeless. In late October, about 100 to Port-au-Prince an epidemic of cholera began to spread in the country. The dead are now over a thousand. And if all this were not enough, in early November Thomas hurricane strikes Haiti, provoking also a flood. To make things even more dramatic, there are news of clashes between peacekeepers and residents. Apparently, most of them are convinced that cholera was imported by the soldiers of the United Nations, in this case from Nepal. What evidences there would be against them? First, the latrines of UN peacekeepers camp are near a river, whose waters would then spread the disease. Second, one UN peacekeeper has the cholera. The United Nations rejected the accusations. Apart from that, the clashes have provoked the death of two people, including a twenty years o...

Stories and News No. 99 The Story: Once upon a time there was the worst band in history: us... This is an extract from our best hit: We are the disaster, words and music by us . We are the disaster, we are the children. We are the ones who make a brighter day, so let's start giving... And here are some reviews: Church accused of Haiti child trafficking… U.S. halts airlifts of victims in Haiti… Doctors in Haiti may be disciplined for drinking, posing with guns in Facebook... Paul Shirley to Haiti: 'Maybe Use A Condom Once In A While'… Haiti doctors fear malaria and typhoid as rainy season arrives… Construction slow on Haiti's 'tented villages'… Italian official condemns Haiti earthquake relief as 'vanity parade'… Cuba calls Haiti situation a shame… UN Group Urges $700 Million Investment in Haitian Agriculture… French aid group MSF accuses US over Haiti delays… Aid groups play down reports of violence in Haiti… However, we all know how t...

Stories and News No. 90 The Story: I am dead. I don’t have nationality, because now I belong to the earth. All earth. I have no longer age, because time has stopped. My time. I stopped fighting to survive, so you do not need to worry. I am no longer a threat to your wellbeing. Besides, now you have no power over me, because you cannot do anything to me. Pain is a memory. Fortunately. Do not pity me. Take your compassion to those who still need you. Are you offended because someone enjoys just a hundred kilometres from me? Come one, don’t be hypocrites. I am dead, I told you. For me there are no more distances. They are the only important thing to you, be honest. The distance between the ship and my body, the distance from which you are viewing the photo itself, the distance between your full belly and your conscience… They no longer exist to me. And perhaps, they did not have sense even before. As between United States and Afghanistan: Between Russia an...

The beginning of 2010 is marked by a terrible tragedy. Of course I'm talking about the Haiti earthquake . The number of deaths is between 30,000 and 100,000 and at least three million people have been devastated by the disaster. I will not dwell too much in citing the article in Le Matin , which publishes the warning of the geologist Charles Patrick , professor of the Institute of Applied Geology of Havana, who apparently had already planned earthquake. I don’t want to be caught in controversy if earthquakes can be predicted or not. Until otherwise proven, the earthquake is a natural event, a phenomenon that is part of our planet’s life. Moreover, many of you could warn me and remind me that now is not the time for polemics, but for solidarity and aid. It’s time to open the bag. It’s time for us, fortunate of having one. From what I read , apart from the various interventions of doctors and officials of the various humanitarian organizations, the world is sending millio...

To the people of Haiti… After the earthquake After the earthquake everything can start again. After the earthquake we all return the same, as in dreams. After the earthquake we remember why we were there, in that house with those people, at that time. After the earthquake we love more who remained. After the earthquake we know better who is gone. After the earthquake we feel small. After the earthquake we forget what time it is. After the earthquake we discover who really loves us. After the earthquake we like the taste of water. After the earthquake to sleep is a privilege. After the earthquake to dream is an achievement. After the earthquake, the future is no longer granted. After the earthquake the present is the most precious thing. After the earthquake we expect the best from everything. After the earthquake we don’t care how . After the earthquake we care what . After the earthquake we know it may return. After the earthquake we want to be ready. After the e...