NGOs in Haiti: "The Handmaidens of Imperial Domination" An Interview With Ashley Smith :: www.uruknet.info

28.1.11

NGOs in Haiti: "The Handmaidens of Imperial Domination" An Interview With Ashley Smith :: www.uruknet.info :: informazione dal medio oriente :: information from middle east :: [vs-1]: "MW--In your article in CounterPunch titled 'Haiti and the Aid Racket', you said that 'The catastrophe in Haiti has revealed the worst aspects of the U.S. government and the NGO aid industry'. Can you explain what you mean?

Ashley Smith---After the earthquake, the imperial powers and international NGOs collected billions of dollars with the promise that they would provide relief for Haiti's quake victims and then rebuild the country. Today, even mainstream figures are profoundly critical of what the U.S. and the NGOs have done. For example, Ricardo Seitenfus, the special representative from the Organization of American States (OAS) to Haiti, told the Swiss daily Le Temps, 'If there is failure of international aid, it is Haiti.'"