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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (343608)	1/17/2010 8:51:40 PM
From: LindyBill	3 Recommendations Respond to of 793907

Thus, in general, much of the delay in food assistance is just as much due to the depravity of the Haitian's, as it is disorganization of the relief workers. I said the other day that after debarking MP's, the next order of business was bulldozers. They didn't do this. What do we hear? "We can't get supplies into the city because the roads are blocked." What unblocks roads? Bulldozers.

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (343608)	1/17/2010 9:42:43 PM
From: Alan Smithee	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793907

eThat explains quite a bit of the problem right there. Social order, which didn't really exist prior to the quake, is now literally non-existent. Instead of protecting/assisting the aid workers, the survivors are apparently waiting to rob them and take their food aid. It's occurred to me that we may be hearing reports of assaults on some of the press crews who are down there. Fox's Bill Hemmer, Jonathan Hunt and one other whose name doesn't come to mind are down there. Hope they stay safe.