Why no aid?

It's not until you reach the Opinion section of The Times, page 22 to be precise, that someone finally makes a bold statement as to why aid is not reaching the Haitian people fast enough. The Guardian claims it is 'outbreaks of looting and violence that have slowed distribution of supplies' and the Telegraph has a fantastic video of so called 'peace keepers' carrying truncheons looking positively terrified of a few (calm but hungry) Haitian men. However Linda Polman, a freelance Dutch journalist sets the record straight, the Americans and other aid workers are too scared to help. Her article, 'Fear of the poor is hampering Haiti rescue' provides a stark reality and certainly a more believable one as to why all the aid is 'stuck at the airport'.
The article can be found here:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6991697.ece

Perhaps the most ironic thing in all of this is that Bill Clinton himself has just arrived to 'help' Haiti. It was Mr. Clinton who, in 1994, launched Operation Restore Freedom during which U.S. troops invaded Haiti in the hope of restoring liberties that never even existed. The Americans reinstated the despotic and brutal (he promised to burn his opponents alive in 1990) Jean-Bertrand Aristide to power. He was ousted in 2004 and has since been living in exile in South Africa. He has recently been quoted saying he would like to return to help with the aid effort, perhaps himself and Bill could launch Operation Restore...

When Germany sieged Paris in 1871 it aimed to starve the people into surrender. The middle class ate the more domesticated rats, the working class got the sewer rats and when they were all gone the people took it upon themselves to dig up corpses for food. So on that note, let's just remind ourselves that these are merely hungry people, not inherently violent savages.

If you care to read Polman's article then this picture is for you, a sign errected in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina.