Scholar Ned Sublette Critiques “Epic Story” of Looting in Haiti pt. 1 of 2
Ned Sublette @ Baruch Haiti Teach-In Feb 4, 2010 in two parts PART 2 of 2: www.youtube.com DR. NED SUBLETTE, Musician and Ethnomusicologist offers an amazing critique and counter narrative to the “epic story” of looting during Haitian Earthquake in reporting by Anderson Cooper on CNN & in photos from Los Angeles Times. Also addresses the “looting” by Christian Missionaries from Idaho who are being charged with kidnapping 33 Haitian children. US help for Haiti was aimed first and foremost at pouring in soldiers and weapons. The primary aim was not, as reported, to help the people, but to prevent a wave of refugees from setting sail for Florida or crossing over into the Dominican Republic. However, Cuba sent 250 additional medical personnel to Haiti, and they came without soldiers, and went to work immediately helping the people. Cuba has long had an active presence in Haiti and has trained many Haitian doctors over the years. In the confusion the Haitian children are being viewed as a resource to be harvested by international adoption agencies. The American media is presenting false and sensationalized images of what is going on. He showed a number of clips of people taking blankets and food from wrecked stores and how these clips and pictures labeled them as looters, similar to what happened in New Orleans. And he showed a theatrical clip of Anderson Cooper rescuing a child who had been injured in a riot and taking him over to an aid station, all the while being sure to …
Ned Sublette Critiques “Epic Story” of Looting in Haiti pt. 2 of 2
Ned Sublette @ Baruch Haiti Teach-In Feb 4, 2010 in two parts Part 1 of 2: www.youtube.com DR. NED SUBLETTE, Musician and Ethnomusicologist offers an amazing critique and counter narrative to the “epic story” of looting during Haitian Earthquake in reporting by Anderson Cooper on CNN & in photos from Los Angeles Times. Also addresses the “looting” by Christian Missionaries from Idaho who are being charged with kidnapping 33 Haitian children.