sry for repost here for those who read nettime-l yet i feel sharing with you this reflection:
in the media storm and iphone rubbing that goes on around, is anybody noticing what is happening in Haiti?
do you remember Haiti? Coup d'etat, problematic presence of UN and US "humanitarian" troops, "suicide" of a Brasilian general refusing to crackdown on Lavalas... and then the earthquake, the only thing most of people living in Babylon remember probably because they could brag about PHP applications to save the World. well, if you want to really help Africa then keep an eye on Haiti *NOW*
few days ago WL cables exposed the plots vs. Aristide and the case of army general Urano Teixeira da Matta Bacellar http://ur1.ca/3mk6t
just while Aristide comes back in Haiti http://ur1.ca/3mk7g
and now the elections are taking place, but without the candidate that would win them, so people is boycotting them - a deja vu for those that know well the paradox of western democracies http://ur1.ca/3nkme
ciao