Wed 1.20.10| The Perils of US Disaster Relief

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Alexander Poster, "Obama Follows Reagan-era Blueprint After Earthquake in Haiti" History News Network

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As Haiti struggles with the aftermath of a catastrophic earthquake, what can be learned from the history of US disaster relief in Ethiopia, Mexico, El Salvador, Armenia -- and Haiti? Alexander Poster has written about the role disaster aid has played from the Reagan administration to the present and the opportunity crises have afforded the United States, via USAID and private agencies, to exert economic and political influence on devastated countries.

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