$13 BILLIONS IN AID .....

What does Haiti  have to show for $13 billion in aid ??  A striking headline , that covered many media front pages few days ago here in the States . Depicting a real situation in Haiti , and reflecting similarities in many countries , recipients of aid and financial programs throughout the world , especially poorer nations and third world countries , whether  after wars or natural disasters or excessive poverty and inability to restart and recover .


$13 billions to Haiti after the devastating earthquake , a deadly one surely , but not worst than many other disaster hit areas of the world .except for its proximity and ties to the U.S , media coverage and big interests involvement .


My immediate educated guess would first lead me to the organizers and promoters of the aid , who probably received couple hundreds millions throughout the period for their services , the 10 top politicians in power back then and still today in the devastated country , managed to pocket 50 to 80 millions each , so we're already at a minus 7 to 800 millions of Dollars .


Another 100 mid level entrepreneurial bureaucrats , that nothing would go ahead without their help and approval , at the levels of 3 to 4 millions maybe 5 in some instances  a peace , and we further deduct a good 400 millions from the general fund . That's well over a billion .


Special projects benefiting only the  few at the top of the donating and receiving , projects to further enrich or glorify the deserving leaders , will ensure the siphoned amounts are closer to over two billion dollars . Of course every and all , without exception , helping agency or their derivative NGOs , special interest groups ,  buying , supplying  or delivering entities have a strong hand in administrating their own fees and expenses , making sure their payments and rewards are matching everyone else .


American businesses expertise proved highly competent in the game , covering many places whether in Iraq or lately Haiti , in line with everyone else , thus goes one or more billion in percentages and commissions . Suppliers , insurers and transporters charging  their highest international fees and fares playing always the highest risks are good for another billion .


We get to the good levels of around 5 billion Dollars missing or at least not productively distributed within Haiti and for long term projects to help Haitians in the future . so the real question remains and ought to be "What does Haiti have to show for 7 or 8 billion in aid ". A problem that will reoccur in many disaster areas and countries unfortunately .


Whether the Middle-East , Afghanistan , or Africa , the same scene is reigning , in our short past or in the coming years . Half the aid goes into internal and foreign corrupt pockets . My usual many thanks for your time .