Haiti Earthquake and Charities - Donations

The Earthquake in Haiti is so unbelievable sad! No words are able to express how I feel for those people!

They desperately need immediate HELP!

In saying that, the media along with many organizations are asking for Donations for Helping the people of Haiti.

President Obama announced he has asked Bush Jr. and Clinton to head the donations for Haiti.

Before thinking they have the "best" intentions for the people - look at what Bush Sr. and Clinton did with the money they raised to supposedly help Katrina victims.

They raised 130 million for the Katrina victims - BUT did it actually GO to the Katrina victims?

Take a nice big guess on that one!

Here are two stories to help you understand, they ended up funneling the money to Governors and charities the Governors had set up. If you are familiar with Charities - you will find anyone can set up and charity and then only give 2% of the money raised to actually help people.

Stories/Information on where Bush Sr. and Clinton money went:

http://www.charitywatch.org/articles/katrina_testimony.html

http://www.wdsu.com/news/13677190/detail.html

Here is a good link about the Best Charities

http://www.charitywatch.org/toprated.html

I think it is important for every single person to do what ever they can do to help those in need right now.

Please look at the organizations that will actually do something for the people and not make it a "political" donation.

Also, do a little research on Clinton and Haiti - you will find the intentions have not always been the best for the people - in fact they look to have been the opposite.

There are many informative stories about their relationship - Look at Aristide - who was an ultimate drug lord and the close relationship him and Clinton had.

Just one of many links:
http://www.haiti-info.com/spip.php?article111

Regarding Bush Jr. - Yeah - I really don't have much to say regarding how "humanitarian" that man is. Just look at Katrina and how well he handled that and where his focus has always been, which has never been about "helping the people".

As a Red Cross Volunteer - and you will see in the articles posted how they used all the money to provide for the people - I am biased. I have seen First hand how the Red Cross helps people.

So research before just giving to a charity to help the people of Haiti - BUT please do what you can to HELP them!