L: Is there Haitian blood on the hands of America? The hands of the UN? There are reports suggesting the 7.0 earthquake that rocked Haiti from just five miles below the Earth’s crust was caused by US/UN mining and oil digging. Ezili Danto has dug up some supporting info on the website Open Salon. And before you balk at the idea, please note that Danto is quite the credible source:

Ezili Dantò is an award winning playwright, a performance poet, political and social commentator, author and human rights attorney. She was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and raised in the USA. She holds a BA from Boston College, a JD from the University of Connecticut School of law. She is a human rights lawyer, cultural and political activist and the founder and president of the Ezili’s Haitian Lawyers Leadership Network (HLLN).

So, check out what she has to say. Eyebrow-raising to say the least:

Did the mining of Haiti’s riches since 2004 GW Bush regime change cause the earthquake? Listen to Ezili Dantò on mining Haiti’s riches and concern for environmental degradation by the foreign companies. (Read the transcript with reference links.)

The idea that human activity can cause seismic activity is widely accepted in the scientific community …the connection between oil production and earthquakes dates back to at least the 1920s, when geologists in South Texas noted faulting near the Goose Creek oil field…A 1967 human-triggered earthquake in western India linked to the Koyna Dam registered a 7.0 earthquake.

Danto goes on with her theory and provides an impressive amount of additional resources – enough to make one seriously wonder. Continue reading her thoughts by clicking here.

I also wonder: if the reported $8.4 billion the US gave Haiti in aid since 1980 somehow got tied up in all that oil business…

J: Man… That’s a tough one. I’m sure it did have something to do with oil. I don’t have much to say on it though, because of late, I’ve just been really sick of talking government. If I think of something more poignant, I’ll certainly chime in, but the way the DSA (i’m referring to the USA but i feel the D for divided is much more fitting) has handled… oh… everything… just makes me sad. I heard a comedian today joking today (as they’re wont to do) and he said some joke that ended “… because in America, we don’t learn about other countries in school…” Hit a little too close to home. They say if you know three languages, you’re trilingual… if you know two, you’re bilingual… if you know just one, you’re American. So ya. We’re probably responsible. That sucks. Just another country who’s way of living we’ve eradicated in one fell swoop. Who knew we’d bypass nuclear weaponry and go straight for influence on “natural” disasters. Oh wait… I did. Now look out for the Acid Rain disaster in China. It’s gonna kill millions.