A Major Apology

Hey everyone.

In my very upset state last night I accidentally inserted the word "military" in the sentence I was writing about the poor American response here. That was not intended and is indeed not true. The military are here, have been here. I've seen them everywhere. They were here in the beginning, building piers and offloading supplies and helping to rescue people and dig up bodies and help ensure that thousands didn't starve or die of thirst or a major epidemic of disease.

The American military were here setting up huge tents on the Quisqueya compound within days of the earthquake. I saw photos of them last night -- you can even see them on Google Earth because the latest satellite images of Quisqueya were taken while they were here.

I apologize deeply to my military friends who have worked hard all over the world in crises such as this. It was unintended.

My problem is with the Red Cross and the $400 million donated American dollars, much of which hasn't found its way here on the ground.

- Megan