Writes John Seiler:

We should remember that Haiti's economy was wrecked by the 1990 sanctions imposed by President George H.W. Bush, then by  President Clinton's 1994 invasion, which re-established the commie Aristide in power. Pat Robertson blames Haiti's problems on some distant "pact with the devil." The real problem is the destruction of that poor country's economy by Robertson's favorite demon, the U.S. government. The earthquake would have killed thousands of people no matter what. But if the country had been left alone, there would be much more prosperity, including stronger buildings that would not have fallen down on their inhabitants.

Indeed, there has been consistent US intervention in Haiti for more for than a century. Wilson invaded that country to block long-time German business investment, and reward US banks. It was not until Hoover that the US troops were withdrawn, to be replaced by "Good Neighbor" control under FDR. Indeed, the US was openly in charge of Haitian government fianances until 1947. Is there any doubt that the warmonger Obama will now turn Haiti into even more of a colonial dependency, perhaps opening a US base there to threaten Venezuela and any other independence-minded Latin country? Banks and other federal businesses who pay off the right officials will benefit too. Can't let any opportunity for fascist-corporate expansion go unexploited, as Rahm Emmanuel said of crises. See, as usual, Rothbard.