With all deliberate speed....

AMERICAN AID ARRIVES IN HAITI !!!

THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS TO ME, RIGHT NOW, IS EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FOR THE PEOPLE OF HAITI.... AND AMERICAN RESPONSE TO THE DISASTER HAS BEEN DYNAMIC AND SUSTAINED.... FOR THAT, I'M PROUD !!!



PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA : "To the people of Haiti, we say clearly, and with conviction, you will not be forsaken; you will not be forgotten. In this, your hour of greatest need, America stands with you. The world stands with you. We know that you are a strong and resilient people. You have endured a history of slavery and struggle, of natural disaster and recovery. And through it all, your spirit has been unbroken and your faith has been unwavering. So today, you must know that help is arriving — much, much more help is on the way."

-President Barack Obama, making a statement to the people of Haiti who are currently reeling following the massive earthquake that shook apart the capital city of Port-au-Prince on Tuesday. The President has pledged direct assistance to the island, including airlifts to deliver water, medicine, food and other supplies directly to the people who are most in need. "For the sake of our citizens who are in Haiti, for the sake of the Haitian people who have suffered so much, and for the sake of our common humanity, we stand in solidarity with our neighbors to the south, knowing that but for the grace of God, there we go," the President said.

So far, the outpouring of support has been swift and intense: The Red Cross has raised $3 million, the United Nations has pledged $10 million, the World Bank has committed $100 million and Wyclef Jean's Yele Haiti organization has already raised over $1 million. People have been helping out on the ground, too: Reports have said that the influx of volunteers ready to help has overwhelmed the small Caribbean nation, so the FAA has temporarily frozen flights there.


UNITED STATES COAST GUARD "SHAKE INTENSITY MAP"


THE PRESIDENT ORDERS THE U.S.S. CARL VINSON (CVN-70) TO HAITI, A.S.A.P.


MARCH A.F.B., CALIFORNIA - SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAMS MOBILIZE


CANNON A.F.B., NEW MEXICO - THESE AIRMEN AWAIT DEPLOYMENT TO HAITI


U.S. COAST GUARD CREW FROM AIR STATION CLEARWATER (FLORIDA) EVACUATE AMERICAN CIVILIANS AND AID WORKERS FROM HAITI


U.S.COAST GUARD ASSISTS AN INJURED SURVIVOR ONTO A C-130 "HURCULES"


U.S. COAST GUARD C-130 ARRIVES TO EVACUATE AMERICANS FROM HAITI


BOUND FOR HAITI - U.S.A.F. 60th AIR WING COMMAND, TRAVIS A.F.B., CALIFORNIA


BOUND FOR HAITI - ELEMENTS OF THE 82nd AIRBORNE DIVISION, POPE A.F.B.


BOUND FOR HAITI - 82nd AIRBORNE DIVISION, 2nd BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM


BOUND FOR HAITI - FULLY LOADED C-17 "GLOBEMASTER", MARCH A.F.B., CA.


ELEMENTS OF THE U.S.A.F. AIR MOBILIZATION COMMAND AT MCGUIRE A.F.B.


U.S. COAST GUARD HH-65C ARRIVES WITH NAVY CREWMEN AND AN INJURED AMERICAN CIVILIAN AT GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA


U.S. NAVY CREWMEN ARRIVE WITH AN INJURED AMERICAN CIVILIAN AT GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA


CAPTAIN LUIS MARTINEZ, PUERTO RICO AIR NATIONAL GUARD, ARRIVES IN SANTO DOMINGO (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC) WITH INJURED HAITIAN CHILD.


U.S. NAVY HOVERCRAFT BEING LOADED ONTO THE U.S.S. BATAAN, OFF THE HAITIAN COAST (JANUARY 14, 2010)


AMERICAN SURVIVORS, ABOARD AN AIR FORCE C-130, BOUND FOR THE U.S.A.


AMERICANS LEAVING HAITI ABOARD AN AIR FORCE C-130 "HURCULES"


BEFORE LEAVING HAITI, TWO WOMEN FIND ONE MORE TIME TO GRIEVE FOR THE MISSING AND THE DEAD (JANUARY 14, 2010)