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Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Flashpoints
A Peruvian peacekeeper screams as he tries to control a crowd during food distribution for earthquake survivors at a warehouse in Port-au-Prince, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A Peruvian peacekeeper screams as he tries to control a crowd during food distribution for earthquake survivors at a warehouse in Port-au-Prince, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

We’ll speak to a medical doctor who set up a makeshift clinic in her backyard to treat dozens of wounded victims from the earthquake in Haiti; we’ll also speak to Sister Maureen, co-founder of the Haiti Emergency Relief Fund; our own Kevin Pina, on his way to Haiti to work with the Haiti Emergency Relief Fund; and a discussion of the real politics behind the US government’s decision to turn a rescue mission into a military operation.

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Guests:

Dr. Yolene Surena, Haitian medical doctor in Port-au-Prince

Sister Maureen, co-founder of Haiti Emergency Relief Fund

Kevin Pina, FP Special Correspondent

Ira Kurzban


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