Haiti Doesn't Need Your Yoga Mat

Foreign Policy ^ | OCTOBER 11, 2011

[sockmonkey]

Which war was that?

BTW:what is BiH?

Balkan War in Bosnia-Hercegovina (BiH)

[Neidermeyer]

Garage sale yoga mats make for a good gun bench pad.
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Or in Haitis case excellent for placing under your sleeping bag.

[POWERSBOOTHEFAN]

Thanks. I had no idea what those letters stood for!

[BunnySlippers]

,,, which makes me wonder if they are highly desired.

[hinckley buzzard]

I once talked with a guy who volunteered at a "food bank." He said you wouldn't believe the rotten spoiled crap that liberal do gooders tried to pawn off on charity for a tax write off. Shades of Bill Clinton's used underwear.

[Cronos]

This is a good article. It points out how we have to be careful with how we give aid — even things like clothes can ruin the long-term prospects for the country to bring itself out of poverty on its own.