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CRS on Al Qaeda Affiliates, Rum Taxes
New reports from the Congressional Research Service include the following (pdf): “Al Qaeda and Affiliates: Historical Perspective, Global Presence, and Implications for U.S. Policy,” February 5, 2010. “The Rum Excise Tax Cover-Over: Legislative History and Current Issues,” January 20, 2010.
Rewiring Haiti: Patience Wears Thin in Port-au-Prince
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI — In a soccer field near the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince, rows of green canvas tents are arranged neatly on the pitch, ready to receive new arrivals. This small encampment, built in recent days by Marines of Combat Logistics Battalion 24, out of Camp Lejeune, N.C., represents a transition of sorts: It will serve as a temporary rest and recovery center for Haitian patients released from the USNS Comfort , the giant Navy hospital ship that is anchored off the coast of Haiti. The Comfort , which sailed last month to support the relief effort here, became a prominent symbol of the relief effort, treating large numbers of Haitians injured in the massive January 12 earthquake. This small encampment – the Marines do not call it a clinic – is supposed to relieve pressure on the military’s medical system, by freeing up available bed space on the hospital ships. Marine Maj. Keith Owens, the battalion’s executive officer, told Danger Room: “Our role is to build a base camp
Danger Room in Haiti: The Two Worlds of Port-au-Prince
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI — The embassy grounds and the adjoining lots are swarming with uniforms: Marines in dusty digital-pattern camo, Navy personnel in their snazzy new blue utility suits, paratroopers of the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, Foreign Service officers in Patagonia hiking boots, contractors in 5.11 gear, members of the National Disaster Management Agency in matching blue shirts, khaki cargo pants and floppy-brimmed hats. Join Reddit’s Haiti relief fundraising drive with Direct Relief International. Contribute to Haiti Rewired , a community for discussing tech, infrastructure and the future of Haiti. Everything here is “expeditionary”: the Meals-Ready-to-Eat rations and lukewarm bottled water, the bottled bug spray, the whine of diesel generators. An assortment of tents, trucks, cots with mosquito netting and satellite dishes has taken over the available lawn space and parking lots. That, at first glance, is what the U.S. mission to Haiti looks like. After a stay on the amphibious ship USS Bataan , I was dropped off by helicopter at a landing zone near the U.S Embassy in Port-au-Prince. It was a glimpse of the massive civil-military experiment the U.S. relief operation has become.
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