Haitians scavenging for supplies in the post-apocalyptic Port-au-Prince. UN troops hitting looters with tear gas and gun shot at desperate Haitians crowding for food handout. "They're not violent, just desperate. They just want to eat. The problem is there's not enough food for everyone".
Not everyone of courses is in favor for the Americans coming to save the day. U.S. military interventions in Haiti in 1994 and 2004 were criticized by many here as superpower meddling in a poor country's politics. One wild rumor circulating in the rubble-ridden streets on Sunday was that the earthquake was really a plot to give the U.S. an excuse to take over. But most say the troops themselves at least will be a welcome antidote to the lawlessness.
The U.S. armed forces have been running the Port-au-Prince airport since last Friday. But it is still unsure how far into the disaster-zone capital some new troops will go or what exactly they will be allowed to do.
Some Haitians thinks people will respect orders given out by the American soldiers. But they expects the troops to hit back if things get out of hand. "They need to make people line up for food and wait their turn and don't steal it from other people. If people get in their face and start shouting at them in some language that they don't understand then, of course, they are going to shoot".
Not everyone of courses is in favor for the Americans coming to save the day. U.S. military interventions in Haiti in 1994 and 2004 were criticized by many here as superpower meddling in a poor country's politics. One wild rumor circulating in the rubble-ridden streets on Sunday was that the earthquake was really a plot to give the U.S. an excuse to take over. But most say the troops themselves at least will be a welcome antidote to the lawlessness.
The U.S. armed forces have been running the Port-au-Prince airport since last Friday. But it is still unsure how far into the disaster-zone capital some new troops will go or what exactly they will be allowed to do.
Some Haitians thinks people will respect orders given out by the American soldiers. But they expects the troops to hit back if things get out of hand. "They need to make people line up for food and wait their turn and don't steal it from other people. If people get in their face and start shouting at them in some language that they don't understand then, of course, they are going to shoot".
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