unclefester wrote:

Well known author, broadcaster & humanitarian Mitch Albom finds himself in a hellish situation in the troubled nation of Haiti. Haiti is leaderless & currently in a state of lawlessness with armed gangs roving both the cities and countryside with little to no police or military opposition. Albom has run an orphanage in Haiti for a number of years offering support for up to 60 children. He's there currently and has absolutely no way to escape the island.

Listened to the 65 year old Albom on with the WJR morning crew early today. Albom says gunshots are a constant outside of his walled orphanage and there is no end in sight to the violence. He slammed his country and Canada for doing nothing. Albom hosts the 4 to 6 pm slot on WJR when not tending to his humanitarian work.

I wish him the very best. It is a terribly difficult potentially life threatening situation 
 

  

How many millions, or likely billions of dollars has Canada handed over to help 'fix' Haiti over the years?  We even had a Haitian-born Governor General who spent more time there trying to help than in Canada working on behalf of Canadians.  What more does Albom expect this country to do to clean up that cesspool?
 

Reports indicate he's now been rescued.

"On Albom's WJR-AM (760) radio show Tuesday, guest host Steve Courtney said Albom was "unable to join us today, but fingers crossed, that will happen very, very soon."

Mitch Albom rescued from Haiti, GOP congresswoman says