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AMANPOUR. viewers showed an extreme amount of concern regarding the Haitian tragedy and its consequences.  While many felt no efforts were enough in light of the circumstance, others profusely thanked the nations that initially helped and continued to help in many ways.  Most wished Haiti a prompt recovery and a healthy start toward development and growth.  The minority continued to focus on the tragedies of this disaster and commented they could not understand such misfortune.  Overall, viewers from all religious backgrounds, race and countries around the world expressed sympathy and willingness to help in any way possible.

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Haiti’s 50% of children don’t go to school according to a UNICEF director

Nargis Kelley Has any of the "Islamic" countries sent any help?.

Ricardo Meneses Pilonieta Eso es terrible... parece inhumano y hasta terrorífico. pero la prevención sanitaria y la gravedad de las circunstancias, hacen que cosas como estas sucedan lamentablemente. Saludos

Greg Yohn I fail to understand why truck convoys are not arriving from the Dominican Republic!  They have a port there and the supplies could easily be divided into smaller parcels to fill up small and large trucks travelling to Haiti!

Paula Lima I'm disappointed on these posting Christiane. They focus on the gruesome aspects of this tragedy. Don't we have enough misery in the world already? What does this achieve? I would rather see the news of the many kind acts people are doing to help in Haiti. That is more motivating and may get more people engaged. I expect more of your coverage of this sad episode.

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Amanpour viewers continued to express sympathy and concern over the tragedy and loss the country of Haiti continues to endure after the earthquake.  The most discussed topic was the fact, according to a UNICEF director, that 50% of children in Haiti attend school, while the remainder of children does not receive formal education at all.  Most viewers were appalled and felt this was “completely unacceptable.”  The majority of the audience primarily blamed the government of Haiti and thought a calamity like this earthquake “had to happen” in order to uncover such “daily tragedy.”  Most agreed these “uneducated” children were the new generation to a continued downward spiral and “vicious cycle” of poverty and expressed strong disappointment.

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Haiti’s 50% of children don’t go to school according to a UNICEF director

Sineade Watson Wow...Why does it seem that we do not hear about the trouble that goes on in that country unless there is some kind of natural disaster?? Or is it just me?

Tebogo Motshegoa Most of them might have given up because of the country's political instability, poverty, general lack of role models and morale

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The unprecedented effort of the Pentagon’s revolutionized warfare and creation of remotely-controlled drones to attack the enemy without risking the U.S. forces, caused controversy.  While most agreed with this concept, many others felt that the process could be dangerous if drones caused harm and killed innocent people.  This could lead to an extended war episode between countries and it “would be catastrophic” some said.  A few suggested it was best to concentrate the energy to find a “more peaceful” approach to deal with this situation, but overall the idea of swapping drones for soldiers appealed to most.

• Let’s not forget one important fact-"There are no Civilians in War"-if you sleep with a terrorist, have children with a terrorist-feed a terrorist-live in the same place as a terrorist-If you support a terrorist-then you are a terrorist.

– David Malaga, Spain

• Dear Amanpour:  I hope you will continue your intelligent, incisive and balanced examination of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.  The points made in this article from one of the most prominent Israeli newspapers offer pertinent grist for the manpour mill.   /sj

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The exclusive interview with the Afghanistan’s Minister of Interior that dealt with combating claims of corruption from a Karzai rival and former presidential candidate proved popular among Amanpour’s audience.  Most commentary included a variety of mixed reactions combined with concern and “hope for the best” by the majority of viewers.

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• I think the solution to Israel's continued snub to the new American president is to use the "money card".  No more foreign aid until these settlements are completed halted. I am sure the general public is not aware of how much foreign aid goes to Israel every year  – that we know of – 3.5 billion dollars for a country of less than 8,000 people.  My calculator does not compute that high, but sounds like a sweet deal for the Israelis.  I am sure we can use this money in USA for health care.

– Patricia Shamseldin FULL POST

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On AMANPOUR. today, what should the world do about Cuba? Most countries agree that the 50-year-old U.S. policy of political isolation and economic sanctions is a relic of the Cold War and simply does not work. But is that policy changing? Also, on November 18, Human Rights Watch released a damming report describing human rights abuses in Cuba. Yet the report also calls on the U.S. to shift from a policy of outright regime change to a policy of working with Cuba’s current government to promote human rights, and lift its embargo.  Christiane examines the options for addressing Cuba in today’s show. There are of course other headlines in the news today. Here are my perspectives on some other stories.

– Tom Evans; Sr. Writer, AMANPOUR.

IRAN – Will the Iranian president’s visit to Brazil give Tehran more influence in Latin America?

–         Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit Brasilia today for talks with Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

–         It’s the Iranian president’s first visit to Brazil, which also maintains close ties with Israel and other countries trying to slow Tehran’s nuclear ambitions

–         Da Silva says it’s not a good idea to “corner” Iran

–         Critics say visit will simply give Tehran more legitimacy after disputed elections in June and subsequent violent crackdown on pro-democracy protesters

QUESTION: Will Ahmadinejad’s visit to Brasilia enhance Brazil’s global image or damage U.S.-Brazilian ties? FULL POST