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I really admire your continued, constant, and sharp-eyed focus on the major issues in Haiti, right now: medical care, housing, money, and -- above all -- the needs of the children.

For a sense of perspective to share with others, just point out that with an estimated 200,000 dead, and more dying daily, this is over 10 times deadlier than Hurricane Katrina. That's right, this is the equivalent of 10 Hurricane Katrinas.

This is not simply on a scale of normal disaster. This is at least as big as the death toll from the dropping of the atom bomb on Hiroshima, in World War II. Experts have put that death toll at numbers ranging from 80,000-200,000. The upper number is just the starting point, most likely, for the ultimate toll from this catastrophe.

Put another way, the Haiti Earthquake is -- by far -- the worst natural or man-made catastrophe in the modern history of the Western Hemisphere. Not in over 100 years have we seen such bloodshed on our side of the globe.

While too many of the world's people are eager to move on to fussing over cars wrecks or suicide bombers that occasionally kill dozens, or hundreds, we're ignoring -- right off America's shores -- the worst loss of life in the history of our side of the planet -- approaching a quarter-MILLION -- with hundreds still dying each day, from its lingering, festering effects.

I salute you who are wise and decent enough to keep your priorities where they ought to be: where they are needed most.

There are a few more topics on Haiti's urgent issues on my Newsvine site, too, if interested -- http://betterjudge.newsvine.com

Best Wishes -- for you and Haitians, too.

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