Topic: Bush Clinton Fund

A specific instance of aid failure in Haiti is highlighted where a school was demolished to create a parking lot for a UN agency. Meanwhile, the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund invested $2 million in a $45 million five-star hotel called the Oasis. The hosts praise Al Jazeera for doing "actual reporting" on these issues while other networks have moved on.

Actor Sean Penn's charity reportedly received $8.75 million from the World Bank to relocate 14,000 people living on a golf course in Haiti. The relocation was necessary to accommodate guests at a new luxury hotel funded by the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund. While Penn is credited for his hands-on work in Haiti, the hosts highlight the irony of the "luxury" development amidst the ongoing cholera crisis.

The United Nations has refused to accept legal responsibility for the cholera outbreak in Haiti, despite evidence that UN peacekeepers were the source. Bill Clinton previously acknowledged the UN as the "proximate cause" of the epidemic. A legal notice in the Washington Post reveals the formal dissolution of the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, which the hosts interpret as "cleaning up the evidence" of financial mismanagement.

Reports indicate that U.S. and Canadian corporations have secured permits to mine up to $20 billion worth of gold and minerals in northern Haiti. Newmont Mining Corporation, which received permits, had previously donated $1 million to the Clinton-Bush Haiti Fund. The hosts argue that the earthquake relief efforts served as a front for securing lucrative mining rights for foreign investors while the local population suffers from cholera.

A USAID report has significantly revised the estimated death toll of the 2010 Haiti earthquake downward. The hosts also criticize the Bush-Clinton Haiti Fund for reportedly financing a luxury boutique hotel, the Oasis Haiti, intended for elites and aid workers rather than the displaced population.

The leadership of the Clinton-Bush Haiti Fund is scrutinized for its ties to the Bush and Clinton administrations and organizations like the Rand Corporation and USAID. The hosts note a lack of financial transparency on the fund's website despite ongoing solicitations for donations via text message.

The Red Cross attributes the slow pace of rebuilding in Haiti to complex land ownership disputes and the inability to secure legal titles for construction. Critics point out that billions in aid have been collected, yet most victims remain in tents nearly a year after the earthquake. The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund is scrutinized for reporting only $52 million in donations despite massive global fundraising efforts.

The hosts examine the $11.4 billion raised for Haiti relief, noting that much of it flows through foundations led by Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. They compare this to the 2004 tsunami relief efforts, discovering that the original "freedomcorps.gov" website has been quietly morphed into "serve.gov." They question the lack of public accounting for these massive cash donations.