American Red Cross says please do not send breast milk donations to Haiti!

Anything fresh in a disaster zone is at a very great premium - if breast milk is not classified as fresh then İ suppose nothing can be.

That anyone could consider adding to the load of those trying to save lives there during the month after the disaster shows me a major disconnect with reality. 

Hi Jennifer - just as you note, if a lady would would like to donate it can be done domestically where it is helpful and not creating problems.

While breast milk is first choice İ am sure that in Haiti that not much is first choice these days - not even tenth choice. Trying to organize feeding all that need a small amount of anything is a real difficult task. Salad is not an many Haitians menu this week and that is less perishable than breast milk.

The international response for a special event allows people to donate something and tell themselves how good they are. İf they do the same domestically then they have to realize they really have little reason not to do the same daily or at least more often so they can't get the 'good person' high.

İ thought the story about the missionary bunch that got thrown in for taking kids across the border to Santa Domingo without documents was a bit strange. They were so busy telling themselves how wonderful they are doing glorious work they forgot to take care of necessary steps. Now someone from the state department will have to spend time to get the fools out of trouble. Rather than being helpful they just made a bigger mess.  

The military has been having great fun with the NGO's of the world - all showing up at their own convenience and demanding they be treated as first in line because they are such wonderful people.

Even a French government air shipment got into the same squabble. With very limited landing and off loading capacity İ expect the planes landing and turnaround times were scheduled before they ever left the ground so when someone tries to muscle their way into line it is not so good.

The many in the NGO bunch have learned quite well that semi truths, half truths and outright lies are often the easiest way to get what they want and in their opinions what they want is of prime importance - to hell with everyone else.