Laura Silsby had been to Haiti a year ago, people trusted her when she said she'd laid the ground work to establish an orphanage. At least 8 of the other 9 people answered direct call from leaders in her church to go and help. What Coulter did or didn't know is not clear. It seems to be so easy for people to call them law breakers, stupid, ignorant etc. They are not. Not 1 of the 8 went to Haiti believing they were breaking the law, that was not their mission. Their mission was simply to help hurting Haiti children. There were several others in the DR preparing and waiting for children to arrive. There were several ladies and teen girls ready to go to Haiti to hold and care for needy orphaned children. At least 8 of these people were...

There is an article in the NY Times today in which the detained speak for themselves. They make it clear the only help they have received has come from other missionaries. If, as Sec of State Clinton keeps insisting, they have had access to aide from the American Consulate why did a diabetic women go a week without insulin? When the insulin came it was from a missionary not the American Consulate. They all have rashes and infected bite, Carla's are so infected her leg is swelling and she was unable to appear before the judge yesterday. So yes I am disgusted by the callous way this situation has so far been handled by the Obama administration.

I do not know the 5 women detained in Haiti, but I do know 3 of the men. Paul, Silas, and Steve are very good men who went to Haiti believing the person whom they traveled with that she had everything in order and that all she needed were people to help her help these destitute children. Jim is Paul's cousin and Drew is Paul's brother-in-law. I can not begin to tell you how devastated I am by the character assassination of at least 5 good people. I am also disgusted by the callous way this administration has so far dealt with their plight.