Protesters clamor for aid as Bill Clinton visits Haiti
Bill Clinton
Former US president Bill Clinton was met by angry crowds Friday protesting the slow arrival of aid to Haitians left destitute by a huge quake as he sought to unblock distribution bottlenecks.
 Clinton said he understood the frustrations  adding he also wanted to understand why more than three weeks after the January 12 quake aid was still not getting through to desperate Haitians.
 "I'm trying to get to what the bottlenecks are  part of it is just shipping the volume of food in here that is necessary " Clinton told reporters as he visited a clinic in the ruined capital of Port-au-Prince.
 The other problem was the distances between the 16 main distribution points  he said.
 As Clinton earlier visited the government's de facto headquarters in a police building in the city  about 200 people demonstrated outside to protest the lack of shelter.
 Asked about his role in the country  Clinton said: "What I don't want to be is the governor of Haiti.
 Clinton said he was not involved in any talks about the case: "That's not within my mandate. I know that the State Department and government have had these discussions."
 Clinton's wife  US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton  said Friday that the US ambassador was working with Haitian officials on the case  and that Washington expressed "hope that this matter can be resolved in an expeditious way."
 The case has overshadowed the huge international relief effort which Bill Clinton  as a special UN envoy for Haiti  has helped coordinate.
 Clinton visited Port-au-Prince's Gheskio medical clinic where his foundation said he would deliver "water  food  medical supplies  solar flash lights  portable radios  and generators donated by Home Depot (and) Walmart."
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 [TGT] said [TGT] understood the frustrations  adding [TGT] also wanted to understand why more than three weeks after the January 12 quake aid was still not getting through to desperate Haitians.
 "I'm trying to get to what the bottlenecks are  part of it is just shipping the volume of food in here that is necessary [TGT] told reporters as [TGT] visited a clinic in the ruined capital of Port-au-Prince.
 The other problem was the distances between the 16 main distribution points  [TGT] said.
 As [TGT] earlier visited the government's de facto headquarters in a police building in the city  about 200 people demonstrated outside to protest the lack of shelter.
 Asked about [TGT] role in the country  [TGT] said: "What I don't want to be is the governor of Haiti.
 [TGT] said [TGT] was not involved in any talks about the case: "That's not within my mandate. I know that the State Department and government have had these discussions."
 Clinton's wife  US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton  said Friday that the US ambassador was working with Haitian officials on the case  and that Washington expressed "hope that this matter can be resolved in an expeditious way."
 The case has overshadowed the huge international relief effort which Bill Clinton  as a special UN envoy for Haiti  has helped coordinate.
 [TGT] visited Port-au-Prince's Gheskio medical clinic where [TGT] foundation said [TGT] would deliver "water  food  medical supplies  solar flash lights  portable radios  and generators donated by Home Depot (and) Walmart."