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46 Killed In Uprising In Haiti
Ananova ^
| 2-9-2004
Posted on 02/09/2004 6:41:16 PM PST by blam
46 killed in violent uprising in Haiti
Anti-government rebels have taken control of at least eight towns in eastern Haiti and the death toll rose to at least 46 people as violent opposition to President Jean-Bertrand Aristide spread across the country.
Armed opponents of the President have been rioting since Thursday, setting police stations on fire and driving officers from the northwestern city of Gonaives and several smaller nearby towns.
"We are in a situation of armed popular insurrection," said opposition politician and former coup leader, former army Colonel Himler Rebu.
Hundreds of Haitians looted TV sets, mattresses and sacks of flour from shipping containers yesterday in St Marc, one of several communities seized by rebels in a bloody uprising against Aristide.
Using felled trees, burning tyres and old cars, residents blocked streets throughout St Marc a day after militants drove out police in gunbattles that killed two people. Many residents have formed neighbourhood groups to back insurgents in their push to expel the president.
In the bloodiest fights of recent days, 150 police tried to retake control of Gonaives on Saturday but left hours later after a series of gunbattles, witnesses said. At least nine people were killed, seven of them police, in gunbattles with rebels hiding on side streets and crouched in doorways.
Haitian radio stations reported claims by other rebels that as many as 14 police were killed in Gonaives on Saturday, but that couldn't be confirmed.
Police have deserted at least six other nearby towns, including Ennery, Gros Morne, L'Estere, Anse Rouge, Petite Riviere de l'Artibonite and Trou du Nord, according to the Haitian Press Network, a local news service.
Attackers set fire to the police stations of Gonaives, St Marc and Trou du Nord. In St Marc, the courthouse was gutted by flames.
Story filed: 15:45 Monday 9th February 2004
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 46; clintonlegacy; deathtoll; haiti; killed; uprising
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posted on
02/09/2004 6:41:17 PM PST
by
blam
To: blam
The Clinton Legacy.
2
posted on
02/09/2004 6:42:27 PM PST
by
ambrose
(John Kerry is a War Criminal, Not War Hero)
To: blam
The Clinton legacy rears its ugly head.
3
posted on
02/09/2004 6:43:06 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(you win wars by making the other dumb SOB die for his country)
To: blam
Has anyone said that it is GW's fault yet?
4
posted on
02/09/2004 6:44:23 PM PST
by
PISANO
(u)
To: blam
More of the Clintoon legacy.
5
posted on
02/09/2004 6:45:14 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(Socialism is Slavery)
To: blam
This is a serious threat to our national security and demands immediate attention. Where's the UN sending in peace keepers. Kumbi-ah! Kumbi-ah! Will Bush go unilaterally?
To: blam
This looks like a job for that august world body....the United Nations. I hope " W " has the phone off the hook.
7
posted on
02/09/2004 6:53:16 PM PST
by
JediForce
(A JEDI MUST HAVE THE DEEPEST COMMITMENT, THE MOST SERIOUS MIND (YODA))
To: ambrose
One of our successful efforts at "building democracy" I see. And this country is only a few hundred miles away from us.
8
posted on
02/09/2004 6:55:41 PM PST
by
Burkeman1
("If you see ten troubles comin down the road, nine will run into the ditch before they reach you")
To: Ron in Acreage
"This is a serious threat to our national security and demands immediate attention. Where's the UN sending in peace keepers. Kumbi-ah! Kumbi-ah! Will Bush go unilaterally?"
Just air drop Jimmy Carter in there. he'll fix it. Just like he did the last time.
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posted on
02/09/2004 6:57:48 PM PST
by
The South Texan
(The Democrat Party and the leftist (ABCCBSNBCCNN NYLATIMES)media are a criminal enterprise!)
To: ambrose
The Clinton Legacy....with Jimmuh Cawtuh's DNA all over it.
10
posted on
02/09/2004 6:59:25 PM PST
by
clintonh8r
(Vietnam veteran against John Kerry.)
To: The South Texan
Oh great, Haiti with nukes.
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posted on
02/09/2004 6:59:30 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(you win wars by making the other dumb SOB die for his country)
To: The South Texan
Just air drop Jimmy Carter in there. he'll fix it. Just like he did the last time. Not quite the same as last time. This time drop him without a parachute.
12
posted on
02/09/2004 7:01:18 PM PST
by
Paleo Conservative
(Do not remove this tag under penalty of law.)
To: Burkeman1
One of our Clinton's successful efforts at "building democracy" I see
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posted on
02/09/2004 7:21:45 PM PST
by
tbpiper
To: The South Texan
Just air drop Jimmy Carter in there."NO. Send this guy: 
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posted on
02/09/2004 7:23:48 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(Socialism is Slavery)
To: blam
I still have trouble understanding why anyone would loot a TV set, there is nothing good on television. A laptop would be understandable.
Haiti, the crown jewel of tropical resorts.
15
posted on
02/09/2004 7:24:35 PM PST
by
GeronL
(www.ArmorforCongress.com ............... Support a FReeper for Congress)
To: JediForce
aren't there US troops still down there?
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posted on
02/09/2004 7:25:20 PM PST
by
GeronL
(www.ArmorforCongress.com ............... Support a FReeper for Congress)
To: GeronL
What about the mattresses?!? Unless they've watched the Select Comfort infomercials on the stolen televisions. O.K. so now they've got mattresses with no bed frames, AND t.v.s with no rabbit ears. AND flour with nothing. What an idiot uprising.
To: small voice in the wilderness
Idiot Uprising.
Sounds like the DEAN campaign.
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posted on
02/09/2004 7:38:52 PM PST
by
GeronL
(www.ArmorforCongress.com ............... Support a FReeper for Congress)
To: blam
Well, Clinton, Carter and the Congressional Black Caucus got exactly want they demanded in Haiti --- A Communist lunatic back in power...
The democrats seem to have a problem with their toilets...the turds keep returning....
Semper Fi
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posted on
02/09/2004 8:28:24 PM PST
by
river rat
(Militant Islam is a cult, flirting with extinction)
To: GeronL
I don't think so....
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posted on
02/11/2004 6:22:05 PM PST
by
JediForce
(A JEDI MUST HAVE THE DEEPEST COMMITMENT, THE MOST SERIOUS MIND (YODA))
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