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Haiti, descending into chaos again
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| 02-11-04
| The Heavy Equipment Guy
Posted on 02/11/2004 2:38:53 AM PST by backhoe
If you get a chance, be sure to read the book "All the Trouble in The World" by P.J. O'Rourke. It has a whole chapter on Haiti, including a great summary of their political history.
This was one of Clinton's "wins" wasn't it ?
Ah! That Clinton "legacy" just keeps on giving--
Yes, he marched right in there, threw out a pro-western government and installed a Marxist. I guess the Haitians haven't learned to appreciate their fantastic good fortune.
TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: aristide; backhoe; buteurmetayer; clintonlegacy; gonaives; guyphilippe; haiti; louisjodelchamblain; metayer
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posted on
02/17/2004 1:48:11 AM PST
by
backhoe
(The 1990's? The Decade of Fraud(s)... the 00's? The Decade of Lunatics...)
To: backhoe
When Haiti implodes, guess where they go? Florida. GWBush may have a hard decision ahead on Haitian boat people that will impact his reelection.
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posted on
02/17/2004 1:52:32 AM PST
by
dennisw
("Cuz we'll put a boot in your ass it's the American way" - Toby Keith)
To: backhoe
Ever see an aerial photo? Haiti is 95% stripped of vegetation. I don't have a clue how they've sustained themselves thus far.
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posted on
02/17/2004 1:54:22 AM PST
by
dennisw
("Cuz we'll put a boot in your ass it's the American way" - Toby Keith)
To: dennisw
Ever see an aerial photo? Haiti is 95% stripped of vegetation.Hummm- didn't know that! Makes sense- starving people will eat bark. I'll try to look it up later, and thanks.
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posted on
02/17/2004 1:56:00 AM PST
by
backhoe
(The 1990's? The Decade of Fraud(s)... the 00's? The Decade of Lunatics...)
To: backhoe
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posted on
02/17/2004 2:21:29 AM PST
by
dennisw
("Cuz we'll put a boot in your ass it's the American way" - Toby Keith)
To: dennisw
a verdant Dominican Republic standing in stark contrast to a brown and denuded Haiti. Now that you mention it, I recall reading that elsewhere. So far, I haven't located any current satellite pictures of the area, but I'm still looking.
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posted on
02/17/2004 2:36:28 AM PST
by
backhoe
(Just an old Keyboard Cowboy, ridin' the TrackBall into the Sunset...)
To: backhoe
47
posted on
02/17/2004 2:53:39 AM PST
by
dennisw
("Cuz we'll put a boot in your ass it's the American way" - Toby Keith)
To: Chi-townChief
Guess how much attention the lamestream will focus on this failure.
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posted on
02/17/2004 3:09:36 AM PST
by
AmericanVictory
(Should we be more like them, or they like us?)
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posted on
02/17/2004 9:19:44 AM PST
by
backhoe
(The 1990's? The Decade of Fraud(s)... the 00's? The Decade of Lunatics...)
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posted on
02/17/2004 4:17:41 PM PST
by
backhoe
(Just an old Keyboard Cowboy, ridin' the TrackBall into the Sunset...)
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posted on
02/18/2004 5:02:06 AM PST
by
backhoe
(The 1990's? The Decade of Fraud(s)... the 00's? The Decade of Lunatics...)
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posted on
02/18/2004 5:16:32 AM PST
by
backhoe
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02/18/2004 10:11:52 AM PST
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backhoe
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02/18/2004 10:13:48 AM PST
by
backhoe
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02/18/2004 10:14:41 AM PST
by
backhoe
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To: G.Mason
Well, you take this here voodoo doll, and you stick these here hat pins in it, and then ....... Don't laugh. I understand from sources in Haiti that Aristide held a voodoo ceremony with Clinton to invoke supernatural help on his behalf.
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posted on
02/18/2004 10:17:28 AM PST
by
AnAmericanMother
(. . . sed, ut scis, quis homines huiusmodi intellegere potest?. . .)
To: AnAmericanMother
"
Don't laugh. I understand from sources in Haiti that Aristide held a voodoo ceremony with Clinton to invoke supernatural help on his behalf."
Who's laughing?
You can be sure it wasn't "pins" he was sticking in that doll.
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posted on
02/18/2004 10:52:05 AM PST
by
G.Mason
(The trouble with practical jokes is that very often they get elected -- Will Rogers)
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posted on
02/18/2004 2:04:31 PM PST
by
backhoe
(The balance of Common Sense is tipping toward Non-sense...)
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02/19/2004 12:20:26 AM PST
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backhoe
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02/19/2004 1:00:17 AM PST
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backhoe
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