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  • Anarchy Sweeps Haiti's Capital As Aristide Faces End

    02/25/2004 6:03:46 PM PST · by blam · 27 replies · 182+ views
    The Telegraph (UK) ^ | 2-26-2004 | Marcus Warren
    Anarchy sweeps Haiti's capital as Aristide faces end By Marcus Warren in Port-au-Prince (Filed: 26/02/2004) Anarchy arrived on the doorstep of the US embassy in Haiti's capital yesterday. As in countless other spots across Port-au-Prince, the street belonged to gangs of thugs, who used violence and intimidation right under the noses of the marines guarding the mission. Beyond the embassy's 15-feet-high walls, youths with their faces masked by shirts knotted around their heads, stones at the ready, chased away anyone who approached, including us. A marine guards the US embassy in Port-au-Prince Inside the compound, the marines, less than two...
  • Haiti's Police Flee Rebels In Droves

    02/20/2004 7:15:14 PM PST · by blam · 7 replies · 187+ views
    The Guardian (UK) ^ | 2-21-2004 | Michael Norton
    Haiti's Police Flee Rebels in Droves Saturday February 21, 2004 2:16 AM By MICHAEL NORTON Associated Press Writer PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haiti's poorly trained and equipped police - accused of crimes ranging from brutalizing suspects to trafficking in drugs - is putting up little resistance as rebels move against the government. Rebels trying to oust President Jean-Bertrand Aristide launched a bloody uprising two weeks ago, marking the police as prime targets. Of the more than 60 people to die so far, about 40 have been police. Meanwhile, many have fled to neighboring Dominican Republic and Jamaica. ``We do not...