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AngelsSix · 07-25-2004, 10:44

More on Haiti......

Not just another vacation spot

MIREBALAIS, Haiti - Nightly, camouflage-clad rebels patrol this central Haitian town, still armed and active five months after the rebellion that led to the ouster of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Under international pressure, the new government has ordered factions to give up their guns in less than two months, but it has shown little willingness to confront ex-soldiers controlling parts of the countryside despite the presence of U.N. peacekeepers.

The rebels, for their part, say no one can force them to disarm.

07-25-2004, 10:44	#1
AngelsSix Area Commander Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: VA Posts: 1,149	Haiti More on Haiti...... Not just another vacation spot MIREBALAIS, Haiti - Nightly, camouflage-clad rebels patrol this central Haitian town, still armed and active five months after the rebellion that led to the ouster of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Under international pressure, the new government has ordered factions to give up their guns in less than two months, but it has shown little willingness to confront ex-soldiers controlling parts of the countryside despite the presence of U.N. peacekeepers. The rebels, for their part, say no one can force them to disarm. __________________ The question is never simply IF someone is lying, it's WHY. - Lie To Me We must always fear the wicked. But there is another kind of evil that we must fear the most, and that is the indifference of good men - Boondock Saints Iraq was never lost and Afghanistan was never quite the easy good war. Those in the media too often pile on and follow the polls rather than offer independent analysis. Campaign rhetoric and politics are one thing - the responsibility of governance is quite another. - Victor Davis Hanson
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