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Diederich's expertise and inside knowledge have been an invaluable resource for two other TIME correspondents who, along with photographer James Nachtwey, are covering the Haiti story. "He has an unsurpassed sense of Haitian history," says Edward Barnes, who wrote a recent story on Haitian refugees after months of difficult duty in Bosnia. "He is, simply, the best in the Caribbean." Says Cathy Booth, our Miami bureau chief, who was also in Haiti last week: "Bernie is indispensable for knowing good sources long before they become famous." Supplementing Diederich's contacts were sources tapped by chief political correspondent Michael Kramer...
...cryptically, as "a friend of Haiti." But this is a "friend" with unusual connections. Frequently Garrison can be spotted scampering along the colonnaded balcony of military headquarters in Port-au- Prince before slipping into the office of Lieut. General Raoul Cedras, Haiti's military ruler. Even when the Haitian military was bracing for a U.S. Marine landing last month, harried and grim-faced senior commanders still paused in their duties to shake hands with the tiny Canadian. When the action is less tense, Garrison skin dives with Cedras and schmoozes on the phone with staffers of U.S. Senators Jesse Helms...
...former Canadian air force officer denies that he either holds any position in the Haitian government or accepts any pay for his services, but a source close to the junta describes Garrison as a "major strategist." And one of Garrison's claims, if true, suggests that such a top post would be redundant. Asked by TIME last week about the military's intransigent stance against Aristide's return, he responded, "It is my doing," then added, "The Haitians are just too nice. I am the mean son of a bitch around here...
...else could come close to filling the masked avenger's shoes. After lunging with his first foil at age eight, van Leeuwen knew he had found his calling. At the ripe age of 12, the half Haitian half Dutch Kwame won his first international fencing championship in Germany. Just out of high school, van Leeuwen was ranked 13th internationally...
Just like Zoro, van Leeuwen doesn't just fence, he is also "concerned with others' well being." Inspired by his Haitian roots, van Leeuwen is an active member of Harvard's Haitian alliance. Future, non-fencing plans, include a possible trip to that troubled country...