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...Maori parent. Maori in need, Brash says, would be better helped as Kiwis than as members of a racial group. "The simple fact of being Maori doesn't necessarily mean people need assistance," whether it's financial aid or lower university entrance marks. In Tauranga, fireman Greg Padgett, and his cousin Pete, who wears traditional tattoos, agree. "Maori are a proud people, and I'm proud to be Maori," says Padgett. "But I believe Maori can do whatever they want to do if they choose to do it. They don't need to be on the dole or single parent...
...Padgett: Guy Phillipe certainly has a checkered past. He has tried to lead coups before. Even some of the political opposition leaders are under suspicion. Danny Toussaint, for example, a former senator and Aristide ally who has since turned against the president, is barred from entering the U.S. as a suspect in a murder case in Haiti, and has been accused by U.S. officials of involvement in narco-trafficking...
...Padgett: That question has to be weighing heavily on the minds of opposition leaders. They have two choices: They could continue to reject the peace accord, assuming that the rebels will take over and achieve the basic objective of the political opposition which is to hasten Aristide's departure. But if they wait for the rebels to take over, then when Aristide goes their own hand will be weak because the rebels will be running the show. So, their other choice is to accept the peace proposal laid out by the U.S. delegation, hoping that this could blunt rebel advance...
...Padgett: Aristide has so little credibility with his neighbors or the Bush administration that the U.S. is going to be very loathe to save him as they did in 1994. The Bush administration has not hidden its animosity for Aristide - it has held back a half-billion dollars in international aid since 2000 to pressure Aristide to conduct democratic elections. And Haiti is a desperately poor country. So it's pretty obvious that the Bush administration is not going to stick its neck out for Aristide. But the problem is that what comes after Aristide may turn...
...Padgett: Although Aristide's failure to deliver on any of his promises has prompted even many of the poorest Haitians to abandon the man they once affectionately called "Titid," he still has a lot of support in the capital, Port au Prince. There's some question about how much of this is legitimate support and how much is expressed by armed groups in the pay of the government. But it's pretty clear that when and if the rebels advance on the capital, it's going to get ugly. It won't be nearly as easy for them as capturing...