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This is the third time since 1915 that American soldiers have had to clean up a mess in Haiti. The hemisphere's poorest nation doesn't pose the kinds of dangers that U.S. soldiers face in Iraq. But, like Philippe himself, Haiti can be a p.r. nuisance for any U.S. Administration that intervenesa terminally failed state that often inflicts collateral damage on America's image as an exporter of democratic institutions. As more than 2,000 U.S., French and other international peacekeeping troops began policing Port-au-Prince's streets last week, it was hard to forget that Haiti...
However, these recent events must be understood in a broader historical context. Since Aristide was first elected president in 1990 at the forefront of a grassroots democratic movement, his rule and Haitian sovereignty have been consistently challenged. A democracy where the poorest people in the Western Hemisphere would have power struck fear in the hearts of Washington officials and the Haitian elite. President Aristide held office for only seven months before he was ousted in a military coup...
...liberty. It will spring up again by the roots for they are numerous and deep.” In his first public address from the Central African Republic, Aristide drew upon these words to urge his supporters to non-violently resist this U.S.-led regime change. As the poorest of the poor continue to struggle for democracy and equality, the crucial question remains, who will stand with Haiti...
...time overwhelming the capital, Port-au-Prince, which he threatened to attack unless President Jean-Bertrand Aristide resigned. "We'll take it within days if not hours," he told TIME. Aristide's fall, he insisted, would justify even the carnage his army's offensive would cause the hemisphere's poorest country. "Haiti has to pay something to bring back democracy," he warned, "and this is the price...
...least from the chimeres, but hardly from the host of other emergencies facing Haiti. The constitutionally selected interim President, Supreme Court chief Boniface Alexandre, isn?t even recognizable to most Haitians. And he hardly looked enthusiastic about taking charge of a nation, the hemisphere?s poorest, whose only real ruler for the moment is anarchy. The month-long crisis has claimed almost 100 lives, including more than 10 killed by the chim?res (Creole for mythical monster) as they went on a revenge binge Sunday morning after Aristide?s departure, their bodies strewn about the capital...