Damming the Flood: Haiti, Aristide, and the Politics of ContainmentOnce the lucrative European colony in the Caribbean, Haiti has become one of the divided and impoverished countries in the world. This title analyzes how and why President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's enemies in Haiti, the US and France instigated a second coup in 2004 to remove Aristide and a mobilization known as Lavalas for good. |
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Page 67
... force - the 500 - strong member Presidential Guard ( USGPN ) and two 60-80 member SWAT - style units ( GIPNH and CIMO ) were all staffed largely by ex - army personnel . These were the only PNH units capable of something resembling ...
... force - the 500 - strong member Presidential Guard ( USGPN ) and two 60-80 member SWAT - style units ( GIPNH and CIMO ) were all staffed largely by ex - army personnel . These were the only PNH units capable of something resembling ...
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... force from scratch was turning out to be a " nightmare . " 151 By November 1999 , around 1000 of the original 5300 members of the force had been dismissed for corruption or human rights abuses , and recruitment of sufficient numbers of ...
... force from scratch was turning out to be a " nightmare . " 151 By November 1999 , around 1000 of the original 5300 members of the force had been dismissed for corruption or human rights abuses , and recruitment of sufficient numbers of ...
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... force that NCHR and its allies were quick to equate with Duvalier's Macoutes and Cédras ' attachés.79 Few things were less certain in February 2004 than the reliability of the police force itself . It's clear that in early February many ...
... force that NCHR and its allies were quick to equate with Duvalier's Macoutes and Cédras ' attachés.79 Few things were less certain in February 2004 than the reliability of the police force itself . It's clear that in early February many ...
Contents
Conclusion | 311 |
One Step at a Time An Interview with | 317 |
Notes | 346 |
Copyright | |
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Damming the Flood: Haiti, Aristide, and the Politics of Containment Peter Hallward No preview available - 2007 |
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29 February activists administration allies anti-Aristide anti-Lavalas Apaid April Aristide's Aristide's government armed army attacks Bel Air Boulos Brian Concannon campaign Cap-Haïtien Caroit Cédras Chamblain chimères Cité Soleil Cited corruption coup Dany Toussaint December Democracy democratic opposition Duvalier elections electoral elite Evans Paul Fanmi Lavalas Fatton force foreign FRAPH gang Gérard Gonaïves Group of 184 groups Guy Delva Guy Philippe Haïti Haïti Progrès Haitian human rights insurgency Interview Jane Regan January Jean Jean-Bertrand Aristide killed Kim Ives Latortue Latortue's leaders Macoutes March Miami Herald militants military National NCHR neighborhoods NGOs November October organization PAPDA paramilitary party Patrick Elie Pétionville Pierre-Charles police political poor popular Port-au-Prince president Préval prime minister pro-Lavalas radio rebels regime Report Roger Noriega sector September slums soldiers Stan Goff Tatoune troops USAID violence vote Washington Post York Youri Yvon Neptune