Category: English
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My 2016 birthday gift
Dear family / friend, As you likely know, I am not big on birthday gifts. However, this year, I really want you to do something special for me. It will likely cost you less than $20 and take no more than 10 minutes to package and deliver. The following picture gallery will help illustrate what…
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If this Haitian was superstitious like the Clintons
“malè ou swete bèlmè, se manman ou li frape” – Haitian wisdom (the evil you wish upon your mother-in-law strikes your mother) * The other day, I saw a video excerpt of an October 2012 speech in which Bill Clinton was telling an audience in New-York how his wife, Hillary, possesses the extraordinary psychic ability to speak regularly with the…
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The Ottawa Initiative on Haiti
“Colin Powell has lied to the world over the last few years so many times…” As announced earlier, I will be sharing some images and sounds I recorded in Haiti during my December 2003-January 2004 trip. That period has had a significant impact on my life, as the events which unfolded then continue to affect…
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Haiti 2004 – Life Under President Aristide (days before the coup)
In December 2003, my wife, Manzè Choublak, and I decided to take our son Lanmoukaji with us to the bicentennial celebrations in Haiti. Meanwhile in mainstream media, Haiti is described as a land of lawlessness and generalized mayhem, a dictatorship from which visitors are encouraged to stay as far away as possible. In the following…