Category: Politics
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Crimes of Guy Philippe in Lascahobas, Haiti
In this interview (in Haitian Creole), a native daughter of Lascahobas, Haiti, courageously describes several crimes committed by Guy Philippe and his paramilitary henchmen against unarmed Haitian women, men and children between 2002 and 2004. Philippe went on a rampage, armed, trained and protected by the CIA and the government of neighbouring Dominican Republic, on…
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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…