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12/14/2004:

"Haiti is Unraveling and No One is Saying Anything"

Since the de facto overthrow of the democratically-elected Aristide government on February 29 of 2004, the international community, along with the UN peacekeeping force, has either turned a blind eye on the human rights abuses perpetrated by interim Prime Minister Gerard Latortue's regime or, at best, showered favoritism on the hapless, extra-constitutional government. Much of the lawlessness now found in the country is due to the ill-trained and out-of-control police force, particularly when the peacekeepers tolerate brutal raids on pro-Aristide neighborhoods and on those calling for Aristide's return to the country, as well as tolerating the Gestapo-like tactics of Latortue's Justice Minister, Bernard Gousse.

Full Article : rastafarispeaks.com