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2007-09-29 Caribbean-Latin America

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Posted by Steve White 2007-09-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Too bad, so sad...

When he fled to France he lived a luxurious life on the Riviera, driving a Ferrari, shopping in designer boutiques and shuttling between his chateau and several apartments. The money appears to have run out several years ago after a costly divorce from Michelle Bennett Pasquet.

Duvalier's inability or unwillingness to get a job has forced him to rely on handouts from friends. He reportedly lives in a one-bedroom flat in Paris. Last month Switzerland extended a freeze on a Duvalier-linked bank account containing £3.1m.

Here's some job hunting advice for him, "You want pomme frites with that, monsieur?"

Posted by tu3031 2007-09-29 10:04|| 2007-09-29 10:04|| Front Page Top

#2 Sheesh, shows how much I know...I thought this schmuck had died ten years ago!

Posted by Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) 2007-09-29 18:37|| 2007-09-29 18:37|| Front Page Top

#3 That would be "Papa Doc", Abu Babaloo. It is highly doubtful that "Baby Doc" will ever face any real justice as it necessarily involves methods that would make even a Spanish Inquisitor blanch.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-09-29 18:53|| 2007-09-29 18:53|| Front Page Top

#4 Nobody ever dies in Haiti...

Posted by tu3031 2007-09-29 19:35|| 2007-09-29 19:35|| Front Page Top

#5 Nobody ever dies in Haiti...

So we're talking about a fat, lazy, mooching, French-speaking zombie?

Posted by Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) 2007-09-29 20:21|| 2007-09-29 20:21|| Front Page Top

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