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Caribbean-Latin America
Violent Protests in Haiti Leave 7 Dead
2004-10-02
Posted by:Fred

#3  Our church supports several missionaries down there, some of whom have been there for decades - they are all saying the same thing: they have NEVER seen it as bad as it is now. The present 'government' basically steals as much as it can get away with and spends a great deal of time out of the country. Haiti is rapidly approaching the point where it's more of a concept than a nation.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2004-10-02 10:57:53 AM  

#2  Well, at least they decapitated them to keep them from rising again.
In Hati, death is no barrier to public service.
(grins and ducks)
Seriously, I find it very disturbing to see this level of social breakdown. Normaly there's more social cohesion to pick up the slack when the local gov't bombs off.
Posted by: N Guard   2004-10-02 10:18:58 AM  

#1  Authorities recovered the decapitated bodies of three policemen, among at least seven people killed in the violence.

Man. Everyone's getting into the practice now.

I feel for the good people down there, though. What a catastrophe.
Posted by: nada   2004-10-02 10:06:07 AM  

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