Haiti Rebels Kill Police Chief, Officers

[DuctapeFatwa]

Haiti's rebellion spread to the central city of Hinche on Monday as rebels and former soldiers killed at least three officers at a police station. President Jean-Bertrand Aristide pleaded for foreign help to stop the bloodshed.

The rebels descended on the police station in Hinche, about 70 miles northwest of Port-au-Prince, according to a Haitian security official who spoke on condition of anonymity. They killed district police chief Maxime Jonas, pushed police out of the city and threatened government supporters, the official said.

About 50 rebels descended on the police station in Hinche, about 70 miles northwest of Port-au-Prince. They killed district police chief Maxime Jonas, pushed police out of the city and freed prisoners from the jail before burning the station.

Louis-Jodel Chamblain, a former Haitian soldier who led a paramilitary group known as the Front for the Advancement and Progress of Haiti, or FRAPH, which killed and maimed hundreds of people between 1991 and 1994, reportedly led the attack, according to witnesses.

http://abcnews.go.com/wire/World/ap20040216_1303.html

[Gman]

1. Someone else in the world is going to have to do something

because the US damn sure won't and I think the rest of the world knows that.

[gmoney]

2. The French?

Since it was a former French colony, maybe they'd have some legitimacy to go in and set things right.

Or better yet... the UN?

[Aidoneus]

3. how do you figure that?!

there's a reason for the "former" bit..

[gmoney]

5. Just talking out of my azz as usual...

Who else would you suggest? Pakistan? Canada? Russia?

To my limited mind, it seems the French are one of the few countries that might have the manpower and equipment to go in and restore order, and might actually be willing to do it... plus they speak the language. And their troops aren't otherwise engaged currently.

Or we just send in Halliburton?

[I AM SPARTACUS]

9. funny...in '96, there WERE both Pakistani and Canadian troops...

in Haiti - with the UN mission there. And yep, Halliburton-KBR was there, too. Saw 'em with my own eyeballs.

[mac2]

4. Aren't they joining the EU?

Could be an excuse to get them into the EU or Americas? There are still a few that won't join. 2005 World Union government.

[Nlighten1]

6. Heaven forbid...

we help a country who's majority population is black and speaks french.

[Judi Lynn]

7. For more information, with EXCELLENT links from DU'ers on this subject

you might want to look through the posts on this thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=365394&mesg_id=365394

[Judi Lynn]

8. Dominican government calls for more help for Haiti

Posted on Mon, Feb. 16, 2004

Dominican government calls for more help for Haiti

PETER PRENGAMAN

Associated Press


SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - The Dominican government on Monday called for more international assistance to quell the Haitian uprising, saying the violence could hurt the Caribbean region.

Meanwhile, authorities suspended an open air border market frequented by hundreds of Haitians and Dominicans because of tensions over the killings of two Dominican soldiers last weekend.

Secretary of Foreign Relations Frank Guerrero Prats said Monday the situation in Haiti wouldn't be solved without the help of other countries.

"It's time for the international community, multilateral organizations and friendly governments to act with urgency to combat a worsening crisis that could be detrimental for the entire region," Guerrero said in a statement, responding to written questions by The Associated Press.
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http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/breaking_news/7968219.htm

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[mobuto]

11. Goodbye

Have a nice life.

[tritsofme]

12. Typical con

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