Rebels Start Patrolling Haitian Capital

[La_Serpiente]

Rebels Start Patrolling Haitian Capital

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Rebels began patrolling the capital as their leader Guy Philippe declared himself military chief and threatened to arrest the prime minister, raising fears of reprisals against supporters of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

U.S. Marines, who arrived along with French forces in recent days to secure diplomatic missions and other sites, barely ventured out of the city's airport. Marine Col. Dave Berger said his forces will increase their presence throughout the Caribbean nation following Philippe's comments.

"The country is in my hands!" Philippe announced Tuesday on the radio, in between touring the city in the back of a pickup truck and greeting throngs of admirers.

Philippe, flanked by other rebel leaders and senior officers of Haiti's demoralized police force, also told reporters, "I am the chief," then clarified that he meant "the military chief."

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Rebels Start Patrolling Haitian Capital

[Chicago Democrat]

1. This will be an issue in the campaign.

Bushco is totally to blame for allowing Guy Phillipe and Jean Chamblain, two convicted killers and notorious bastards in power. The kidnapping issue aside. The arms support aside. How can this be progress?

Bastards Bushco. This is totally orchestrated to appeal to racist white people and freaked out people in Florida! Hopefully it will all blow up in their face. It may end up helping Kerry.

[Judi Lynn]

2. From the streets of Caracas today, during an anti-Chavez demonstration

(arranged and accomplished IMMEDIATELY after Chavez called _Bush an @$$hole.) Odd idea, printing the sign in ENGLISH, wouldn't you say????? :eyes:



Found among Yahoo news photos at:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=589&ncid=721&e=8&u=/ap/20040303/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/haiti_uprising

[tedzbear]

3. Are you happy now, Secretary Powell????????

This is a great improvement over Aristide's "failure of a government," as you so eloquently described it.

Idiot! If Philippe is your man, then what you and I call a success are two completely different things.

:kick:

[Matilda]

4. The terrible thing is most people neither know nor care.

That's why Bush has got away with it, and will probably continue to
get away with it.