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Aristide Foe Back in Haiti Working Underground
The man responsible for branding Aristide a psychopath, and known to have served as advisor to former military strongman Cedras Raoul, reappears in Haiti shortly before the May elections.
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It has been noted by some that the spread between top and bottom incomes in America is becoming larger, and that it is now as high as 100 to 1. In Haiti, the CEO of the Disney Empire earns $97,000 an hour (didn't ask if that included benefits) while the average Haitian's income has dropped since the 80's and now stands at 25 cents an hour. At that rate Mr. Fantasia is making earning 388,000 times as much as his employees, whose lives, needles to say, are no fantasy.

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Haiti

Disinformation and Meddling in of Lavalas Landslide (Haiti Progres)
They Demand the Immediate Release of Election Results Go to front page and scroll to Other News (Haitian Times)
President of Haiti Calls for Debt Cancellation. (Jubilee 2000)
Massive Turn-Out Foils "Electoral Coup d'Etat"...for Now Posted May 24 (Haiti Progres)
Aristide's party wins control of Haiti Senate, partial returns show Posted May 30 (Nando)
At least six people killed and more injured in political violence in Haiti Posted March 30, 2000. (Amnesty International)
Justice and liberties at risk says Amnesty International. (Amnesty International)
What's Behind the U.S. "Drug War" in Haiti? Posted February 16, 2000 (Haiti Progres)
Battle Lines Drawing Up Posted September, 1999 (Haiti Progres)

American Progressive Groups Analyses on Haiti

Corporate Welfare in Haiti (50 Years is Enough)
In Focus: U.S. Policy in Haiti (In Focus)
In Haiti. Posted April 13, 2000 (The Washington Post via Global Exchange)

Cuba

Sugar Boom: Cuban Experts are Helping Haiti Restore its Sugar Industry (Haitian Times)

Haiti

Deepening the Roots of Haiti's Democracy. (The Aristide Foundation for Democracy)

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