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| Nonessential Diplomats Told to Leave Haiti |
| 2004-01-31 |
| Political demonstrations and civil unrest in Haiti prompted the State Department to authorize the departure of nonessential U.S. diplomats and family members, the department said Friday. At the same time, the department cautioned U.S. citizens against going to Haiti, where embattled Just exactly when was it safe to go to Haiti? The State Department said the potential exists for spontaneous demonstrations and for violent confrontations between government supporters and students and other opponents of the Aristide government. "The government of Haiti has not been able to maintain order in Port-au-Prince or in other cities, and in some instances has assisted in violently repressing the demonstrations," the department said. And remember, death is not an option: is Haiti the Liberia of the west, or is Liberia the Haiti of Africa? Discuss. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #9 Does anyone else think that part of the plague of these "Dictators for Life" is caused by the extremely bad investment advice they recieve. They ought to have mandatory investment seminars that the rookie despots attend before taking over a country. The NFL and NBA do that with good results. Realistically, a guy like Castro has a long career and all these "tin-horns" think that they are going to get a 30 or 40 year slop at the public trough as well. Somebody needs to tell these clowns that few dictators make it past five years when their locals realize that there isn't going to be another election. Also, at a certain point, their loyal military commanders realize that four-star general is as they're going up the food chain unless some room is amde in the penthouse. Their wives start nagging the with the old, "when are you going to make dictator. Look at the oppulence that the ... yak, yak yak..." |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-1-31 7:43:58 PM |
| #8 I don't know, GK. I hear Pakistan's nice. Especially the border provinces. Yeah, I had a tourist agent like that once - even gave me clothes to wear and a nice dirty M-16 to carry. Getting over was easy - it was the getting back that was difficult... |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2004-1-31 7:14:18 PM |
| #7 I don't know, GK. I hear Pakistan's nice. Especially the border provinces. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-1-31 6:55:56 PM |
| #6 Sorry 'bout that, tu. Talk with your tavel agent. Maybe she can arrange a lovely fortnight in Somalia or Zimbabwe. |
| Posted by: Gasse Katze 2004-1-31 5:08:41 PM |
| #5 At the same time, the department cautioned U.S. citizens against going to Haiti... Shit! There goes my vacation plans. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-1-31 2:23:58 PM |
| #4 Hope this isn't OT, but the New York Sun (a local 25-cent 'on the go' broadsheet with neocon tendencies and pointed slanting) has a regular section on Haiti, and yesterday's was on the possibility of Bush losing votes from Haitian-Americans on this -- one group declaring themselves "80,000 voters in Dade County" ... |
| Posted by: Lu Baihu 2004-1-31 1:36:20 PM |
| #3 "Non-essential" Diplomats? From the Department of Redundancy Department? |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2004-1-31 10:54:28 AM |
| #2 Seriously, at first glance I thought it was "Nonsensical diplomats told to leave Haiti." Basically just a paraphrase anyway. |
| Posted by: Dan (not Darling) 2004-1-31 4:52:29 AM |
| #1 Lies, all lies! Everyone knows that Clinton solved the Haitian problem by restoring I just don't know where you guys get your so-called "information" about Haiti. You must be watching Fox News or something... |
| Posted by: WUZZALIB 2004-1-31 4:14:50 AM |