It’s easy to blame the latest spasm of violence in Haiti on longstanding poverty, the legacy of colonialism, and European and U.S. interference. What is going on in Haiti?
Haiti hasn’t always been a completely disorganized craphole. For now though, the Caribbean island nation shows us a real-time example of just how the veneer of civilization is thinner than most people think. With a bona fide cannibal gang leader now in charge, thugs with guns are the la...
Their arrival followed the assassination of Haiti’s president, an earthquake that killed thousands and economic instability in Latin American countries where some Haitians had previously migrated after a previous earthquake struck Haiti in 2010. DPS troopers and Texas National Guard members lined up ...
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killed. As a result of dissension and strife among the country’s rulers, it was divided in 1807 into the State of Haiti, headed by H. Christophe, an associate of Dessalines, and the Republic of Haiti, controlled by mulattoes led by A. Pétion. Christophe first became president for life...
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The FBI is working to recover the kidnapped missionaries in Haiti, where the president was recently assassinated. Kidnappings are common and law and order are in short supply. "Police can’t come and take care of it," Albom said. "People don’t know if they can even ...
Excerpt: “The last time I was in Gaza was in November 2008. I reported then on an Israeli missile that hit the children of the Indira Gandhi nursery and killed their kindergarten teacher in front of their eyes. That was my last story from Gaza. Since then Israel has banned Israeli journ...
Dozens of Haiti children caught up in the crossfire of gang violence 20:27 Sudan's FM visits Moscow seeking more collaborations with Russia Advertising 19:46 Erupting Kilauea volcano puts on spectacular show in Hawaii 15:56 Egypt's President will not attend White House talks if they ...