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...years to the day after the paramilitary squad he once helped direct massacred at least 15 people in the seaside slum of Raboteau. The victims, many of whom were tortured and made to lie in open sewers before being shot, were supporters of then Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, who had been ousted in a 1991 military coup. U.S. troops restored Aristide to power in 1994, and Chamblain, who fled Haiti, was convicted in absentia the following year for helping to lead the Raboteau massacre. Chamblain, who denies involvement in Raboteau, returned to Haiti this past February to help lead...
...ubiquitous Tons Tons Macoutes, a troupe of Boy Scouts-gone-wrong, who bore automatic weapons in support of the ruling power. The transformation of Papa Doc’s regime into Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier’s into military rule into Jean-Bertrand Aristide’s hopeful but corrupt and fragmented government is portrayed as near-seemless in the film. The benefit of the documentary’s historical overview, and Dominique’s unwavering criticism of every government, empowers the film to approach critically governments which even knowledgeable Americans have...
Bathroom Humor, by James Henderson, directed by Dave Poole, is about three Wal-Mart employees. Bertrand (Andy Riel), by dint of becoming the fastest checkout clerk on the Eastern seaboard, has been given the honor of making an inspirational speech, but before his speech he has gotten drunk and cloistered himself in the bathroom to vomit. He is encouraged by his co-worker Gary Girard (Kevin LaVelle) and tormented by the diabolical Stuart Steadfast (Greg Luzitano), who wants to steal his glory. Stuart’s momentary presence is the best part of this sequence; his cruel, demonic laughter...
...aftermath of ousted president Jean-Bertrand Aristide's flight from Haiti raises an interesting question about American credibility [March 15]. Aristide claims that the U.S. forced him to leave the country; U.S. officials deny it. I would like to believe the U.S. but recall Bush's statements on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, which turned out to be far from the truth. In the case of Haiti, I accept the U.S. version of events but wish I were able to do so without thinking of the boy who cried wolf. No one believes a liar, even when...
Your coverage of the U.S. military's return to Haiti after the overthrow of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide [March 15] clearly showed that the people of Haiti are incapable of governing themselves. It is time that we stop trying to fix the same problem over and over. Instead, the U.N. should authorize France to make Haiti a colony once again, for the next 20 years. During that time--and with aid from other nations--France would be responsible for disarming the rabble; creating a public school system with universal education; establishing a police force and a defensive army; rebuilding...