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...refugees made their way to U.S. shores to escape violence and repression in Haiti, and their initial incarceration at the U.S. military facility at Guantanamo Bay was an election issue in the Sunshine State in 1992. It was the flow of refugees following the 1991 coup that overthrew President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in 1991 that eventually prompted the Clinton administration in 1994 to send in the troops...
...policemen were killed in street fighting as police special forces swept into Gonaives, Haiti 's fourth-largest city, in an effort to wrest control from rebels who seized it Thursday. An armed opposition group staged a jailbreak - in which at least 10 people died - as violent protests against President Jean-Bertrand Aristide continued. MEANWHILE IN THE U.K. ... As the Crow Doesn't Fly Animal behaviorists at Oxford University have discovered that homing pigeons' navigational techniques are a lot like humans'. Using satellite tracking devices, the scientists found that, rather than relying on their inner solar compass, the birds prefer...
...series, including the lifting of a ban on the TV show Sex and the City, designed to play down the country's reputation as a nanny state. Targeting Aristide HAITI Three people died and more than 20 were injured in violent clashes between opponents and supporters of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Opposition leaders, who accuse Aristide of corruption, called a two-day general strike, which shut down many businesses in Port-au-Prince. MEANWHILE IN THE U.K. ... Ye Cannae Dae That To many, the Scottish lilt is charming and even rather attractive (think Sean Connery). But not, it seems...
...part of a $146 million package of loans to the government that was suspended after the 2000 elections, in which the first lady’s husband—Jean-Bertrand Aristide—secured the presidency. Seven senatorial seats were contested and the controversy ignited questions concerning the legitimacy of the Aristide government...
...HAITI Whose Plot Foiled? Police blamed veterans for a failed bid to oust President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. A former colonel and an ex-soldier were arrested, while two dozen other suspects were still at large. But the opposition claimed the coup attempt was a government setup designed to discredit Aristide's opponents...