January 25, 2011 - One of the most far-reaching stories in the world is unfolding under our collective noses, and we can’t seem to see it. Maybe that’s due to the fact that it’s happening in Haiti, a nation deluged with tragedy, bad governance and corruption for so long that we don’t expect good news to come from that direction.
But there it is: Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier, the former Haitian dictator, is facing criminal charges in a court of law. This is a fact as unlikely and symbolically rich as Milosevic rotting in a cell in the War Criminals Prison, Cambodia’s Pol Pot facing an international tribunal and Augusto Pinochet under house arrest with 300 criminal charges pending at his death.
The name “Duvalier” in Haiti is not unlike that of “Stalin” in the former Soviet Union. Jean-Claude’s father, Francois “Papa Doc” Duvalier, ruled Haiti with an iron fist from 1957 to 1971 (declaring himself “President for Life” in 1964), using rape, torture, voodoo, murder and extortion to maintain power. At his death, Jean-Claude “inherited” the presidency and ruled until 1986 in a similar fashion. He and his father bled their nation, robbed its treasury and stashed the loot in Swiss bank accounts; when Baby Doc was finally deposed he moved to France and lived lavishly on the stolen cash. Last week, for the first time in 25 years, Duvalier returned to Haiti to, well, it’s not entirely clear why he returned. {continued}
In 2003 some 72% of Americans fully supported the Abandoning of the Missions and those Sent to Accomplish so extremely Quickly after 9/11!!At least some 95%, if not more as less then 1% serve them, not only still support the, just below, total lack of Sacrifice, they ran from any and all Accountability and left everything still on the table to be continually used if the political/military want was still in play in future executive/legislative wants!!
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Now, What About Dick Cheney?
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