Must have flown in with Baby Doc!
"Ex-dictator Duvalier returns to Haiti, stunning observers; May disclose plans today" by Jacob Kushner, Associated Press / January 17, 2011
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc’’ Duvalier returned to Haiti yesterday after nearly 25 years in exile, a surprising and perplexing move that comes as his country struggles with a political crisis and the stalled effort to recover from last year’s devastating earthquake....
My feeling is the CIA sent him back to stir up trouble. He could not have gotten back into the country without the U.S. knowing.
Haitians danced in the streets to celebrate the overthrow of Duvalier in 1986, heckling the tubby, boyish tyrant as he was driven to the airport in a black limousine and flown into exile in France.
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Well, not anymore.
Most Haitians hoped the rapacious strongman had left for good, closing a dark chapter of terror and repression that began under his late father, Francois “Papa Doc’’ Duvalier.
Supported by the CIA the whole time as a drug-running base.
But a handful of loyalists have been campaigning to bring Duvalier home from exile, launching a foundation to improve the dictatorship’s image and reviving Baby Doc’s political party in the hopes that one day he can return to power democratically....
Or through electoral fraud, no doubt!
Yeah, this has the HANDS of the U.S. all over it.
The Duvaliers tortured and killed their political opponents, ruling in an atmosphere of fear and repression ensured by the bloody Tonton Macoute secret police.
But they were our guys, so....
The end of his reign was followed by a period known as deshoukaj or “uprooting’’ in which Haitians carried out reprisals against Macoutes and regime loyalists, tearing their houses to the ground.
Duvalier has been accused of pilfering millions of dollars from public funds and spiriting them to Swiss banks, though he denies stealing from Haiti....
Elites are all the same no matter what nation.
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"Duvalier return to Haiti brings calls for arrest; Sudden arrival complicates island’s woes" by Jacob Kushner, Associated Press / January 18, 2011
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc’’ Duvalier met with allies yesterday after his surprise return to a country deep in crisis, leaving many to wonder if the once-feared dictator will prompt renewed conflict in the midst of a political stalemate.
Duvalier remained inside his hotel in the hills above Port-au-Prince and spoke publicly only through emissaries, who gave vague explanations for his sudden and mysterious appearance — nearly 25 years after he was forced into exile by a popular uprising against his brutal regime.
I keep telling you CIA sent him back.
Henry Robert Sterlin, a former ambassador who said he was speaking on behalf of Duvalier, portrayed the 59-year-old former “president for life’’ as merely a concerned elder statesman who wanted to see the effects of the devastating 2010 earthquake on his homeland.
“He was deeply hurt in his soul after the earthquake,’’ Sterlin said. “He wanted to come back to see how is the actual Haitian situation of the people and the country.’’
So he waited a whole f***ing year, huh?
National Police for a time guarded him at the upscale Hotel Karibe before withdrawing, leaving security to hotel guards and a few UN peacekeepers stationed outside.
The U.N. is DEFENDING a TORTURING and MURDERING DICTATOR, huh?
Tells you ALL YOU NEED to KNOW about the U.N. in Haiti.
Duvalier, who assumed power in 1971 at age 19 after the death of his father, Francois “Papa Doc’’ Duvalier, still has some support in Haiti and millions are too young to remember life under his dictatorship. But his abrupt return Sunday still sent shock waves through the country, with some fearing that his presence will bring back the extreme polarization, and political violence, of the past.
I'll bet that's the U.S. plan!
State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said the United States was surprised by the timing of Duvalier’s visit. “It adds unpredictability at an uncertain time in Haiti’s election process.’’
About as close to a "no comment" as you can get.
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch issued statements urging Haiti to hold Duvalier accountable for the torture and killing of civilians during his 15-year rule....
You can do things like that when you are our guy!
When Duvalier was overthrown in 1986, most Haitians hoped he had left for good, closing a dark chapter of terror and repression that began under his late father in 1957. During their rule, a secret police force known as the Tonton Macoute stifled any dissent, torturing and killing opponents.
Sound familiar, 'murkns?
But a handful of loyalists have been campaigning to bring Duvalier home from exile in France, launching a foundation to improve the dictatorship’s image and reviving Baby Doc’s political party in the hopes that one day he can return to power democratically.
Duvalier remained inside his hotel in the hills above Port-au-Prince and spoke publicly only through emissaries, who gave vague explanations for his sudden and mysterious appearance — nearly 25 years after he was forced into exile by a popular uprising against his brutal regime.
I keep telling you CIA sent him back.
Henry Robert Sterlin, a former ambassador who said he was speaking on behalf of Duvalier, portrayed the 59-year-old former “president for life’’ as merely a concerned elder statesman who wanted to see the effects of the devastating 2010 earthquake on his homeland.
“He was deeply hurt in his soul after the earthquake,’’ Sterlin said. “He wanted to come back to see how is the actual Haitian situation of the people and the country.’’
So he waited a whole f***ing year, huh?
National Police for a time guarded him at the upscale Hotel Karibe before withdrawing, leaving security to hotel guards and a few UN peacekeepers stationed outside.
The U.N. is DEFENDING a TORTURING and MURDERING DICTATOR, huh?
Tells you ALL YOU NEED to KNOW about the U.N. in Haiti.
Duvalier, who assumed power in 1971 at age 19 after the death of his father, Francois “Papa Doc’’ Duvalier, still has some support in Haiti and millions are too young to remember life under his dictatorship. But his abrupt return Sunday still sent shock waves through the country, with some fearing that his presence will bring back the extreme polarization, and political violence, of the past.
I'll bet that's the U.S. plan!
State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said the United States was surprised by the timing of Duvalier’s visit. “It adds unpredictability at an uncertain time in Haiti’s election process.’’
About as close to a "no comment" as you can get.
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch issued statements urging Haiti to hold Duvalier accountable for the torture and killing of civilians during his 15-year rule....
You can do things like that when you are our guy!
When Duvalier was overthrown in 1986, most Haitians hoped he had left for good, closing a dark chapter of terror and repression that began under his late father in 1957. During their rule, a secret police force known as the Tonton Macoute stifled any dissent, torturing and killing opponents.
Sound familiar, 'murkns?
But a handful of loyalists have been campaigning to bring Duvalier home from exile in France, launching a foundation to improve the dictatorship’s image and reviving Baby Doc’s political party in the hopes that one day he can return to power democratically.
Haiti is struggling to work through a political crisis after the problematic Nov. 28 first-round presidential election. Three candidates want to go on to a second round meant for two.
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Btw, I NEVER SAW the word CHOLERA!
Update: Two days after returning to Haiti, Baby Doc Duvalier taken to court
