Under the Radar
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On November 9th thousands of Germans celebrated the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the epic event which precipitated the reunification of East and West Germany on October ...
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In wars as in politics victory is sometimes subjective, which is why history is replete with victories that were at best pyrrhic because of adverse ramifications on the victors. 1812: Napo...
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I used to think that democracy despite its flaws was better than any other political system but the Haitian experiment, conceived by non-Haitians and imposed by force, changed my perspectiv...
The coup in Honduras: arrogance or divine right
What has happened in Honduras bears an uncanny resemblance to the September 30th 1991 military coup that overthrew Haiti’s first democratically elected president, Jean Bertrand Aristide, who was ...
What has happened in Honduras bears an uncanny resemblance to the September 30th 1991 military coup that overthrew Haiti’s first democratically elected president, Jean Bertrand Aristide, who was ...
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Charity at what price (part II)
Ordinarily the charities operating in the Third World are supervised by board of directors acting as the eyes and ears of the benefactors (institutional and individuals) that financed them. The P...
Ordinarily the charities operating in the Third World are supervised by board of directors acting as the eyes and ears of the benefactors (institutional and individuals) that financed them. The P...
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Charity At what price (part I)
As conventional wisdom dictates; charity has a price. In Haiti’s case, however, the assessment of the benefactors falls disproportionably on the most vulnerable segment of the population: the orp...
As conventional wisdom dictates; charity has a price. In Haiti’s case, however, the assessment of the benefactors falls disproportionably on the most vulnerable segment of the population: the orp...
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Is France’s permanent membership in the Security Council warranted?
Paris’ unqualified support of corrupt tyrants, like Omar Bongo, who passed away June 8th of an undisclosed illness in a Spanish clinic, should be closely examined, as it is incompatible with Fran...
Paris’ unqualified support of corrupt tyrants, like Omar Bongo, who passed away June 8th of an undisclosed illness in a Spanish clinic, should be closely examined, as it is incompatible with Fran...
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Toward the abolition of national governments
Any proponent of Charles Darwin’s “Theory of evolution” would agree that any evolutionary process inevitably peaked. In our case, the evolutionary process seems to have peaked as it relates to be...
Any proponent of Charles Darwin’s “Theory of evolution” would agree that any evolutionary process inevitably peaked. In our case, the evolutionary process seems to have peaked as it relates to be...
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As per tradition, Haitian Flag Day (May 18) was celebrated grandiloquently throughout the Diaspora, and this year’s had a particular resonance among Haitians, as no less than U.S Preside...
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The beheading of Carlos Nerilus, a Haitian citizen, in presence of a jubilant mob in the Santo Domingo neighborhood of Buenos Aires is a natural outcome of a campaign in the Dominican Repu...
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Almost two years ago, when a French reporter started an interview with Iran’s Amadinejad with this observation: “Judging by the way you dress in public, you are an unconventional leader…,I ...
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The long-delayed election for one-third of the Haitian Senate was finally held on April 19 amid fears of anticipated widespread violence that did not materialize, except for a few skirmishe...
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Since its founding on January 1 1804, Haiti’s unalienable right to co-exist peacefully with other nations and prosper has been continuously under attack by the great powers. The latest vent...
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Naiveté is indisputably expensive, whether one thinks of it as a virtue or a mental weakness. On December 5th 1492, a flotilla of Spaniard sailors arrived in Haiti and was welcomed not with appr...
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As long as the international community’s patronizing approach to solving Haiti’s problems remains attune on the effects rather than the causes, Haitians should expect more NGOs, more peddlers of...
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It dawned on me that one of the reasons why democracy, which emphasizes compromises and tolerance of opposite views, could never work in Haiti is because absolutism is an integral part ...
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A year after the unguarded but truthful statement of Hedi Annabi, the U.N commissioner in charge of the Security Council mandated occupation of Haiti, affirming that the U.N does not have a...