August 30, 2004
THE BENEFITS OF REGIME CHANGE:
Despite poverty, violence, Haiti limping back: Haiti shows some improvements six months after President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was ousted, but political tensions and sporadic violence continue in the Western Hemisphere's poorest country. (MICHAEL A.W. OTTEY, 8/29/04, Miami Herald)
Six months after the ouster of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, schools and businesses are open, some electricity is back, streets are cleaner, and millions in foreign aid is starting to trickle in.Yet persistent political tensions, armed gangs, kidnappings, violent crime and sporadic pro-Aristide protests threaten to hurl this impoverished country back into chaos.
The carnage and destruction of the armed revolt that forced Aristide into exile on Feb. 29 laid low what was already the hemisphere's poorest nation. About 300 people were killed, and damage was estimated at up to $300 million.
Today, there are signs of a resurgence.
Is there anywhere regime change isn't working out better than expected? Posted by Orrin Judd at August 30, 2004 10:02 AM
Poverty? In Haiti, the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere since who-knows-when?
Get outta here!
Posted by: Jeff Brokaw at August 30, 2004 11:00 AMWell, a lot of Democrats are beginning to suspect here in the US. HA, HA!
Posted by: Rick T. at August 30, 2004 1:42 PMdamage was estimated at up to $300 million.
Wow, I didn't realize there was $300 million worth of anything in Haiti....
Posted by: PapayaSF at August 30, 2004 2:03 PM