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| 34. I can't wait until Hugo Chavez announces his solidarity with Duvalier. |
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DU will be hysterical, and there's not enough popcorn on the planet to get us through the ensuing flame-fests.
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| -Duvalier Meets With Advisers as Haiti Holds Its Breath |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 10:45 AM |
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Supporters? WTF! |
lonestarnot |
Jan-17-11 10:46 AM |
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Yeah, that surprised me, too. |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 10:47 AM |
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I guess, if eating could be referenced as profitable. |
lonestarnot |
Jan-17-11 10:51 AM |
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If the State Department is doing this |
EFerrari |
Jan-17-11 10:54 AM |
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Thanks for the reminder and the heads up. |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 10:58 AM |
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I am old enough to remember his cruelty. If our State Department |
jwirr |
Jan-17-11 12:11 PM |
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Lots of Pinochet fans in Chile. |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
Jan-17-11 11:11 AM |
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Why would anyone in Brazil pine for the dictatorship days? |
Art_from_Ark |
Jan-18-11 01:22 AM |
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When Castro and Chavez make speeches |
molly77 |
Jan-18-11 08:59 AM |
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Seems to me though that Castro and Chavez are left wing |
Art_from_Ark |
Jan-19-11 12:07 AM |
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Well, even Bush left office with a twenty-something percent approval rating |
Jack Rabbit |
Jan-17-11 01:24 PM |
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Hey, in his last election he got 99% of the vote. |
walldude |
Jan-17-11 04:53 PM |
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And the supporters would be the bush and clinton regime. |
molly77 |
Jan-18-11 08:56 AM |
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Obviously, I'm just too wrong thinking ... |
Solly Mack |
Jan-17-11 10:51 AM |
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Well, Solly, then so is mine. |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 10:55 AM |
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This makes me ill. |
Starry Messenger |
Jan-17-11 10:53 AM |
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Thanks for the k&r and you're welcome. |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 11:00 AM |
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So when will the Democratically elected leader |
malaise |
Jan-17-11 10:54 AM |
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Oh, malaise, when you put it that way |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 11:04 AM |
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+1 n/t |
Catherina |
Jan-17-11 11:25 AM |
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+1 |
leftstreet |
Jan-17-11 02:24 PM |
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From 2003, an article for some background. |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 11:12 AM |
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Not Wapo (Washington Post), but WSJ (Wall Street Journal) |
Jack Rabbit |
Jan-17-11 03:46 PM |
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Thanks for the correction. |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 03:50 PM |
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State media |
molly77 |
Jan-18-11 09:01 AM |
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Woopee! |
iamtechus |
Jan-17-11 11:16 AM |
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More background from 2004, at link. |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 11:18 AM |
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The Guardian UK checks in...looks like another please feel sorry |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 11:23 AM |
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The Guardian reports on...the Guardian? |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 11:35 AM |
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Name removed |
Jan-17-11 11:37 AM |
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Amnesty International |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 11:45 AM |
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Can the Tonton Macoute be far behind? |
blindpig |
Jan-17-11 11:49 AM |
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Tonton Macoutes |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 11:55 AM |
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"license to torture, kill, and extort" - Neocon wetdream |
upi402 |
Jan-17-11 01:13 PM |
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And a generation who didn't live through that time but are now |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 01:20 PM |
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LA Times: "...supporters...sought to rehabilitate his image and revive..." |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 12:52 PM |
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Mark Weisbrot's article last week was prophetic: |
EFerrari |
Jan-17-11 01:00 PM |
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Is it the oil? Is it money to be made? Is it a hatred for people |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 01:18 PM |
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France has a long history but more recently, France helped us take out Aristide |
EFerrari |
Jan-17-11 01:45 PM |
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Check out the article I linked below about the possibility that |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 02:05 PM |
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France sent him out on a diplomatic passport. |
Catherina |
Jan-18-11 09:25 AM |
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Shouldn't he be under arrest in Haiti for war crimes? |
sabrina 1 |
Jan-17-11 01:20 PM |
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One of the officials, in one of the dozens of articles I've read, |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 01:24 PM |
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Here ya go. I found a couple of those articles I mentioned. |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 02:33 PM |
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Oh thank you. I'm glad it wasn't just me wondering about an |
sabrina 1 |
Jan-17-11 03:12 PM |
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A lot of rights groups are calling for his arrest. |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 03:25 PM |
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Cancelled press conference |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 01:43 PM |
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Did he bring back the money he stole before he left? |
sabrina 1 |
Jan-17-11 02:23 PM |
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I have an article linked in post #36(?) below about the assets that |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 02:25 PM |
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I can't wait until Hugo Chavez announces his solidarity with Duvalier. |
11 Bravo |
Jan-17-11 01:52 PM |
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Would you mind terribly leaving this thread as a place to update |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 01:54 PM |
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Chavez is a supporter of Aristedes, the Haitian people's choice |
sabrina 1 |
Jan-17-11 02:20 PM |
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Iirc, Haitian troops helped Bolivar in his fight against Spain. |
EFerrari |
Jan-17-11 02:36 PM |
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Yes, Bolivar was given refuge in Haiti, which was a very newly |
sabrina 1 |
Jan-17-11 03:09 PM |
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'baby doc' arrives just before "his" money? My title, not the article's. |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 02:03 PM |
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K&R |
leftstreet |
Jan-17-11 02:26 PM |
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You're welcome. |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 02:28 PM |
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No, you're not alone |
leftstreet |
Jan-17-11 02:31 PM |
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Good description. It's like they've changed some of the scenery |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 02:36 PM |
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Baby Doc and the Tonton Macoute back in power in Haiti... What say YOU, President Obama? |
Swamp Rat |
Jan-17-11 02:29 PM |
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Good question. We know the U.S., under Bush |
sabrina 1 |
Jan-17-11 02:37 PM |
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Hey, Swamp Rat. I've been keeping an eye open for any sort of a |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 02:37 PM |
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Haven't heard a peep, have you? |
lonestarnot |
Jan-17-11 10:53 PM |
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This looks like a good summation in an article from...the Guardian again. |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 02:48 PM |
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"I heard this guy is here, 'baby dog.'" |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 03:22 PM |
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It's a pretty impressive experience to watch one of these events |
EFerrari |
Jan-17-11 03:55 PM |
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Wide open but from a distance. :( |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 03:59 PM |
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NPR: Former Exile 'Baby Doc' Lands In Haiti Amid Praise (a hero's welcome) |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 03:36 PM |
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Florida Haitians protest: Joanne98 has a thread up in LBN (link enclosed) |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 03:58 PM |
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"US 'surprised' at return of ex-Haiti dictator" Does twitter count as an official |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 04:19 PM |
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So now we have PJ Crowley's official denial. n/t |
EFerrari |
Jan-17-11 04:24 PM |
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On Twitter, no less. |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 04:26 PM |
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I've come to appreciate Twitter. It lets me keep track of topics |
EFerrari |
Jan-17-11 04:31 PM |
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Good points, all. |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 04:34 PM |
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You might like it. It's low maintenance. |
EFerrari |
Jan-17-11 05:09 PM |
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lol |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 05:24 PM |
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This just in via ggreenwald: |
EFerrari |
Jan-17-11 05:26 PM |
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Another tweet |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 05:37 PM |
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The U.S. misses their old dictator friends. With Ben Ali thrown |
sabrina 1 |
Jan-17-11 06:58 PM |
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Priceless! n/t |
Catherina |
Jan-18-11 09:33 AM |
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And the bookend: |
EFerrari |
Jan-17-11 04:27 PM |
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Oh yeah. Thanks. I saw that and got distracted before I could |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 04:30 PM |
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That twitter is priceless! So are his others |
Catherina |
Jan-18-11 08:38 AM |
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rage or silence... |
maryf |
Jan-17-11 04:21 PM |
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Thanks, maryf. I completely understand. |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 04:28 PM |
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Shit. |
Odin2005 |
Jan-17-11 04:30 PM |
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Speaking of shit, did you see the 'hero's welcome' post in this thread |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 04:31 PM |
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Here's a distillation up at OED. Suggestion BD might be a distraction |
EFerrari |
Jan-17-11 04:50 PM |
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And a scare tactic. |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 04:59 PM |
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Well, its rare that something actually goes missing. Someone has it |
EFerrari |
Jan-17-11 05:01 PM |
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Something I just noticed about the wording of Crowley's tweet... |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 07:14 PM |
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Insulza is supposed to be there tomorrow. |
EFerrari |
Jan-17-11 07:20 PM |
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I thought he was supposed to be there today? |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 07:29 PM |
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Maybe I am! |
EFerrari |
Jan-17-11 07:33 PM |
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:) |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 07:39 PM |
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An article from CBS. Not too much new information. |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 05:29 PM |
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This is from the Miami Herald and it's from yesterday/last night. |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 06:33 PM |
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Humor. |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 07:17 PM |
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Article from Mother Jones with some pictures for a change. |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 07:48 PM |
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"Journalist Michele Montas says victims will press charges" "We have proof" |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 09:31 PM |
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Canadian government condemning his return |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 09:38 PM |
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CARICOM criticises return of Baby Doc Duvalier |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 09:52 PM |
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This looks to be a little lightweight, happy, happy, joy, joy piece. |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 10:46 PM |
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Supporters or hams when the cameras are around? |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 10:55 PM |
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More gallows humor from Twitter |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 10:57 PM |
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This one just broke my heart. I followed a link from a tweet. |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 11:01 PM |
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Duvalier's return met with confusion for Haitian exiles. |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 11:20 PM |
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"The US state department has refused to comment " |
Cerridwen |
Jan-17-11 11:27 PM |
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I was wondering about the 'crowd' of fans greeting him. |
sabrina 1 |
Jan-18-11 12:24 AM |
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In another report it said the US had 'denounced' his return but it |
Cerridwen |
Jan-18-11 12:31 AM |
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LOLOL Check out this photo |
leftstreet |
Jan-18-11 12:36 AM |
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Yeah, if they're not dancing in the streets only a day later... |
Cerridwen |
Jan-18-11 12:41 AM |
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Lol, that reminds me of the Freeper pro-war protests! |
sabrina 1 |
Jan-18-11 12:44 AM |
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"Baby Doc's back" |
Catherina |
Jan-18-11 08:45 AM |
#108 |
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