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Yesterday, Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier returned to Haiti after nearly a quarter century in exile in France.
I think it is safe to say Baby Doc didn’t come back to Haiti to drink in its healing waters. Given the abysmal progress with recovery efforts for last year’s earthquake, the cholera epidemic and the chaos of last November’s elections, Baby Doc sees an opportunity.
Even without the events of the past year it can be argued that Haiti has seen little improvement since Baby Doc was driven from power. There have been a dozen Presidents and four military coups over the past twenty-five years and life in Haiti is as nasty, brutish and short as it has ever been in the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.
Forty per cent of Haiti’s population is under the age of 25 and thus has no memory of Baby Doc or his brutality and might be inclined to welcome him with open arms. Yet I am not sure what makes anyone think Baby Doc would govern with any more benevolence this time around.
As of this writing, no attempt has been made by Haitian authorities to arrest Baby Doc.
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Will| 1.18.11 @ 6:24AM
Amazing! If I'm not mistaken, I heard that the U.S. has dumped a half billion dollars into Haiti since the latest crisis, and very little if anything has been done. Now, word that this monster is coming back, broke as it were, and looking to get back in power. The administration could only offer a lukewarm response to this outrage? I guess that means we'll just have to take in a few million more "refugees" a.k.a. Obama voters in the next couple of years due to Baby Doc's presence. We really do need a President, and we need one ASAP.
Kevin Dunn| 1.18.11 @ 7:14AM
One thing theleft never mention is that Obama xould have sent massive disaster relief to Haiti with, figuratively speaking, a wave of his hand. His failure to do so makes him a bigger killer of blacks than the Rev. Jim Jones, and well ahead of the Ku Klux Klan.
Ryan| 1.18.11 @ 9:05AM
Ahhh...third world dictator threads. Let's see if any propogandists pop up...
Chuck| 1.18.11 @ 10:05AM
Baby Doc was looking for an entry visa back home and it came with Obama's easing of travel restrictions to Cuba. Dictator's look for weaknesses to exploit and Obama's drivel to Cuba opened the door.
saint jean jean claude | 1.18.11 @ 10:14AM
hi my name is jean claude saint jean.
i want to make that cleare over the world. jean claude duvalier is not the third dictator. ok let stop now . and l ook up others people for now is not can be only propagandist to lising to ok lest move forwed we to have time now for propagandist thank you.
jean claude saint jean | 1.18.11 @ 10:32AM
yes i coming back. this is jean claude again.
my comment is that. we dont have time for all of this. if we going to dictatorial of duvalier. wat about the gouvernement after jean claude duvalier. their are not. yes or no?
Richard Baker| 1.18.11 @ 11:50AM
Will the aged members of the Tonton Macoute come out of their wheelchairs? Haiti is a basket case and thank goodness they're on an island. Sorry for the Dominican Republic that shares Hispanola but the mountains and border vigilance will keep the Haitians from bleeding over.
Stanley Etienne| 1.19.11 @ 10:19AM
My name is Stanley Etienne, allias "Ba", i am 35 years old. As far as i am concerned, President Aristide killed more people than Duvalier government...i mean Aristide not the government of Aristide. Himself oredered his gangs to burn people alive because the smell of the tire is good for his nose...so give jean Claude Duvalier a BREAK. Jean Claude was a teenager. Aristide was a big ass Priest who knew what he was doing. Why they don't go after him instead bugging Baby doc.