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The People vs. The Pirates: Controversy Abounds in Haitian Reconstruction Investigations

887 Photo Credit: Haitiantruth.orgWith the release of two separate investigations this week, it is becoming increasingly clear why the reconstruction has failed the Haitian people on such a massive scale



Haiti’s Elections: Parties Banned, Media Yawn
Dan Beeton
Tuesday March 1 2011

Most English-language news media reported on the serious problems that plagued Haiti’s recent elections, including long lines, record low voter turnout, and violence. But they barely mentioned the election’s biggest flaw: the arbitrary banning of more than a dozen political parties from the ballot—most notably Fanmi Lavalas, the country’s most popular party, which has won every election in which it has been allowed to participate.

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