Resist U.S. 'Occupation' Says Exiled Haiti Leader

[Fargin Ice Hole]

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Reuters) - Exiled Haitian leader Jean-Bertrand Aristide appealed to his supporters to peacefully resist an "occupation" of Haiti on Monday as a new president was installed in the chaotic Caribbean nation and heavily armed U.S. troops chased away pro-Aristide marchers.

A day after gunfire killed at least six people in a huge demonstration celebrating Aristide's ouster, U.S. Marines spearheading an international peacekeeping force rumbled on armored vehicles and patrolled on foot through Port-au-Prince's tense streets.

Military helicopters circled over slums where pro-Aristide militias manned barricades. Aristide loyalists were blamed for Sunday's killings in which U.S. Marines opened fire for the first time in their week-old mission. Hundreds of ragged slum-dwellers looted an industrial park near the capital's airport but there were no reports of fresh clashes
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[Chicago Democrat]

1. Vive Aristide!!

Re-invade Haiti in January 2005 and put everyone on trial.

[nagbacal]

2. A little inestigative journalism, please

Right now I'd settle for some info on who broke the thug "rebel" leaders out of jail, who funded these death-squad denizens, and who armed them with pretty update weaponry. That shouldn't be too much to ask. We may already know, but that's unlikely to gain traction with the American public.