Has anyone seen any news about the Coup in Haiti in their local paper?

[Bandit]

I have been watching closely for any news so I can see which way they are going to spin this but I have not seen so much as a single paragraph on the subject. Nor have I heard a single mention on local radio news spots. Is there some sort of Blackout on this or is my hometown just completely out of touch?

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[stepnw1f]

2. I hope we can

somehow bring this issue to the courts. The misinformation is especially dangerous when human rights are involved. Democracy itself is being atacked here, and the media is chosing to be blind and deaf. I think it's time we bring this issue to the forefront against all media giants. They seriously need to be sued.

[seemslikeadream]

3. I have seen nothing

Last night I was watching CNN or MSNBC and they mentioned Haiti, gave it 3 seconds and then went directly into video of the gay marriage hearing, unbelievable!

Not a word about the Haiti hearing where the real evil was uncovered

[DuctapeFatwa]

4. apparently there was some trouble with an uppity overseer

but nothing to worry about, the marines got him out of the way, and they are down there now, bringing the natives to heel.

Businesses and investors need not fear. Haiti is still your cheapest Western Hemisphere labor source, thanks to centuries of firm and consistent US policy.

http://cyberspacei.com/jesusi/authors/chomsky/year/y501_008.htm

[seemslikeadream]

6. I wonder what these guys were talking about

back in January, Mr. Noriega and his poster boy witness he brought to the hearing yesterday

http://www.state.gov/p/wha/rls/28891.htm

[jbfam4]

5. Yes

the orange county register is reporting the difference between Maxine Waters and Charlie Rangle's version and what Powell is saying.

Lawmakers scoff at notion Aristide left voluntarily

http://www2.ocregister.com/ocrweb/ocr/article.do?id=83870§ion=NATION_WORLD&subsection=NATION&year=2004&month=3&day=4

Have to register to read.

[stepnw1f]

7. The best statement were made

by Mr. Sachs during the questioning yesterday.

[Bandit]

8. If a person has cable TV they may get some information however

I am talking about local newspapers and or radio news. Has any newspaper printed what Sachs had to say?

[seemslikeadream]

10. Testimony at the hearings

Starting at
3:13:23 with Robert Maguire from Trinity College Director, Programs in Int'l Affairs, was very informative

3:21:40 Hangel introduces Jeffery Sachs Earth Institute at Columbia Univ. Director, incredible testimony MUST SEE!

www.c-span.org

[Mike Daniels]

9. Coverage is taking up about 1/2 of a page in Washington Post

It's in the front page section of today's paper about 14 pages in. Leads off the "World News" section of the paper. There was a mention on the front of the paper directing the reader to the specific article.

Spends about 1/2 of the total column inches going over the controversy with Aristide's departure.

[bigtree]

11. Haiti looms for Marines just returning from Iraq

For many, the prospect of another deployment is about as appealing as war itself, but 'we gotta do what we gotta do.'

By Laurie Willis
Sun National Staff
Originally published March 4, 2004
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nationworld/bal-te.troops04mar04,0,6338891.story?coll=bal-nationworld-headlines

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. -- Jessica Waterman's husband spent six months in Iraq as a Marine last year, missing the birth of their son, Christian, a year ago. Now she fears he will be deployed to the latest hot spot for American troops -- Haiti.

"I'd be pretty upset, yeah," said Waterman, 22, while dining with her family at Hilda's, a popular soul-food restaurant not far from Camp Lejeune, the sprawling Marine Corps base that dominates this coastal city. "It'll be aggravating because he just got back from Iraq, and we do have two children. He's missing out on their lives."

Lance Cpl. Sean Waterman, 21, a motor transport operator, said he understands his wife's concerns but has to perform his duty. "It's a job," he said. "We gotta do what we gotta do. We knew what we was getting into when we signed the contract."

More than 500 Marines have been dispatched on a mission to provide security in the Caribbean nation after President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was driven from office amid a rebel uprising. Eventually, 1,500 to 2,000 Marines are expected to be deployed in Haiti as part of an international force, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld has said.