During the 1992 U.S. presidential campaign, candidate Bill Clinton had promised to restore democracy to Haiti if elected. Inaugurated in 1993, the administration had to deal with a continuing refugee problem in Florida. Condemning FRAPH and the military regime as nothing more than “armed thugs,” the administration cooperated with a multinational force and dispatched 15,000 …
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Bill Clinton, in what has to be one of the most redemptive moments in international politics I’ve ever seen, publicly renounced American international food aid policies and apologized for the way in which his own tarrifs and relief strategies in Haiti effectively increased poverty and sapped the dignity of the poor. He says, ““It was …
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Former President Bill Clinton, who has spent the past year championing Haiti, has a new job: co-czar of Haiti’s post-earthquake reconstruction. Clinton said Tuesday that he accepted the Haitian government offer to help lead the country’s reconstruction over the next 18 months. Former President Bill Clinton, who has spent the past year championing Haiti, has …
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