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1. 02-25-04 Civil War in Haiti Likely (CNN News)
   "Anticipating the bloodbath predicted if political opposition leaders rejected the power-sharing proposal -- or if the rebels storm Port-au-Prince under any circumstances -- the Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders have begun to send aid workers to the tiny nation on the western end of the island of Hispaniola."
   
   "Aristide has faced criticism since an election in 2000 that observers called fraudulent. Opposition parties accuse his supporters of using violence to intimidate them. He has said repeatedly that he will not willingly step aside until his term of office expires in 2006." 2-04

2. 03-01-04 Haitian President Forced Out? (CNN News)
   "Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide said Monday he was forced to leave Haiti in a 'coup d'etat' by the United States." 2-04

3. Haiti in Crisis from Hurricane Jeanne (MSNBC News)
   "Hungry, thirsty and increasingly desperate residents attacked each other in a panic to get scarce food and water Thursday as workers struggled to bury hundreds of corpses six days after the city was struck by Tropical Storm Jeanne." 9-04

4. Editorial - Haiti: Right Result for the Wrong Reason (Americas.IRC.org)
   "On February 7, Haitian voters went to the polls to elect a president for the fourth time since 1990. Through great patience and determination they overcame official disorganization, incompetence, and discrimination, and handed their chosen candidate a landslide victory. Also for the fourth time, Haitian elites—with support from the international community—immediately began to undercut the victory, seeking at the negotiation table what they could not win at the polls." 02-06

5. -02-20-06 Haiti Election Chief Flees (USA Today)
   "The head of Haiti's electoral council fled the country after opponents threatened his life and burned down his farmhouse nearly two weeks after disputed elections, an official said Monday."
   
   " 'If Mr. Bernard leaves Haiti, it will be catastrophic because he is the only man on the council who was professional,' said Micha Gaillard, spokesman for the Fusion party. 'Without him we fear we could be in a situation where the legislative results will not be published.' " 02-06

6. Haiti (LonelyPlanet.com)
   Provides information on the history, culture, people, geography, and a map.

7. Haiti

8. Aristide, Jean-Bertrand (Haiti.org)
   Provides a profile by the government of Haiti.

9. 02-29-04 Aristide Flees Haiti (BBC News)
   "As the barricades burned in the capital city around him, and with a rebel army on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Jean-Bertrand Aristide fought for his political life as Haitian president right until the end." 2-04

10. Rulers by Country - G-I (Schulz)
    Provides a list of leaders by country and date. Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Iran, Israel, and Italy. leaders, rulers, Presidents, and Prime Ministers 9-00

11. Editorial - Destabilization or Reconstruction? (BBC News - Reynolds)
    "On the one side is the Iraqi resistance. Its policy is to cause chaos in the hope that out of the wreckage, the occupation will end and perhaps even that Saddam Hussein himself will be propelled back to power."
    
    "On the other are the Coalition or occupation authorities and their Iraqi allies. They hope to transfer power by the end of next year and in the meantime are pouring in money to rebuild the basic infrastructure."
    
    Reynolds quotes US diplomat James Dobbins to summarize the situation: " 'Nation-building is not principally about economic reconstruction: rather it is about political transformation. The spread of democracy in Latin America, Asia and parts of Africa suggests that this form of government is not unique to Western culture or to advanced industrial economies: Democracy can, indeed, take root in circumstances where neither exists.' "
    
    "What principally distinguishes Germany, Japan, Bosnia and Kosovo from Somalia, Haiti and Afghanistan are not their levels of Western culture, economic development or cultural homogeneity," he says.
    
    "Rather it is the level of effort the United States and the international community put into their democratic transformations."10-03

12. Hurricanes in 2004 (BBC News)
    "As Haiti struggles with the effects of Tropical Storm Jeanne, BBC News Online looks at the latest hurricanes and storms which have battered Central and North America."
    
    "Jeanne, though not as powerful as other hurricanes this season, has proved to be the deadliest, killing more than 600 people." 9-04

13. Wolff: Global Food System Can't Survive (CNN News)
    "As the nation marks World Hunger Relief Week, more people are asking: Why are so many people starving and what, if anything, can be done to eradicate hunger?"
    
    "Wolff thinks hunger can be conquered. Her group produces 'Medika Mamba,' energy dense, peanut butter food that's designed to ensure Haitian children survive childhood. Medika Mamba is easy to make, store, preserve and distribute, she says."
    
    "Patel says '2008 was a record year in terms of harvest. There's more food per person in 2008 than there's ever been in history. The problem is not food, but how we distribute it.' " 11-08

14. 02-24-04 Opposition Rejects U.S. Plan for Peace (MercuryNews.com)
    "Haiti's opposition coalition is drafting a letter to the United States rejecting the U.S.-backed international peace plan because it does not require that President Jean-Bertrand Aristide resign, a prominent member of the coalition told The Associated Press."
    
    "On Monday, Powell had asked the opposition to delay their formal response by 24 hours until 5 p.m. local time Tuesday, as he sought to address their fears that Aristide would not keep to the peace plan, which allowed him to remain president with diminished powers, sharing government with the opposition."2-04

15. Aristide, Jean-Bertrand (BBC News)
    Provides a profile by BBC News. 2-04

16. Medika Mamba to Combat Malnutrition (MedsandFoodforKids.org)
    "MFK combats childhood malnutrition using an innovative new approach: Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF). Our product is Medika Mamba, an energy dense peanut butter, significantly fortified with protein and nutritional supplements. The name Medika Mamba means 'peanut butter medicine' in the Haitian Creole language."
    
    "Finally, Medika Mamba is produced in Haiti. We benefit the Haitian economy by employing and purchasing locally, and we work extensively with farmers to improve their agricultural practices." 11-08

17. Medika Mamba to Combat Malnutrition (Washington University in St. Louis)
    "The mixture, known to Haitians as "Medika Mamba," or peanut-butter medicine, is a nutrient-rich mixture of peanuts, sugar, oil, vitamins, minerals and powdered milk. It is distributed in plastic containers for families to feed their children at home and can be stored for several months."
    
    "The program stems from one started in 2001 by Mark J. Manary, M.D., professor of pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Manary's Project Peanut Butter, which uses the same nutrient-rich mixture, fed 1,000 Malawi children in the first two years, and continues to nourish thousands of starving children in the southeastern African country. Researchers found that the RUTF, also known by its brand name, Plumpy'Nut, significantly reduced childhood mortality rates from malnutrition and related diseases." 11-08