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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 3 March | 70 comments (70 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)
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IIRC, Aristide was the one who disbanded the army after it couped him the first time, and then was couped by former army the second time.

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The Fanmi Lavalas party has been excluded from most Haitian elections since the 2004 coup d'état that toppled it from power.[2] It was again excluded from participation in the 2010-2011 Haitian general election by the electoral council.[3]

So if there is a connection it is the regime showing that they can put up irregulars to once more kill people if they don't sit down and shut up.

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by A swedish kind of death on Sat Mar 3rd, 2012 at 04:08:27 AM EST
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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 3 March | 70 comments (70 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)
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