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  1. May, 20, 1746: Toussaint Louverture was born on the Breda Plantation near Cap Haitien. 10:37 PM May 20th via web
  2. 2011 election, controlled by OAS, has resulted in what the int'l community probably did not have in mind: rudderless & violent chaos. #Haiti 9:29 AM Apr 26th via web
  3. Foreign aid is the only natural resource Haiti has for outside and government "extractors"; no diamonds, no gold (in spite of rumors) #Haiti 9:14 AM Apr 26th via web
  4. Note: in 2011 aid to Haitian govt was even LOWER than usual, in spite of earthquake. $$ that bypasses govt. was higher, of course. #Haiti 9:08 AM Apr 26th via web
  5. What if a "normal" Haitian had a pulmonary embolism? Hospitalization in Miami? President Martelly should be thinking and talking about this. 9:05 AM Apr 26th via web
  6. The late Mike Wallace of 60 Minutes had serious Haitian family, & this changed how the show covered the country bit.ly/Hq6nFQ @haiti 1:15 PM Apr 8th via Twitter for iPad
  7. Marassa twa: Duvalier, Aristide, & Préval. Right now, the presence of each protects the others from legal proceedings. Mesi Préval. #Haiti 5:19 PM Feb 16th via web
  8. Found this: Haitian Libation, FDR's cocktail. Brown sugar, dark rum, OJ, & egg white, shaken -- from a man w/a twisted Haiti record. #Haiti 5:16 PM Feb 16th via web
  9. Where are they now? Dead or alive? Claude Raymond, Williams Regala? Others of Duvalier days? How many in the National Penitentiary? #Haiti 2:59 PM Feb 1st via web
  10. That Clinton ran into Duvalier is one thing. Could happen to anyone. But what does it mean that he shook Duv's hand? Why? "Reconciliation "? 7:55 AM Jan 14th via Mobile Web
  11. No more legal action against Duv? No more popular support for this now? Paltry political organization, "dozens" at demo. #Haiti 10:11 AM Jan 13th via web
  12. Does Duv just turn up or is he invited by the President? Invited. & clear why Martelly wants to revive H army, w Avril at his side. #Haiti 10:05 AM Jan 13th via web
  13. Generations happen too fast in Haiti: Where has the political memory gone? Duvalier and Avril at public events! Too much for this reporter. 9:58 AM Jan 13th via web
  14. Cynical: Duvalier at Titanyen gravesite for earthquake memorial, where his and his father's victims are also buried. 9:56 AM Jan 13th via web
  15. @JacobKushner So true, Jacob. Port-au-Prince is where I discovered the uses of my flashlight apps. Looking for the keyhole in #Haiti 10:27 PM Oct 13th, 2011 via web in reply to JacobKushner
  16. Preval's not getting a hug because Preval still matters, his opposition still matters. #Haiti 8:41 AM Oct 13th, 2011 via web
  17. It's sad to see Martelly embrace Duvalier. If you're wanna kiss both, better kiss neither. Note: so far Preval's not hugging anyone #Haiti 8:36 AM Oct 13th, 2011 via web
  18. What's Martelly suggesting when he says "it's time for us to unite"? That the Haitian people should support their own killers? #Haiti 8:30 AM Oct 13th, 2011 via web
  19. Just a reminder, people: Duvalier was the dictator overthrown in 1986. Aristide was Haiti's first freely & fairly elected president in 1990. 8:27 AM Oct 13th, 2011 via web