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**Matt W** · Jan 7, 2006, 11:40 am

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4590700.stm

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The commander of the UN peacekeeping force in Haiti has been found shot dead in a hotel room.
The body of Gen Urano Teixeira Da Matta Bacellar, a Brazilian, was discovered early in the morning in the capital, Port-au-Prince.

The general had taken over as head of the 9,000-strong peacekeeping force in September last year.

Haiti has been blighted by political and criminal violence and instability over the last two years.

The role of the UN troops is to keep the peace between rival gangs who support and oppose the ousted former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

The mission's mandate, which expires in mid-February, also includes supporting the political process.

I haven't been following Haiti particularly closely, but it seems the place is just not getting better in the slightest.... :(

Nono · Jan 7, 2006, 12:14 pm

Yes, and will we ever know what the real deal was with Aristide?

RickSp · Jan 7, 2006, 02:55 pm

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Quote by: Matt W

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4590700.stm

I haven't been following Haiti particularly closely, but it seems the place is just not getting better in the slightest.... :(

Why that is impossible! The US invaded and installed a "democratic" government. Isn't that all it takes? :rolleyes:

Jan 7, 2006, 12:14 pm	#2 (permalink) (top)
Nono Throbbing Member Location: Old Europe Posts: 7,321	Yes, and will we ever know what the real deal was with Aristide? "I wish I was as cocksure of anything as Tom Macaulay is of everything." -- Viscount Melbourne