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Double Double, Toil and Trouble

Submitted February 23, 2004 - 1:59 pm by Jeff Simpson
Saw this in one of my local rags.

Turmoil gives view of a dim future

"Gonaives ... is the center of the rebellion threatening to topple the Haitian government, but if it offers a glimpse of what the rebels would bring to their nation, the prospects are not encouraging.

Hungry people wander the streets, begging for food or money, while thousands of their neighbors have fled to the countryside or other cities, fearful of a looming bloodbath. The hospital is shut down because the doctors are too afraid to come to work after rebels and police engaged in a pitched battle on the premises that killed several bystanders."

I found the slant confusing.  Are we supposed to be surprised that democracy and prosperity aren't flourishing in the wake of a rampaging mob?

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