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This 10 page paper discusses the violence in Haiti and what can be done about it, with specific reference to the airport, seaports, police department and Department of Homeland Security. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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This paper considers that the confusion in Haiti might be making the island a haven for terrorists, and what can be done to make it secure. The Extent of the
Unrest The entire island appears to be torn by violence, but its far worse in the cities, particularly Port-au-Prince, the capital. In a story filed August 2, 2006, Michael Deibert
reports that the neighborhood of Grand-Ravine is a war zone; he speaks to a resident who has been shot; he sees a "dirt path surrounded on all sides with still-smouldering
shacks, shell casings littering the ground, and scorched animals lying among the ruins" (Deibert, 2006). In the slums known as Martissant, "hundreds of home lie burned and abandoned" (Deibert, 2006).
The reasons for the violence are unclear. Some residents claim that the gangs roaming their streets are from other neighborhoods, specifically Ti Bois and D?scartes, and that they have come
to Grand-Ravine to "purge the area of supporters of Haitis former president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, who was ousted amidst armed revolt and street protests in February 2004" (Deibert, 2006). In
February 2006, Ren? Pr?val was elected President of Haiti, the second time he has held the office; a one time ally of Aristide, Pr?val is now distant from him (Ren?
Pr?val, 2006). It appears that the violence now wracking the island is a clash between the supporters of the two men. There is a 6,500 strong UN peacekeeping force in
Haiti, the "United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH)" but it seems to be largely ineffective in stopping the violence (Deibert, 2006). Many residents speak of the MINUSTAH with
gratitude, saying that they have restored some semblance of order, but the overall picture is not promising: "[A]t least 30 people have been reported killed in the past two weeks,
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