Operation Baghdad
In the aftermath of "tropical storm" Jeanne all hell has broken through the poorly constructed portrait of a freedom-loving Haiti in transition between a failed autocrat and the bright shining world of tomorrow maintained by US media outlets ever since the coup that ousted Jean-Bertrand Artistide.
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The New York Times first reported on this offensive, dubbed "Operation Baghdad," on Sunday. CNN has also been following this story and particularly the use of decapitation by the guerillas to halt the police inspired violence. And on a side note, something really bothers me about the "exactness" of CNN's use of the words "tropical storm Jeanne." Isn't it interesting that when some que-tip's nursing home in Florida gets smashed its "hurricane" Jeanne, and when Knoxville, Tennessee and the rest of the South Eastern US gets pummeled by gallons of rain its "the remnants of hurricane Jeanne"; but when 1,800 (mostly) Black folks die because of massive flooding, mudslides, poisoned water, etc in Haiti the cause is a "tropical storm"? I understand that storms are upgraded as windspeeds increase, and I love the people ofFlorida
"We'll be in the streets until death or Aristide comes back," said Milo Fenelon, 24. "We won't stop. If they come in here, we're going to cut off their heads. It's going to be just likeBaghdad
I don't think that you can get much clearer than that.
As the date for sham elections in
The New York Times first reported on this offensive, dubbed "Operation Baghdad," on Sunday. CNN has also been following this story and particularly the use of decapitation by the guerillas to halt the police inspired violence. And on a side note, something really bothers me about the "exactness" of CNN's use of the words "tropical storm Jeanne." Isn't it interesting that when some que-tip's nursing home in Florida gets smashed its "hurricane" Jeanne, and when Knoxville, Tennessee and the rest of the South Eastern US gets pummeled by gallons of rain its "the remnants of hurricane Jeanne"; but when 1,800 (mostly) Black folks die because of massive flooding, mudslides, poisoned water, etc in Haiti the cause is a "tropical storm"? I understand that storms are upgraded as windspeeds increase, and I love the people of
"We'll be in the streets until death or Aristide comes back," said Milo Fenelon, 24. "We won't stop. If they come in here, we're going to cut off their heads. It's going to be just like
I don't think that you can get much clearer than that.
