Will The Real Terrorist Please Stand Up: Uprising Interviews Saul Landau About Cuban 5

By Saul Landau, Institute for Policy Studies. Commentary by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. This documentary explains what the Cuban Five actually did and why they should be freed.

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Dutch Court Opens Door to Legal Accountability for Peacekeepers

By Thalif Deen, IPS | Commentary by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. A landmark ruling by a Dutch court in July 2011 holding the Netherlands government liable for the failings of its soldiers on a U.N. peacekeeping mission may be used as a precedent for criminal liability involving sexual violence, according to human rights groups.

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Wealth Gap Between Minorities and White Americans Doubles After Housing Crisis, Recession

By Amy Goodman, Roderick Harrison, Juan Gonzalez, and Paul Taylor, Democracy Now! | Commentary by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. The average net worth of Blacks and Latinos in the U.S. is 20 times lower than the net worth of Whites: a racial disparity worse than when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was alive.

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As Inauguration Nears, Martelly Prepares Duvalier Amnesty and Political Offensive

By Kim Ives, Haiti Analysis | Commentary by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. A Swiss law nicknamed Lex Duvalier, which took effect on February 1, 2011 and used Duvalier as its test case, requires Switzerland to return the funds ill-gotten by dictators under certain circumstances. If Duvalier keeps running freely around Haiti and ultimately gets pardoned, he also gets $6.2 million, courtesy of Hillary Clinton and Michel Martelly.

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Declaration on Haiti by Cuban FM Bruno Rodriguez | Bruno Rodríguez en ONU: ‘La reconstrucción de Haití es tarea pendiente’

By Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, Cuban News Agency, Radio Cubana | Commentary by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. The so-called Mission for U.N. Stabilization of Haiti (MINUSTAH) wants to recast itself as a development mission. Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez spoke up in defense of Haitian self determination and against this attempt to turn Haiti into a U.N. protectorate. (English | Spanish)

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Cholera Epidemic Devastates Haiti October Rice Harvest and Promises Yet More Damage | L’épidémie de choléra pourrait affecter la prochaine campagne agricole dans l’Artibonite, spécialement la production de riz

By Gotson Pierre, Francesca Theosmy and Ronald Colbert, AlterPresse | Commentary and translation by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. Since the 1980s, Haiti’s production of its own food has dropped from over 80 Percent to less than 40 percent. The latest blow was the was the introduction of cholera into the Artibonite River during the rice harvest. (English | French)

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Haitian Freedom = Haitian Pumpkin Soup

Renewal 4 Haiti recipe | Commentary by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. Throughout their reign of terror, the French forbade Haitians from drinking pumpkin soup (soup joumou), then considered to be a delicacy too sophisticated for a slave’s palate. As a symbol of freedom, Haitians everywhere have cooked a bottomless pot of pumpkin soup and celebrated our Independence Day by sharing this soup every January 1st since 1804. Happy Independence Day!

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Dominican Republic Deports Haitians Back to the Cholera Epidemic

Editorial Comment Like the United States, the Dominican Republic is deporting Haitians back to the cholera epidemic. The DR has made out nicely as a venue for donors conferences since the earthquake. In addition, it has served as a conduit … Continue reading →

Haiti is Proof of the Failure of International Assistance | Haïti est la preuve de l’échec de l’aide internationale

Ricardo Seitenfus Interview With Arnaud Robert, Le Temps | Commentary and translation by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. Departing Brazilian representative to the OAS, Ricardo Seitenfus, speaks his mind about the UN and NGO presence in Haiti. (English | French)

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Perlitz Gets 20 Years for Sex Abuse in Haiti, Fairfield University Sued

By Michael P. Mayko, CT Post | Edmund H. Mahony and Josh Kovner, Hartford Courant | Commentary by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. The surprise here is that Douglas Perlitz is having to do any time at all for raping nine Haitian boys and sadistically manipulating a host of others in his care.

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The People Rise Up in Haiti. Indict the U.N. and Government for Introducing and Distributing Cholera, and for Organizing Bogus Elections

By Staff, Haitian Truth | Commentary by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. Three news bulletins on the Nov 18, 2010 anniversary of the Bataille de Vertieres and the popular uprisings when Haitians learned about MINUSTAH’s importation of cholera into the country.

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