Haitian

RAYMOND JOSEPH, HAITIAN AMBASSADOR TO US: Well, I think it wouldn't get any more violent than it is now, because the Haitian national police is weighing in, not only the UN troops.

CNN Transcript Jan 16, 2010 2010

Rara Lent processional troupes are something like New Orleans marching bands; compas is a light, flowing merengue dance style comparable to some varieties swing, and mini-jazz is the label Haitian bands took for fusion efforts resulting in the nation's early successful pop songs.

ArtsJournal: Daily Arts News 2010

On Wednesday, United Nations officials began quoting an estimated number of bodies buried at 75,000, which they called the Haitian government figure.

NYT > Global Home 2010

On Wednesday, United Nations officials began quoting an estimated number of bodies buried at 75,000, which they called the Haitian government figure.

NYT > Home Page By SIMON ROMERO and NEIL MacFARQUHAR 2010

So I take it that you think that a national leader bathing in the blood of a dead Haitian is just a nice multi-cultural way of expressing diversity?

Matthew Yglesias » Did Haiti Form a Pact With the Devil? 2010

I actually think the periods when the U.S. ran the place are the good periods in Haitian history. tps12 Says:

Matthew Yglesias » Context in Haiti 2010

But I believe that Robertson is referring to the Bois Caïman Ceremony that in Haitian national mythology initiated the revolution.

Matthew Yglesias » Did Haiti Form a Pact With the Devil? 2010

Asked at an afternoon press briefing whether Guantanamo Bay is under consideration to house Haitian refugees or detain Haitian criminals, a top military official told reporters the naval base is a possibility.

Think Progress » Fox News: Guantanamo Bay may open its doors to Haitian refugees. 2010

This blogger says Robertson is confusedwith another Voodo ceremony, the Bois CaïmanCeremony that in Haitian national mythology initiated the revolution.

Matthew Yglesias » Did Haiti Form a Pact With the Devil? 2010

But I believe that Robertson is referring to the Bois Caïman Ceremony that in Haitian national mythology initiated the revolution.

Matthew Yglesias » Did Haiti Form a Pact With the Devil? 2010