Haiti's government falls over food riots

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Haiti's government falls over food riots
Sat Apr 12, 2008 2:42pm EDT

By Jim Loney and Joseph Guyler Delva

PORT-AU-PRINCE, April 12 (Reuters) - Haiti's Senate on
Saturday fired the impoverished country's prime minister
after a week of food riots, brushing aside an announcement
by President Rene Preval of plans to slash the cost of rice.

Sixteen of 17 senators who attended a special session of
the chamber voted against Prime Minister Jacques Edouard
Alexis, a Preval ally inaugurated in June 2006 as head of
a coalition Cabinet meant to unite the fractious nation.

The move by opposition senators was seen as a serious but
not crushing blow to Preval, whose 2006 election brought a
measure of calm to the poorest country in the Americas as
it searched for political stability after decades of
dictatorship, military rule and economic mayhem.

The quest for a permanent peace has been derailed in the
past 10 days by riots over the rising cost of living.

-snip-

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUSN12217781._CH_.2400

[seemslikeadream]

1. another country broken by bush

[madrchsod]

3. bill clinton and every president before him

Haiti is the cia`s playground....

[seemslikeadream]

4. I know the bushs and clintons love to play ping pong with Haiti

[bananas]

6. So next year it could be Obama's turn?

Or Hillary or McCain or whoever wins Selection 2008.

[Mika]

7. Pathetic, isn't it.

[OKthatsIT]

9. WE, The People, NEVER ratified the WTO Agreement.

It's time we all stood up to these sleezy politicians. Congress has NEVER RATIFIED the WTO. The WTO food production policies will kill millions...and render US hopeless to help others and ourselves.

This is a depopulation agenda before your very eyes.

[arundhatiroyfan]

10. Frightening.

I'm now reading an article about depopulation agenda on infowars.:scared:

[Ilsa]

15. Hi and welcome to DU! Do you have a link to that you could give me?

I suppose I could google it, but if you have a good source of material, it would be helpful.

Thank you very, very much.

[SpiralHawk]

12. "You forgot me. Me & my republicon cronies deserve special mention." - Commander AWOL

[msongs]

2. birth control pills, condoms, and food support for all nt

[ohio2007]

5. So this means the price of rice will remain out of reach of the commoner?

They have been in the news for eating mud pie as a staple in their diet. Getting rid of the prime minister makes it all better.
Problem solved, stop the riots.

[eppur_se_muova]

8. Only the beginning of unrest -- look for more chaos to follow.

Don't be surprised to see more of this on our southern border, for example.

[fasttense]

11. Food riots, coming to a city near you. n/t

[dbt]

13. Eat The Rich.

An idea whose time has come again!

:evilgrin:

[otherlander]

14. Kick

Reccomended

This is going to get ugly.
:scared: