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The gangs which ousted Aristide are now a law unto themselves

By Becky Branford
BBC News

The gangs which ousted Aristide are now a law unto themselves
A year after President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was ousted, the small Caribbean nation of Haiti is in gridlock.
The armed gangs, former soldiers and political groups which briefly converged to see Mr Aristide thrown out of the country on 29 February 2004 claimed to have an agenda for change.

They promised an end to the disputed elections, violent political repression and economic stagnation under Mr Aristide.

But a year later, observers on all sides agree, there has been little improvement.

In fact, "the situation - politically, economically and in terms of security - has deteriorated dramatically," says Colin Granderson, the head of the UN-led civilian mission in Haiti from 1993 to 2000, who is now on the secretariat of Caricom, the organisation of Caribbean states.
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