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Maybe justice will prevail in the return of despotic leader Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier (pictured) to Haiti.
Baby Doc, who had been meeting with associates and waiting in a posh hotel in Haiti since his return Sunday, was arrested on Tuesday for crimes believed to have been committed during his brutal leadership a generation ago.
While the arrest is welcome news to many, questions still exist:
- Is Baby Doc's return a prelude to an attempted return to power?
- Will Duvalier face a full trial for atrocities committed when he ran the government?
Ex-president Jean Bertrand Aristide forced Baby Doc in to exile but then was forced into exile himself in 2004.
The Haitian story has all the intrigue of a novel -- too bad that the fate of so many lives are in the balance.
It's not at all surprising that former Haitian leaders are buzzing around the devastated island looking for a new land to pillage.
At 19, Baby Doc took power in 1971 from his father, Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier, who was an even more brutal leader than his son. Duvalier is believed to still have some supporters on the island, so his return to power is not out of the question despite his past crimes.
Baby Doc could exploit a political vacuum left by the questionable Nov. 28 election held between a candidate selected by President Rene Preval and a popular carnival singer. The candidates tied in the first round of voting and a second ballot was scheduled for Sunday, the day Baby Doc returned.
The most pressing question I can see, for now, is who worked for Baby Doc's return?
His butt should have been slapped in handcuffs the second he stepped on to Haitian soil in order to face questioning for the millions of dollars in government funds that left the island when he was exiled to France and the disappearance of many of his political opponents.
That didn't happen, but the fact that he did get arrested provides a glimmer of hope for the fate of the Haitian people.
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By: donald williams on 1/18/2011 12:32PM
Haiti needs a Hero,BabyDoc could be king. Black Power!
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By: The Cynic on 1/18/2011 1:39PM
Wtf? Do you know any Haitian history or what this CIA backed dictator has done to Haiti?
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By: Lee on 1/19/2011 5:53PM
He should be in jail for what he did
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By: bugs hunter on 1/18/2011 10:13PM
Why isn't this scoundrel sought after by the FBI/CIA, or some other government hit-men like Noreiga, Saddam Hussein, or Dudus Coke was?
Because this snake lives with CIA approval!
They like dictators like this human-slayer!
Baby Doc trades with the "Economic Hit Men" the jackals of the CIA demand! He's one of their protege's!!
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By: Bullseye on 1/19/2011 12:38PM
Inquiring minds would like to know why?.., ?Why would he return?????.... On the 16th january he returned, On the 19th he's arrested dont pass GO, don't collect $200. dollars...WTF....iT's said he accounts for some 60,000 thousands murder, embezzlement, etc
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By: clarence on 1/20/2011 3:32PM
Baby Doc? Do you remember the blood thirsty murderous Tom Tom Machoot? The Haitians should give him the death penalty and even that would still be overly generous!!
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By: Princess on 1/20/2011 11:02AM
Jean Claude, Baby Doc, Duvalier is nothing but a French-oriented African Haitian aristocrat, who stole from the poor and disenfranchised people of Haiti! Shame on those of you who would love to see this dictator back in power. You need to be either educated or run out of Haiti by plane, train, bus or horseback! You disgrace the memory of Toussaint L'Ouverture, Christophe and Dessalines. I am born and raised here America, of Africans who were enslaved here, and know more about your history than you! Why? Because I want to know what happened to our people, regardless where they are throughout the world. We will have to write our own history in order to reveal truth hidden among layers of lies. Take a stand and do something! Protest, Protest, Protest!
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