Haiti

StratFor summarizes its analysis of Haiti thus Recent politically motivated violence in Haiti's fourth-largest city is a manifestation of the dwindling popularity of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Although he is not in immediate danger of being ousted, Haiti could become even more unstable in the future. This could have a wide-ranging impact on both U.S. counter-drug efforts and refugee flows from the Caribbean country. Frankly, I don't know what to say about Haiti.  It's seven million unbelievably poor people stuffed into the smaller part of an island without natural resources.  Corruption, save at the highest levels, is necessary merely to survive.  Most Haitians won't survive the ravages of AIDS (now estimated as manifesting in over 5% of the population -- not sub-Saharan African levels, but not good, either). Maybe a reader has a recommendation; I sure don't. John "Akatsukami" Braue Sunday, August 11, 2002

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