Defense

Trouble brewing in Haiti

A rag tag group of men pushing for the re-instatement of Haiti's now defunct military are refusing to disband and clear out of old military bases in spite of re...

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April 25, 2012 10:18 am

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A rag tag group of men pushing for the re-instatement of Haiti’s now defunct military are refusing to disband and clear out of old military bases in spite of repeated orders from the government. In a news conference at an army barracks just outside Haiti’s capital, several veterans of the defunct army said Haitian officials broke a promise by failing to appoint them to the helm of an interim force until the military is officially reinstated.