Canada is totally committed to a state of oppression in Haiti where a democratically elected government was overthrown with our support because it would not obey the edicts of international financial oppression. The USA has a long history of ensuring that the independent country, founded by freed slaves in 1804, never gets to be truly independent.
This is an authoritative work that details a history that Noam Chomsky in his introduction fears may be slated for oblivion. But The Uses of Haiti has sold well and is in its third edition, one rare Read more [...] Tag Archives: Paul Farmer
Farmer, Paul. The Uses of Haiti, 3rd Edition. 2006. Common Courage Press. Maine, USA.
Canada is totally committed to a state of oppression in Haiti where a democratically elected government was overthrown with our support because it would not obey the edicts of international financial oppression. The USA has a long history of ensuring that the independent country, founded by freed slaves in 1804, never gets to be truly independent.
This is an authoritative work that details a history that Noam Chomsky in his introduction fears may be slated for oblivion. But The Uses of Haiti has sold well and is in its third edition, one rare Read more [...] Comments Off on Farmer, Paul. The Uses of Haiti, 3rd Edition. 2006. Common Courage Press. Maine, USA.
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