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In Haiti, a notorious criminal is told to hit the door - June 4, 2003

                                       
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Supporters of Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and Haitian Police Chief Jean-Claude Jean-Baptiste shout anti-foreigner slogans and slogans comparing the Organization of American States (OAS) presence in Haiti to a military occupation in front of the headquarters of the OAS Special Mission to Haiti which is headed by Canadian David Lee in Port-au-Price on Wednesday, June 4, 2003. The demonstration, which gathered about 100 protesters, as well as a street band and its followers, was held to protest the OAS demand that Aristide fire Jean-Baptiste by June 8, which is also the day the OAS General Assembly meeting opens in Chile and where Haiti is to be discussed. Jean-Baptiste's appointment has come under national and international criticism. (AP Photo/Daniel Morel)
                                                
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Rosemary Charles, surrounded by other supporters of Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, reads a declaration criticizing the head of the Organization of American States (OAS) Special Mission to Haiti, Canadian David Lee, for demanding that Aristide fire Haitian Police Chief Jean-Claude Jean-Baptiste and comparing the OAS presence to a military occupation as fellow protesters chant, in Port-au-Price, Haiti, on Wednesday, June 4, 2003. The demonstration, which gathered about 100 protesters, as well as a street band and its followers, was held four days prior to the June 8 OAS General Assembly meeting in Chile where Haiti is to be discussed and which is also the deadline the OAS gave to Aristide to remove Jean-Baptiste, whose appointment has come under national and international criticism. (AP Photo/Daniel Morel)
                                                               
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Haitian police stand by as supporters of Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and Haitian Police Chief Jean-Claude Jean-Baptiste demonstrate in front of the headquarters of the Organization of American States (OAS) Special Mission to Haiti, headed by Canadian David Lee in Port-au-Price on Wednesday, June 4, 2003. The demonstration, which gathered about 100 protestors as well as a street band and its followers, was held to protest the OAS demand that Aristide fire Jean-Baptiste by June 8, which is also the day the OAS General Assembly meeting opens in Chile and where Haiti is to be discussed. Jean-Baptiste's appointment has come under national and international criticism. (AP Photo/Daniel Morel)
                                                                               

Totalitarian dictator Aristide's new pet police chief - June 6, 2003

                                                                        
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Haiti's new interim Chief of Police, Jean-Robert Faveur, 37, salutes a fellow officer during his first moments in his new office after being installed to replace interim chief Jean-Claude Jean-Baptiste at Police Headquarters in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Friday, June 6, 2003.(AP Photo/Daniel Morel)
                                                    
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Haiti's new interim Chief of Police Jean-Robert Faveur, left, shakes hands with his predecessor Jean-Claude Jean-Baptiste, right, as Minister of the Interior Jocelerme Privert, seated at left, and other government officials, police officers, and Faveur's family members look on at Police Headquarters in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Friday, June 6, 2003. Faveur was appointed the new acting police chief Friday, four days after the previous chief stepped down amid criticism.(AP Photo/Daniel Morel)
                                                            
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Haiti's new interim Chief of Police, Jean-Robert Faveur smiles as family members look on during his first moments in his new office after being installed to replace interim chief Jean-Claude Jean-Baptiste, at Police Headquarters in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Friday, June 6, 2003. (AP Photo/Daniel Morel)
                                 

Haiti's environment, irreperable damage - June 6, 2003

                                              
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A house sits amidst a field of rocks where a forest once stood in Haiti's La Visite Park, a 3,000-hectare reserve and one of Haiti's three parks, 22 kilometers southeast of the capital of Port-au-Prince, in the mountains above Jacmel, in Haiti, Thursday, June 5, 2003. Located in the Massif de la Selle mountain range, the park is home to 87 plant species and 17 bird species endemic to the island of Hispaniola, and many of the birds are considered 'vulnerable' or 'endangered' by specialists. Haiti now has only about 1 percent forest cover, and in La Visite, the topsoil is quickly being washed away by rains, revealing a rocky landscape. (AP Photo/Daniel Morel)
                                                    
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A girl carries pine branches she has torn from trees in Haiti's La Visite Park, a 3,000-hectare reserve and one of Haiti's three parks, 22 kilometers southeast of the capital of Port-au-Prince, in the mountains above Jacmel, Haiti, Thursday, June 5, 2003. People burn and cut down pine trees to make kindling and to clear the land for farming here. Located in the Massif de la Selle mountain range, the park is home to 87 plant species and 17 bird species endemic to the island of Hispaniola, and many of the birds are considered 'vulnerable' or 'endangered' by specialists. Haiti now has only about 1 percent forest cover. (AP Photo/Daniel Morel)
                                         
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The denuded slopes of Massif de la Selle mountain range in Haiti above Jacmel, are seen Thursday June 5, 2003. Once covered with pine, cedar and juniper trees, the slopes are on their way to complete deforestation as farmers cut down trees and plant vegetables in the fragile topsoil. The Massif de la Selle is home to 87 plant species and 17 bird species endemic to the island of Hispaniola, and many of the birds are considered 'vulnerable' or 'endangered' by specialists. Haiti now has only about 1 percent forest cover. (AP Photo/Daniel Morel)
                        
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