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Law and Order - Bandits don't belong on the streets but in a jail cell - August 27-30, 2005

                                                      
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Haitian men are detained in a U.N. armored vehicle during an operation in the slum of Bel-Air in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Aug.30, 2005. During the operation 20 people were detained to be questioned. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
                                                                           
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A U.N. Brazilian peacekeeper stands guard as Haitian men are detained in a U.N. armored vehicle during an operation in the slum of Bel-Air in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday Aug.30, 2005. During the operation 20 people were detained to be questioned. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
                                                                                           
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Brazilian peacekeepers stand guard on armored vehicles during an operation in the slum of Bel-Air in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005. During the operation 20 people were detained to be questioned. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
                             
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A U.N. Brazilian peacekeeper stands guard as residents watch during an operation in the slum of Bel-Air in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2005. During the operation 20 people were detained to be questioned. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
                                                 
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A U.N. Brazilian peacekeeper stand guard as another peacekeeper escorts a detained a Haitian man during a operation in the slum of Bel-Air in Port-au- Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005. During the operation 20 people were detained to be questioned. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
                                                                     

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Haitian police chief Mario Andresol talks with the Associated Press during an interview at the police headquarters in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Monday, Aug. 29, 2005. Andresol strongly condemned any involvement of his force in human rights abuses, and said possible culprits would be prosecuted. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
                                                                                     
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Jamaica's Prime Minister Percival James Patterson speaks during a news conference at La Moneda government palace in Santiago, Chile, Monday, Aug. 29, 2005, after a meeting with Chile's President Ricardo Lagos. Patterson and Lagos said they have agreed that all political forces should be allowed to participate in the elections set for November and December in Haiti, including supporters of former President Jean Bertrand Aristide. (AP Photo/santiago Llanquin)
                                   
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Haitian musical group 'Brother Posse' perform during a concert for national reconciliation in Bel-Air in Port-au-Prince,Haiti, Tuesday, Aug.30,2005.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
                                                                                        
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A Brazilian peacekeeper, right, and a Haitian player fights for the ball as residents watch during a friendly match in the slum of Bel-Air in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2005. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
                                                       
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A Brazilian peacekeeper controls the ball ahead of a Haitian player during a friendly match in the slum of Bel-Air in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2005. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
                                                                        
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Laplante said he was injured during a raid of Haitian police accompanied by a mob with machetes at football stadium. Haiti's police chief vowed Friday to investigate claims that police and a mob of civilians killed at least six people during a soccer match in a poor neighborhood of Haiti's capital. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillo
                        
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