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The aftermath of Haiti's uncommonly vicious tyrant Jean-Bertrand Aristide and his murderous regime's end - March 2-4, 2004

                          

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US Marines guard the Presidential Palace in Port-Au-Prince. Canada said it will send 450 troops to strife-torn Haiti to take part in a multinational stablization force after the ouster of President Jean Bertrand Aristide.(AFP/Jaime Razuri)
                          

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Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, right, embraces his special guest South African President Thabo Mbeki during the celebrations marking Haiti's 200th anniversary of independence from France in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in this Jan. 1, 2004. South Africa added its voice Thursday March 4, 2004 to calls for an independent international investigation into the circumstances of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's departure from Haiti. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)
                                 
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee member Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn. takes part in a hearing on Haiti before the committee on Capitol Hill in this March 2, 2004 file photo. Republican big guns are bringing out GOP senators to attack their Democratic colleague running for president. John Kerry, distinguished junior senator from the great state of Massachusetts, is taking it on the chin from the frat pack. (AP Photo/Stephen J. BoItano, Files)
                                     
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Two Haitian Red Cross workers watch as a Canadian Hercules aircraft arrives at the airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti Thursday March 4, 2004 to deliver humanitarian aid. (AP Photo/CP, Tom Hanson)
                                                       
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Hundreds of supporters of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide protest around US Marines patrolling the streets of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, March 4, 2004. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
                                         
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With a billboard showing ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide seen at center background, U.S. Marines patrol the streets of Port-au-Prince, Haiti Thursday, March 4, 2004. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)
                      
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A US Marine, center, watches some of 140 Chilean soldiers that arrived to the Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, March 4, 2004. (AP Photo/Walter Astrada)
                                      
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Chilean soldiers arrive at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Thursday, March 4, 2004. Chile sent some 140 soldiers to Haiti. (AP Photo/Walter Astrada)
                                   
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People gather a gas station to fill their plastic containers in downtown Les Cayes, 100 miles southwest of the capital Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday March 4, 2004. The owners of the station refused to sell too much gas from fear of getting rob since banks are not open for depositis. (AP Photo/Pablo Aneli).
                                            
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Children watch a military plane arriving to Port-au-Prince, Haiti in the port of Cite Soleil, a stronghold of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Thursday, March 4, 2004. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
                                                    
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In this photo released by the U.S. Air Force, Marines from the 3/8th Marine Air Contingency MAGTAF, Camp Lejeune, N.C., rest prior to landing in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti on Wednesday March 3, 2004. (AP Photo /Andy Dunaway, U.S. Air Force)
                                                             
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Marines from the 3/8th Marine Air Ground Task Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C., arrive at Port-Au-Prince Haiti Wednesday March 3, 2004. (AP Photo/released by U.S. Air Force, Andy Dunaway)
                                            

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US troops guard the entrance the the Haitian prime minister's office in Port-Au-Prince. France, Canada, Chile and the United States have sent troops to Haiti after former Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide fled the country.(AFP/Jaime Razuri)
                                                                     

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Map of Haiti showing details of the multi-national force in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
                                 

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French marines patrol a street in Port-Au-Prince. Haiti's Prime Minister Yvon Neptune declared a state of emergency, as rebels agreed to disarm and US and French troops staged a show of force in Port-au-Prince following deadly gun battles.(AFP/Roberto Schmidt)
                                               

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French patrol makes its way through the streets of Port-Au-Prince. French and US troops staged a show of force in Haiti's capital as rebels agreed to disarm and the government decreed a state of emergency(AFP/Roberto Schmidt)
                                          
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Women carry food near the market in downtown Jacmel, 50 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday March 3, 2004. Jacmel quickly formed a 12 man comission of respected community leaders to urge calm and restore order after President Jean Bertrand Aristide left. It worked, and this seaside resort town escaped the violence that shook much of the country. (AP Photo/Pablo Aneli).
                                
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US Marines position light armored vehicles on the front lawn of the Presidential palace in Port-Au-Prince. France, the US, and Canada have sent troops to Haiti in an effort to stabilize the country(AFP/Roberto Schmidt)
                                          
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People play soccer on a beach in Jacmel 50 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday March 3, 2004. Jacmel quickly formed a 12 man comission of respected community leaders to urge calm and restore order after President Jean Bertrand Aristide left. It worked, and this seaside resort town escaped the violence that shook much of the country. (AP Photo/Pablo Aneli)
                                             
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People standing in front of a police station talk with a police officer in Jacmel, 50 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday March 3, 2004. Jacmel quickly formed a 12 man comission of respected community leaders to urge calm and restore order after President Jean Bertrand Aristide left. It worked, and this seaside resort town escaped the violence that shook much of the country.(AP Photo/Pablo Aneli)
                        
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