#2452: On Dr. Francois Duvalier : a comment

[Robert Corbett <bcorbett@netcom.com>]

From: Publisher <publisher@haitiantimes.com>

 I'm completely fascinated with Poincy's take on the Duvalier regime. As a
second generation Haitian-American who never saw an execution in haiti or
anyone getting beaten for that matter. I have one question for Mr. Poincy,
did you work for Duvalier, pere or fils?  How is it that you came to know
the Duvalier so well. My training as a journalist and a student of history
tells me that the type of information you been sharing with this list is
primary source. It means that the author writes with such authority that he
had to live what he's writing about.

cheers,

garry


-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Corbett <bcorbett@netcom.com>
To: Haiti mailing list <haiti@lists.webster.edu>
Date: Saturday, February 19, 2000 9:55 AM
Subject: #2422: On Dr. Francois Duvalier : a defense of the discussion


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>From: A. =?iso-8859-1?Q?M=E9dard?= <amedard@gte.net>
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>> It's pathetic that we are even having that discussion about Duvalier. It
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>I would like to say that I am appreciating this discussion (_both_:   the
pro's
>_and_  the con's) on Duvalier.  I, personally, would like to see more of
this
>(but also relating to other people and events) happening in "Corbettland".
It is
>only through examining all sides: internal, external, right, left, middle
of the
>road), that one can gain a more complete, intellectual understanding of who
we
>were/are, where we were/are and why.  With that understanding, perhaps one
has a
>better chance to affect change. I invite us all to open our horizons and
explore
>farther than the four corners of the world we know.
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