Backpacks Full of Hope: The UN Mission in Haiti

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Contents About the Author vii Foreword ix Acknowledgements xv List of Abbreviations xix Introduction 1 1 A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy 5 2 First Contact with Haiti: Exploring the Paratroopers’ Landing Area 13 3 At the Preparation Area 25 4 Green Light at the Gate 31 5 First Steps on the Ground 43 6 Same Old Story: International Interventions in Haiti 57 7 MINUSTAH 67 8 Chilean Blue Helmets in Haiti 79 9 Violence in Haiti 101 10 The Haitian National Police and the Judicial System 119 11 The Military Force in Action 133 12 Parliamentary and Presidential Elections 163 13 A Wrongful Accusation 173 14 A Terrible Blow: The Death of General Bacellar 179 15 The First Few Months of Préval’s Government 189 16 Putting My Backpack Away 209 Index 217 v This page intentionally left blank ...