Chaos in Haiti ; Marines Guard U.S. Embassy As Capital Braces for Assault
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › February 24, 2004
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Fifty U.S. Marines streamed into the capital Monday to protect the U.S. Embassy and its staff, while government loyalists set flaming barricades to block the road from rebels threatening to move on Port-au-Prince.
The United States made last-ditch efforts at finding a political solution. As an opposition coalition was on the brink of rejecting a U.S.-backed peace plan on the grounds that it did not call for President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to step down, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell phoned opposition politicians and asked them to delay responding formally to the plan for 24 hours.See the full content of this document
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Chaos in Haiti ; Marines Guard U.S. Embassy As Capital Braces for Assault
Evans Paul, a leading opponent who once was allied with Aristide, said the coalition agreed the extra time "will perhaps give Mr. Powell a little more time to consider his position ... and give us the assurances we need" on Aristide's departure.
With rebels hoping to seize the capital by Sunday, Cabinet ministers were asking friends for places to hide, senior government sources said. The rebel...See the full content of this document
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