FRONTLINE: Battle for Haiti: Rebuilding in the Face of Gang Violence and Corruption DVD

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Last year, in the chaos of a devastating earthquake thousands of Haiti's worst criminals staged an escape from the National Penitentiary. FRONTLINE examines the uphill fight to rebuild Haiti in the face of deep-rooted corruption and intimidation. The film also offers intimate portraits of the fearful lives many Haitians are living, as the central government and judicial system routinely fail to maintain order.

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1/21/2011

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5.0

To understand Haiti, start with this vid

By TLEng

from Middletown, CT

Comments about PBS FRONTLINE: Battle for Haiti: Rebuilding in the Face of Gang Violence and Corruption DVD:

Its : "Must see". In a nutshell: its the gangs.

With street video of police (pistol in hand) picking up gang members, prisoners jailed for over a year without going before a judge, victims of violent crime, peacekeepers that aren't allowed to fight and politicians that remind me of Chicago during Al Capone, its an eye opening and jaw dropping program.

I viewed the PBS program on our TV. A few days later, at a local community college class on "Great Decisions" we viewed a video of an interview of two (supposedly) knowledgeable men. One, Walser, from the Heritage Foundation and one from the Inter-American Dialogue. They spoke comfortably, wearing suits and ties and very probably in the U.S. Never once did they mention the gangs! Don't bother seeing their interview- see the Frontline program "Battle for Haiti". Only then can you start to understand what its like.

1/15/2011

5.0

Very good material

By Rey

from Lexington, KY

Comments about PBS FRONTLINE: Battle for Haiti: Rebuilding in the Face of Gang Violence and Corruption DVD:

If you want to see change in Haiti you need to put in perspective all institutions and focus in the justice system... Haitian people saying in that doc. how they want a FINITO of impunity , social violence, economic dependency and bad cooperations that tend to weak the national engines from everybody. Please helpe Haiti in the right way with dignity.
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