Saturday
Sep252004
Congress says Haiti will be considered crminal state if elections do not occur
Saturday, September 25, 2004 at 06:07PM
Haiti will sink "from a failed state to a criminal state" if its
interim government and the UN mission currently operating there fail to
ensure a stable and secure environment for elections in 2005, the US
Congress has warned. "The failure to establish a secure and stable
environment and to conduct credible and inclusive elections will likely
result in Haitis complete transition from a failed state to a criminal
state," the US Senate said in a resolution unanimously approved late on
Thursday.The UN Security Council in April 2004 authorised deployment of
6 700 military and 1 622 civilian police personnel to Haiti but as of
July 31, only 2 259 military and 224 civilians had been sent. [more 
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