1. American troops will not be assigned to protect the Haitian military officer from possible reprisals, according to Gen. John Shalikashvili, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 2. As the day wore on, however, even Haitian military officers seemed less threatening to crowds emboldened by the arrival of American troops. 3. A U.S. security contingent will likely be augmented by Haitian military officers and Aristide supporters. 4. But when a Haitian officer stepped outside military headquarters for a moment, the crowd rushed at him, jeering and triumphantly brandishing a photograph of Aristide. 5. Having stumbled into a U.S. Army operation, the Haitian officers had been bound, blindfolded, mouths taped and thrown into the back of Army vehicles. 6. Haitian officers trooped in and out of the Cedras residence throughout the morning. 7. Perhaps the only unhappy face belonged to a Haitian military officer whose Toyota Land Cruiser was engulfed by the crowd near the airport. 8. Shelton, who was met by several Haitian military officers, made his way through a crowd of journalists and photographers. 9. Six Haitian officers were detained and later released. 10. The Haitian officers have tried to apply the lessons they are learning, but they are held in such contempt that drivers often simply ignore them. |