61. Hundreds of former Haitian army soldiers will join the new civilian national police under an executive order by President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. 62. In two high-profile cases, former Haitian army supporters charged with subversion of national security have been jailed for months without trial. 63. It says lawlessness is the result of an ineffective interim police force drawn largely from the Haitian army. 64. Later Tuesday morning, U.S. soldiers sprayed tear gas to disperse a crowd that attacked two houses near Haitian army headquarters. 65. One was killed in an exchange of gunfire with a former Haitian army officer at a toll station and two committed suicide. 66. One was killed in an exchange of gunfire with a former Haitian army officer and two committed suicide. 67. Six men wearing camouflage uniforms and cradling assault rifles stormed a police academy and a jail Saturday, demanding loyalty to the disbanded Haitian army. 68. The former Haitian army major has been working to get his family to Florida, writing letters to President Clinton and other officials. 69. The government has accused the opposition of plotting to topple Aristide with ex-soldiers from the disbanded Haitian army. 70. The disbanding of the Haitian army has left hundreds of soldiers unemployed and scores of weapons missing. |