Thomas Walkom: Ottawa’s concern for Haiti not just humanitarian (in the Toronto Star)

"Perversely, Duvalier’s presence makes it more difficult for Aristide to return. That’s because Washington and its allies argue that both are equally divisive, even though Duvalier was a terrorist dictator and Aristide an elected leader.

"The return of Aristide, the U.S. State Department says in language echoed by much of the North American press, would be unhelpful.

"And indeed it might — to the U.S. That’s the thing about populists. They often do what the people they represent want done. They can be very unmanageable."

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