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    21. Anatomy of a Haitian Tragedy: When the Fury of Nature Meets the Debility of the State

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Gros,Jean-Germain (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    Mar 2011
    Published:
    Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Journal of Black Studies
    Journal Title Details:
    42(2) : 131-157
    Notes:
    Argues that geography and geology sparked the Haitian earthquake, but the extent of the destruction was due to the massive failure of Haitian institutions, in particular the state, and international policy, which predated the earthquake.

    22. Aristide Development: Not Content With Having Destroyed the Haitian Economy Through Sanctions, the U.S. Now Wants to Impose A Would-Be Tyrant by Force

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Caldwell,Christopher (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    July, 1994
    Published:
    Bloomington, IN: Saturday Evening Club
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    American Spectator
    Journal Title Details:
    27(7) : 32-41+
    Notes:
    Describes Haiti's political and economic problems; criticizes the ideology and U.S. support of and other policies regarding exiled President Aristide

    29. Benevolent Domination: The Ideology of U.S. Policy toward Cuba

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Schoultz,Lars (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    2010
    Published:
    Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Cuban Studies
    Journal Title Details:
    41 : 1-19
    Notes:
    Argues that the bedrock of U.S. policy is an ideology of benevolent domination. Created at the time of the Spanish-American War, President Theodore Roosevelt captured this ideology perfectly in 1907 when he explained, "I am seeking the very minimum of interference necessary to make them good," and it is seen today in the 2004 report of the Commission for Assistance to a Free Cuba. Adapted from the source document.