Anti-U.N. riots hit Haiti, blame U.N. troops for cholera

Originally posted by oozyism
Why is Canada sending troops to Haiti?.

Probably to pull their own weight in the world and not to leave it all to the Americans to do.
We shouldn't be the ones to have to do this stuff all the time.
We should leave and let Canada have at it ...

WE have an up date the riots in haiti have turned bloody AND deadly!!!! this in from the BBC


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UN appeals for calm after cholera riots in Haiti Two protesters were killed on Monday, including one hit by a bullet fired by a UN peacekeeper Continue reading the main story
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The UN has said attacks on relief workers battling the cholera outbreak in Haiti are seriously hampering the international response to the problem.

Aid flights had been cancelled, water purification and training projects curtailed, while food had been looted or burnt at a warehouse, it added.

UN troops have been blamed for bringing the disease into the country. So far, more than 1,000 people have died.

Earlier, the Dominican Republic said it had detected its first case of cholera.

Health Minister Bautista Rojas said the patient was a Haitian migrant who had returned from his homeland to the eastern Dominican Republic.

The Dominican authorities have stepped up border controls and health checks to try to stop the disease from spreading

Two protesters were killed on Monday, including one hit by a bullet fired by a UN peacekeeper

Why the hell were peacekeepers shooting in the first place? They are arbiters who carry guns for defending themselves; it is not their place to engage.

What nationality were these UN guys exactly, or were they part of the American task force?