"And the fact that Haiti was occupied for 19 years by the United States, from 1915 to 1934."

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"In fact that is the struggle that most Americans - As rich as this country is, most Americans are very limited in their interaction with the world, unless the world comes to us in a very shocking way."

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"And the fact that Haiti was occupied for 19 years by the United States, from 1915 to 1934."

Fact

"In Haiti you had the Duvaliers for 29 years and they were very well supported by the United States."

Politics

"People aren't really aware of what's happening in other places."

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"I think daily that the country's future is being thrown to the wind."

Being

"More and more people are able to access information - thank goodness we have the Internet and if you are interested you can find things. Which is different than even 20 years ago."

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"I wanted to raise the voice of a lot of the people that I knew growing up, and this was, for the most part, poor people who had extraordinary dreams but also very amazing obstacles."

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"To start with, for example this year, 2004, is the bicentennial of Haitian independence."

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"Or even the state of Florida, where they are prepared to execute children. Umm, well, you hope that at least that there is something there to be claimed."

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