Haiti's Lawless Streets -- Gerald L. Shargel, The Daily Beast
As violence and looting beset Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s weak justice system teeters on the brink. International aid agencies are calling on the U.S. to take direct control of aid, to prevent the "chaos" that is costing lives. Meanwhile, the leading American general in Haiti estimated that 200,000 people have died in the quake.
Below, Gerald L. Shargel on the lessons of New Orleans—and what it will take to restore order.
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