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Haitian gang members profit from disaster, confusion

By Jonathan M. Katz - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Influential gang leaders who escaped from a heavily damaged prison during the country’s killer earthquake are taking advantage of a void left by police and peacekeepers dedicating their severely diminished forces to aiding survivors.

Haitian gangs profit from chaos, re-establish presence in slums

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - "If you don't kill the criminals, they will all come back," a Haitian police officer shouts over a loudspeaker in the country's most notorious slum, imploring citizens to take justice into their own hands. 18 January

In Haiti, security before recovery

Gurney: At this moment, thousands of U.S. and Canadian troops are being carried to Haiti by enormous planes and a growing armada of warships. The swift and decisive action is in no small part due to lessons learned in the summer of 2005. MORE...