But the white men of Europe, and of America, have shaped Haiti's history from the arrival of Columbus to the exile of Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

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But it's important that everybody in Haiti understand, at this very moment one of the largest relief efforts in our recent history is moving towards Haiti.

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Ever since Christopher Columbus landed on the island of Hispaniola in 1492, Haiti's history has been brutal.

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The U.S. should take several important steps to give Haiti a chance to break free from its history of tyranny, anarchy and perpetual poverty.

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In many ways, Haiti is a failed state: the latest chapter in its long history of strife saw the ousting of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in February.

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Ever since 1804, laments Lorraine Mangones of FOKAL, a local NGO, Haiti has been unable to overcome its history and create a modern state.

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However, he courted controversy in 2012 by advocating the re-establishement of Haiti's army, which was scrapped in the 1990s because of its history of coups and violence.

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