Comments on: Global Capitalism and Devastation in Haiti http://dissidentvoice.org/2010/01/global-capitalism-and-devastation-in-haiti/ a radical newsletter in the struggle for peace and social justice Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:07:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sunil Sharma http://dissidentvoice.org/2010/01/global-capitalism-and-devastation-in-haiti/#comment-64199 Sunil Sharma Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:16:30 +0000 http://dissidentvoice.org/?p=13774#comment-64199 Hi Michael, Actually, 1947 is the correct date for when Haiti paid off its "debt" -- the debt of winning its independence and therefore depriving France of its income generating "property" . . . i.e. the slave population -- plus interest, to France. See: http://americas.irc-online.org/am/3494 and www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6281614.ece for more details. Cheers, -- Sunil Hi Michael,

Actually, 1947 is the correct date for when Haiti paid off its “debt” — the debt of winning its independence and therefore depriving France of its income generating “property” . . . i.e. the slave population — plus interest, to France.
See: http://americas.irc-online.org/am/3494 and http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6281614.ece for more details.

Cheers,

– Sunil

]]> By: MichaelKenny http://dissidentvoice.org/2010/01/global-capitalism-and-devastation-in-haiti/#comment-63778 MichaelKenny Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:59:17 +0000 http://dissidentvoice.org/?p=13774#comment-63778 Small point of historical accuracy: the most likely date for payment of the independence debt is 1883, not 1947. The French government says the debt question has been closed since 1885, which would be odd if payments were still being made in 1947. Small point of historical accuracy: the most likely date for payment of the independence debt is 1883, not 1947. The French government says the debt question has been closed since 1885, which would be odd if payments were still being made in 1947.

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