Wednesday, August 13, 2008

PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI

President "Papa Doc" Fancois Duvalier's palace. I took this as I was leaving the country with George Davis. It was a dramatic day.

As we took off we saw a merchant cargo ship sinking in the harbor. We heard the captain had refused to pay bribes so they sunk his ship.

Then we learned that a rogue Haitian military pilot had bombed the wing of the Papa Doc's palace where the he was expected to be.

He wasn't in that room and survived.

Interesting: Papa Doc described himself as obeah--having special voodoo powers with the devil. He used the title "President for life." He also claimed the spirits had assured him he would never die.

He did.

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