Tim Carney Quotations

There is a lot of focus on counter-drug efforts on the part of Rene Preval.

There are two aspects to the drug trade in Haiti. There is the amount that goes into the United States, and the harmful factor the money generated by the drug trade has in Haiti, by providing funds for corruption of police, politicians and custom officers.

A stunning example of success for the Haitian people. They came out early, they braved the ragged initial disorganization and insisted on voting, and did.

It looks like it's going to work, even with all the glitches and the raggedness and the complications.

None of that has come to pass, and I'd like to think it's because we have more effective and integrated operations between the Haitian National Police and the U.N. police.

Clearly that's an important aspect of his program.

I don't see things collapsing as they did in 1987. Everyone - some grudgingly - wants to go to elections. They want to get rid of this interim government and get a constitutional government and move forward.