From the NYT:
Haiti’s political crisis took a stunning turn on Sunday when Jean-Claude Duvalier, the dictator known as Baby Doc who was overthrown in 1986, arrived unexpectedly in the capital from exile in France.
Here's more. In 2301 we mentioned that populations sometimes support autocratic rule when the alternative is chaos -- as seems to be the case since the earthquake. Perhaps that's what's going on here. Click here for an idea of the violence they used to maintain power.
