Jeb Sprague

Jeb Sprague was a graduate student, freelance journalist and correspondent for Pacifica Radio's Flashpoints. He wrote a book on the destabilization and overthrow of democracy in Haiti, Paramilitarism and the Assault on Democracy in Haiti (Monthly Review Press, 2012).

August 1, 2006

Jeb Sprague

Invisible Violence

In an eight-minute report (6/5/05) in which she rode in a U.N. armored personnel carrier and extolled the bravery of U.N. soldiers, NPR correspondent Lourdes Garcia-Navarro cited “human rights organizations” as saying that “things have improved since the Aristide days.” The NPR report interviewed two members of the U.N. force, one U.S. police trainer, one […]

July 1, 2006

Jeb Sprague

Invisible Violence: Ignoring Murder in Post-Coup Haiti

The mainstream US press observed a virtual blackout on the state-sponsored violence perpetrated by the US-backed interim Haitian government.

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