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--Gary Dee 18:27, 8 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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This article was written by a Haitian ultranationalist. It is totally biased and insulting against Delatour. It should be rewritten. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.255.95.68 (talk) 17:53, 26 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

This article is completely biased, lacks proper citations and should be removed until it meets ethical journalistic standards. It paints a picture of Leslie DeLatour which is incredibly negative and makes no attempt to be impartial. It reflects poorly on Wikipedia to continue to display this article when it has already been pointed out that this article contains factual errors and is obviously tainted by the opinion of the author. Examples of the authors biased language can be found throughout the text: "There, he subjected Haiti to neoliberal reforms" - using the word subjected is inflammatory language "These reforms damaged a peasantry that had already suffered the 1982 destruction of their Creole pigs by U.S. orders as a response to an outbreak of African Swine Fever." - No citation for this sweeping assessment of supposed "Delatour Reforms". "In the 1960s François Duvalier closed all Haiti's ports except that of Port-au-Prince; Delatour had them reopened and contraband poured into the country. He reduced tariffs on imported rice and reduced the budget of the government agricultural agency in the rice-producing Artibonite by 30%. He reasoned that Haitians were wasting their time with inefficient agriculture, that the law of comparative advantage dictated that Haiti move much of its rural population to the cities where they could serve as cheap labour for industrial assembly plants as part of the global supply chain. He thus accelerated the neoliberalism introduced under Jean-Claude Duvalier whilst weakening the Haitian state arguing that he was removing the means through which corrupt officials could steal development aid and sabotage profitable planning. He argued further that his reforms were reducing prices for food and other essentials." - No citation for any of this even if true can the author substantiate any of it? http://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/21/magazine/the-stuggle-for-a-democratic-haiti.html?pagewanted=1 - This source used in the article actually presents both sides of the issue though the author of your article selectively chooses his quotes to reflect his own opinion.

Please remove the article until it is rewritten properly. Thank you.

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