As U.S. invasion looms, Haiti's ruling class fears mob violence. (Originated from Boston Globe)

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service | July 23, 1994| | Copyright 
    PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti _ The once elegant split-level house sits on a quiet, tree-lined upper class street. The compound gates are wide open, the building is gutted, and squatters sit on an upper balcony preparing a meal. 
    Many people here fear this is a sign of things to come. 
    This was once the home of Luc Desir, the chief of the Tonton Macoutes, Francois Duvalier's brutal militia. Petite Jeanne, one of the new residents, gave a one-word explanation of what happened in 1986, when the murderous, 30-year Duvalier dynasty came to an end. 
    ``Dechouke,'' she said with a ...

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