As the US military Southern Command moves into position to occupy Haiti, let us not forget Hawaii’s own very much disappeared history (check your local paper if you live in Hawaii!).
Today is the day in history that the lawful government of Hawaii was forcibly removed in a coup d'état by a group of businessmen and sugar planters with the direct assistance of the US military. Queen Liliuokalani was forced to abdicate as troops from the USS Boston invaded.
Recounting history probably isn't what DailyKos is about, so please Google or check my local blog post on Disappeared News. But recounting this important story may be relevant to Haiti. The details are different, but commerce and the use of the US military to advance it seem not to have changed one iota. Recall also how the US kidnapped and removed the elected president of Haiti, Jean-Bertrand Aristide.