Haiti's fate as one of the poorest countries in the hemisphere has not been inevitable.
It's history has been marked not only by natural disasters, but by political and economic conflict.
It is a story of international intervention that has left the country particularly vulnerable.
Al Jazeera's Avi Lewis reports. (14 Jan 2010)
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