Hti: France steps aside to let the real warriors take charge

The United States will take charge next week of an interim multinational force in Haiti that is charged with restoring order to the Caribbean nation, an official at French military headquarters said Thursday.

U.S., French and Chilean troops are already coordinating operations in Haiti, but as of next week they will be officially organized under U.S. command, with different contingents taking charge of different sectors of the country, press officer Catherine Bellis said.