Interesting article on the upcoming Haitian presidential election and the pair of superstar musicians, Michel Martelly, a.k.a. “Sweet Micky,” and Wyclef Jean, set to be pitted against each other. Check out an excerpt below…

Better known for the eyebrow-raising lyrics (and swearing) and his ability to rouse even the most conservative of Haitian elites to dance on top of tables, Martelly, 49, dressed in a suit on Thursday to submit his paperwork to run for President on the ticket of his party Repons Peyizan, or Countrymen’s Response. He acknowledges that comparisons will be made between himself and Jean (who according to the candidacy papers he filed this week is 40 years old, not 37 as his bios previously said). But Martelly says despite being opponents for the presidency, he and Jean are friends. Martelly appeared on Jean’s first solo album The Carnival in 1997. But Martelly jokes, “He’s global and I’m local.” And he says what sets him apart from the rest of the presidential field — his friend included — is the Haitian people’s true affinity for him.

Read the full article here: Haiti: Wyclef Jean to Face Michel Martelly in Election – TIME.

Readers from Time Mag sent in interview questions for Maxwell, the top questions were chosen and here is the interview that came of it…

I ran into this documentary over at First Magazine. The version they had up was in Spanish, but I found an English version, after some digging. Check their description below…

Before Castro took over, the Americans preferred the Mafia to run the place. They controlled tourism – an industry which Cuba has only returned to in recent years – and made fortunes promoting the island as a place to lose your inhibitions.

The CIA even hired them to help kill Castro…

This is from the History Channel’s Declassified series. You can purchase the DVD of the show here.

Check out the first part below. The other four parts are after the jump.

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