“No one in these poor neighborhoods believes that President Aristide resigned of his own freewill. The very first day of the coup (let's call it what it really is) they had already begun spreading the rumor that he had been kidnapped. Poor they may be, but stupid they ain't. Now they must suffer for that same intelligence as the world stands by, ignoring their screams of terror.” ...
Please read the full article:
Godfather Colin Powell: The Gangster of Haiti
Kevin Pina’s notes on the ‘killing fields’
http://www.blackcommentator.com/80/80_cover_haiti.html
Please also see:
Interview with Aristide's lawyer, Miami-based Ira Kurzban.
Yes. In fact the president was kidnapped. The United States Government, I believe, organised a coup against the democratically elected president Jean-Bertrand Aristide, used force, used threats and intimidation against him, then brought in a group of marines to escort him to a plane
"Dateline" SBS Australia: Broadcast on 03/03/04
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article5810.htm
From His First Day in Office, Bush Was Ousting Aristide
Where were the media when Haiti's leader was railroaded and rousted?
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article5811.htm
Rep. Maxine Waters Says Aristide Is Being Held Like a Prisoner
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/04/1554227
Caribbean Won't Help With Peacekeeping
Wed Mar 3, 5:34 PM ET
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Fourteen Caribbean nations rejected joining any peacekeeping force for Haiti Wednesday, criticizing Western nations in their response to the rebellion against President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=589&ncid=721&e=8&u=/ap/20040303/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/haiti_caribbean
South Africa backs Aristide probe
Calls mount for an inquiry into the Haitian leader's claims that he was forced to leave his country.
< http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/low/americas/3534085.stm
MEDIA LENS: Bringing Hell to Haiti - Part 2 + Aristide Kidnapped
http://www.unobserver.com/index.php?pagina=layout5.php&id=1491&blz=1
MEDIA LENS: Bringing Hell to Haiti - Part 1
http://www.unobserver.com/index.php?pagina=layout5.php&id=1490&blz=1
Photo; Map of Hispaniola, courtesy of Human Rights Watch: http://www.hrw.org
Please note the ease of cross-border access. Please also see:
Haiti: International Forces Must Assert Control
More Troops Urgently Needed to Protect Human Rights
http://hrw.org/english/docs/2004/03/03/haiti7862.htm
Please read the full article:
Godfather Colin Powell: The Gangster of Haiti
Kevin Pina’s notes on the ‘killing fields’
http://www.blackcommentator.com/80/80_cover_haiti.html
Please also see:
Interview with Aristide's lawyer, Miami-based Ira Kurzban.
Yes. In fact the president was kidnapped. The United States Government, I believe, organised a coup against the democratically elected president Jean-Bertrand Aristide, used force, used threats and intimidation against him, then brought in a group of marines to escort him to a plane
"Dateline" SBS Australia: Broadcast on 03/03/04
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article5810.htm
From His First Day in Office, Bush Was Ousting Aristide
Where were the media when Haiti's leader was railroaded and rousted?
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article5811.htm
Rep. Maxine Waters Says Aristide Is Being Held Like a Prisoner
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/04/1554227
Caribbean Won't Help With Peacekeeping
Wed Mar 3, 5:34 PM ET
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Fourteen Caribbean nations rejected joining any peacekeeping force for Haiti Wednesday, criticizing Western nations in their response to the rebellion against President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=589&ncid=721&e=8&u=/ap/20040303/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/haiti_caribbean
South Africa backs Aristide probe
Calls mount for an inquiry into the Haitian leader's claims that he was forced to leave his country.
< http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/low/americas/3534085.stm
MEDIA LENS: Bringing Hell to Haiti - Part 2 + Aristide Kidnapped
http://www.unobserver.com/index.php?pagina=layout5.php&id=1491&blz=1
MEDIA LENS: Bringing Hell to Haiti - Part 1
http://www.unobserver.com/index.php?pagina=layout5.php&id=1490&blz=1
Photo; Map of Hispaniola, courtesy of Human Rights Watch: http://www.hrw.org
Please note the ease of cross-border access. Please also see:
Haiti: International Forces Must Assert Control
More Troops Urgently Needed to Protect Human Rights
http://hrw.org/english/docs/2004/03/03/haiti7862.htm