Aristide Backers Blame US for Ouster
by Bryan Bender , Boston Globe
March 1st, 2004
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...Critics of the Bush administration accused the United States of collusion, giving the rebel opposition a chance to veto a proposal last week to participate in power sharing and squeezing the Aristide government in recent years. They said Washington helped remove a leader whom it helped regain power a decade ago but with whom it steadily lost favor.
Chief supporters of Aristide made more pointed accusations. They contended that the rebellion was orchestrated by US military and intelligence officials and planned over several years to topple Aristide.
A senior US military official acknowledged that some American weapons sold to the neighboring Dominican Republic last year may have ended up in the hands of opposition forces in Haiti, but stressed that they were not provided as part of some covert US activity and could have been acquired from the Dominican military.
The Central Intelligence Agency declined to respond to questions yesterday whether it had any role in Haiti.
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http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/caribbean/sfl-32haitibabydoc,0,7984340.story?coll=sfla-news-caribbean ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~It's coming soon, don't forget:
March 20: The World Still Says No to War
More Than 150 Protests Now Planned
World Social Forum Backs March 20 Global Day of Protest
Over 400 Groups Endorse Call to Action
Momentum is building around the world for the Global Day of Action against War and Occupation on March 20, the one-year anniversary of the U.S. bombing and invasion of Iraq.
On that day, people on every continent will take to the streets to say YES to peace and NO to pre-emptive war and occupation. Joining with growing numbers of military families and soldiers, we will call for an end to the occupation of Iraq and Bush’s militaristic foreign policies, and highlight the linkages between the occupations of Iraq and Palestine. March 20 will be the first time the world's "other superpower," as The New York Times described us, will take center stage since February 15, when more than 15 million people across the globe expressed their opposition to Bush's looming war on Iraq.
The March 20 Global Day of Action has been endorsed by the Global Assembly of the Anti-War Movement, the World Social Forum, and the 3rd Hemispheric Forum Against the FTAA. A vast and diverse array of organizations worldwide are hard at work mobilizing for the day.
In the United States, there will be a massive protest in New York City plus dozens of local and regional demonstrations across the country, including a major protest in Fayetteville, NC, the home of Fort Bragg.
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http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?list=sub&sub=45