African leader undecided whether exiled Haitian leader can leave

[Khephra]

The president of the Central African Republic said Sunday he will decide soon whether the exiled Jean-Bertrand Aristide can leave to return to the Caribbean, Aristide's lawyer said.

A delegation of African-American and Jamaican officials arrived Sunday in the African country on a chartered jet to escort Aristide to temporary asylum in Jamaica. Ira Kurzban, Aristide's lawyer, and Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif. were among the group.

The delegation met with Central African President Joseph Bozize, said Amy Goodman of Pacifica Radio's Democracy Now! radio and television program, who accompanied the group on the plane.

Kurzban reported that Bozize said he would tell them within an hour whether Aristide could leave, Goodman said.

MORE........

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/03/14/international1813EST0590.DTL

[greatauntoftriplets]

1. So Aristide IS being held against his will.

Jeez.

[daleo]

2. Legally, how can he stop him?

I mean really, this is stupid. Even Bushco wouldn't be this obvious. However, if he is on a commercial airliner, any of his fellow passengers might want to wait for the next flight out.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

3. My god, how much more do people need to put two and two

together?

This whole thing was obscene.

[eablair3]

4. there's a couple threads here on this with updates

take a read of these for a few more details:

Reports of The Trip - left Sat night:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x421008

Most current is here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x421697

[slor]

5. Ummm...

is this the same leader that was opposed to him coming INTO the country in the first place!?!

[4morewars]

6. Kurzban reported that Bozize said...

he would tell them within an hour whether Aristide could leave, Goodman said.
"Let me just check with my US puppet masters in the CIA" said Bozize as his men offloaded a substantial quantity of Semtec plastic explosive onto the plane. "OK, you are free to go" said Bozize as he and his men sped away.

[Joanne98]

7. It doesn't sound like he's giving in.

This is another country's leader, we'll have to put on the "get even with list". Your either with us or against us. The Democrats, that is. Friends of Bush beware. Goodbye Aznar. See ya at the "Caryle Group".

[eablair3]

8. CNN, Guardian now have a stories up on this

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/03/14/aristide.africa.ap/

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-3861068,00.html

also Reuters: http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=4563339

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

9. Okay, dictator-san.... your hour is up. What is the decision?

???