Haiti Withdraws Ambassador From Jamaica

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haiti's interim prime minister
withdrew his ambassador to Jamaica on Monday and suspended
relations with the fellow Caribbean country over ousted President
Jean-Bertrand Aristide's return from African exile.

Also Monday, a U.S. Marine was shot in the arm while patrolling a
pro-Aristide neighborhood of Port-au-Prince. It was the first
American peacekeeping casualty in the current operation. His
wound was not life-threatening. U.S. troops have been attacked
several times and have shot and killed at least six Haitians in the
past week.

Aristide's imminent arrival - to temporary asylum in Jamaica - has
increased tensions in Haiti, where his followers plan more protests
to demand the return of the country's first democratically elected
leader.

The former president was to arrive in Jamaica Monday afternoon for
what officials there said would be a visit to reunite with his two
daughters while he seeks permanent asylum in a third country.

Guardian UK

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1. Haiti Suspends Relations With Jamaica

Posted on Mon, Mar. 15, 2004

Haiti Suspends Relations With Jamaica

Associated Press


PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - The interim prime minister said Monday he was recalling Haiti's ambassador to Jamaica and putting relations on hold over the return of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

The former president was expected to arrive in Jamaica Monday afternoon for what officials there said would be a visit to reunite with his two daughters while he seeks permanent asylum in a third country.

The girls reportedly were sent to be with relatives in the United States during the uprising that led to Aristide's departure.

But the Haitian leader, speaking cryptically as he often does, indicated he has not abandoned his desire to return to govern Haiti.

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So, we have the U.S. installed puppet of Haiti "putting relations on hold" with Jamaica because Jamaica is allowing the democratically elected leader of Haiti to visit with his small daughters in Jamaica. What a great country the U.S. has become and has been.

I assume the Haitian ambassador to Jamaica was appointed by Aristide and is perhaps a member of the political party Lavalas. If I'm that ambassador, there is no way I go back to Haiti so that the U.S. supported death squads can kill me or arrest me, like they are doing now in Haiti. No way do I get "recalled". I'd stay in Jamaica, and say to LaTorture "f$%^ you".

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2. I'm just waiting for the day that Jackal returns to Boca. nt

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3. Expect lots about drugs and Jamaica in the U.S. press soon

If so, the talking points would be something like:

War on Drugs ==> War on Terror.

Jamaica has drugs ==> Jamaica supports terror.

Jamaican government needs to be overthrown, and replaced with a 'democratic' government more to BFEE's liking.

I don't think they really intend to overthrow the Jamaican government, but they would hope that a few well placed hints in the press might bring Jamaica back into the BFEE fold.

[eablair3]

4. I expect to see some kind of economic sanctions

I think they will cause some kind of economic sanctions, or get the World Bank and/or IMF to do something to Jamaica.

[struggle4progress]

5. kick

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6. Is the U$ going to invade

Jamaica?
I thought our tourist already have, along with the fact that things are not going to well there either. The poor are getting pissed.
Oh! I forgot, we have the right the Monroe Doctrine thingie.