Haiti in Chains

[struggle4progress]

The Black Commentator, vendredi, 09/07/2004 - 06:52

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At a summit meeting this week in Grenada, Caricom’s leaders withheld recognition of the Haitian Gangster State, opting instead to send a delegation to explore restoration of relations in the future. According to reports earlier in the week, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada and the Bahamas pressed for immediate recognition of Latortue’s regime, while a smaller bloc, led by St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralf Gonsalves, sought to ostracize the U.S. puppet.

"The Heads or no group of Heads can go and meet Latortue, and, if they go, they would not be representing me," said Gonsalves. "Latortue was installed by the Americans, you do not have democracy in Haiti today and there is no level playing field, therefore whoever wants to recognize Haiti can, but the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines will not recognize the Latortue administration."

The final compromise calls for Haitian readmission to Caricom based on certain “conditionalities,” including an early return to a constitutional government in Haiti, establishment of a bi-partisan electoral council for competitive local, national and presidential elections, and the disarming of armed bands.

Every Caribbean leader knows that the Latortue regime cannot possibly adhere to such conditions, since it is in a state of war with the majority of Haiti’s people – the mass constituency that chose Aristide as their President under the Lavalas party umbrella. Caricom’s face-saving formula seeks to preserve the dignity of the organization while allowing member states to attempt to make their peace with the United States – the overwhelming presence at the Grenada meeting. Jamaican Prime Minister P. J. Patterson was ready to compromise, having borne the full fury of U.S. wrath at his decision to temporarily harbor Aristide after his release from the Central African Republic.
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http://www.cmaq.net/fr/node.php?id=17532

[lanparty]

1. Grenada better watch out ...

They may get invaded again with behavior like this.

If Kerry is elected, he'll withdraw the support being given to the Haitian HUT party and we'll see Aristide back in power pretty quickly.

[Mika]

3. Do you have any evidence to back that up? Re: Kerry's position

I haven't seen any.

[lanparty]

4. Good point ...

It's conjecture on my part stemming from the assumption that Bush is an asshole and Kery is a human being who respects Democracy.

[gottaB]

2. Latortue--what's in a name?

There's a good cartoon with the article at bc:
http://www.blackcommentator.com/98/98_cover_haiti.html

It's an ugly business, all right.