Wednesday, February 25, 2004
More Stink of a US-Europe Backed Coup ?
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This "Axis of Logic Piece" about matters behind Haiti events was published 5 days ago and noted at this blog -- references 900 US troops alongside Dominican border guards 2 years ago - the FRAPH participants treated as part of "the loyal opposition" - The insurgents by all reports entered 'armed' through that area of the Dominican border -the central plateau toward Hinch [ Department Centre's capital ] along the Artibonite River to Gonnaive and northward to Trou de Nord then Cap Haitien with trucks SUV's and arms. The Haitien opposition and the international posture appear now to have been foot dragging to buy the rebels time. Also tied in are a US & Europe funded conservative 'right wing' group a Haitien political party - MDP led by Jean-Bapiste Joseph a former army sergeant and loyalist of the last army group. Axis of Logic article - http://www.axisoflogic.com/artman/publish/article_5230.shtml [excerpt] " ...I saw both sides of this double game when I went to Haiti at the time of Aristide's return in 1994. I saw the U.S. helicopter that landed Aristide at the palace and the U.S. soldiers who guarded the bullet-proof box from which he was allowed to speak. I interviewed U.S. officers in the Central Plateau who said they were specifically told to treat FRAPH as a loyal opposition, and not to confiscate large weapons' caches they stumbled upon. Most of the M-1s and M-14s seen in the hands of the Gonaives thugs today have been identified as coming from those Haitian army stockpiles left untouched during the U.S. occupation. A few M-16s, though, have begun to appear in Goniaves as well - identical to those given the Dominican army en masse just a few months ago by the U.S. government, in return for Dominican acquiescence in placing 900 U.S. troops alongside Dominican guards at the Dominican frontier - and for the Dominican agreement never to use the International Court to accuse and try U.S. citizens for war crimes. (Miami Herald, Dec. 6, 2002) While virtually all U.S. media insist on parroting Powell and the Haitian opposition in referring to the Gonaives situation as a "uprising by the people," they also repeat the mantra that the "rebel leaders" were originally armed by Aristide as his local goons, and that he is therefore responsible for the attacks on his own police. Such half-truths are sprinkled through media accounts. ... " Only an international assist to retain the democracy of Haiti and the people can save President Aristide now -- even with a resignation -- the opposition would endure a temporary presidency by a Supreme Court Justice and elections in 45 days (Haiti COnstitution) ..the brouhaha over elections ignores that the Haiti's Congress' Deputies term is 4 years and expires next November (elected 2000) and the opposition are invited participate - - the alleged reason for the Democracy Funding was to develop political parties - after the sit out & complaints of the 2000 elections - not to spread money to thugs. Now Haiti has to weather a nightmare -a razor's edge in the dark waiting for that help - or the installation of a homesick Army Colonel - who claims no long desire for dictatorship -- just another dreaming field grade junta. |
// posted by scotty of course @ 11:22 PM 
