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VIDEO: WikiLeaks Haiti Exposes How the US Blocked Aristide’s Return After 2004 Coup – Dem Now, Plus Article

August 12, 2011

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The following Democracy Now video and Nation magazine article reveal how a shameless US and its equally shameless diplomatic counterparts from France, Canada, the UN and the Vatican collaborated to keep former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide from returning to Haiti after the 2004 coup.  Edmond Mulet, a Guatemalan diplomat who served as head of the UN […]

HAITI: US State Dept. Issues “Book-Length” Travel Warning “Given the Possibility and Unpredictability of Violent Protests?” More Like Cover for Severe Repression of Haitians

August 9, 2011

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Martelly has big problems.  As mentioned here repeatedly, Martelly came to office without a mandate because his only constituency is the US which hand-picked him to run the country.  Further, the Haitian Parliament continues to reject his PM nominees.  The huge number of Haitians still living in temporary housing some 18 months after the earthquake, […]

Interview with Haiti Liberte Editor, Kim Ives: US Meddling, Aristide, Martelly and Return of the Army

July 11, 2011

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How the U.S. meddled in Haiti July 7, 2011 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – With the country now in the hands of Michel Martelly, the U.S.-backed candidate who a presidential runoff election earlier this year, Haiti’s crisis remains as difficult as ever–as a […]

“Sweet Mickey” Martelly: Loves Fujimori and Armed Right-Wingers, Hates Aristide and Lavalas — Greg Grandin Slices and Dices Haiti’s New Prez

May 5, 2011

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Martelly: Haiti’s second great disaster Greg Grandin Last Modified: 04 May 2011 19:14 Haiti’s new president is a friend of coup-plotters, fascists, and armed right-wing groups in his country and abroad. No sooner had Michel “Sweet Micky” Martelly been confirmed the winner in Haiti’s deeply flawed presidential election than he jumped on a plane and […]

O, Canada! Re-Arranging the Haitian Political Chessboard for a Martelly Win

April 26, 2011

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Imperialist Agenda in Haiti Exposed by Yves Engler / Dissident Voice, April 19th, 2011 After a deadly earthquake rocked Haiti 15 months ago, most Canadians worried about uncovering those trapped, getting survivors water, and connecting family members. It seems they were concerned about something very different in the halls of power. According to internal documents […]

HAITI: Sweet Mickey’s Military

April 21, 2011

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President Aristide’s most popular decision while in office was to abolish the Haitian army.   With no  foreign enemies and a ridiculous drain on Haiti’s precious annual budget, getting rid of the army was a wise fiscal decision. But, the decision’s popularity was because the primary source of state-sponsored repression against the Haitian people would be […]

ARISTIDE RETURNS

March 24, 2011

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Aristide Returns (The Nation) 20 March 2011 Comments: 0 By Dan Cough­lin, the Nation For­mer Pres­i­dent Jean-Bertrand Aristide’s tri­umphant return to Haiti after seven years of forced exile in South Africa sig­nals a new stage in the Caribbean country’s pop­u­lar and demo­c­ra­tic strug­gle just as a resur­gent right wing pre­pares to lay elec­toral claim—for the […]

BREAKING: Haiti Gives Aristide’s Passport to His Lawyer

February 8, 2011

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Al Jazeera, in a report by Sebastian Walker this evening, reported that President Aristide’s attorney, Ira Kurzban, has been given a passport for Aristide by the Haitian government.  Walker confirmed this by speaking to Kurzban as he was heading to the airport in Port-au-Prince to fly back to Miami.   There have been many rumors over […]

Interview: Aristide’s Lawyer, Ira Kurzban, Says US Gave “Green Light” for Duvalier’s Arrival in Haiti, But Blocked Aristide’s Return

January 27, 2011

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Former Haitian President Aristide’s Attorney: Washington Gave “Green Light” for Duvalier’s Arrival in Haiti At the same time, U.S. continued to block exiled President Aristide’s return Posted Jan. 26, 2011  Real Audio   MP3 Interview with Ira Kurzban, attorney representing exiled Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, conducted by Scott Harris The return of ex-Haitian dictator Jean-Claude “Baby […]

In Haiti, Reliving Duvalier, Waiting for Aristide by Laura Flynn

January 26, 2011

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  Laura Flynn Writer, Activist, and Board Member of the Aristide Foundation for Democracy Posted: January 24, 2011 01:53 PM   In Haiti, Reliving Duvalier, Waiting for Aristide Read More: Haiti , Haiti Elections , Jean Bertrand Aristide , Jean-Claude Duvalier , World News In the 1980s, when the armed forces of Jean-Claude Duvalier’s regime […]