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Interview with Haiti Liberte Editor, Kim Ives: US Meddling, Aristide, Martelly and Return of the Army
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 […]
HAITI: The Next Round by Robert Roth
June 28, 2011
HAITI: THE NEXT ROUND by Robert Roth On March 18th, President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and his family returned home from a 7-year forced exile in South Africa – an exile brought about by the violent U.S.-orchestrated coup in 2004. Up until the last minute, the U.S. government tried to stop the return, with President Obama going […]
Democracy, Haitian Style by Stephen Lendman
May 10, 2011
Here is yet another assessment of Haiti’s new President, Michel Martelly. The author, Stephen Lendman, provides excellent political analysis and forecasts how Martelly might perform his two most important tasks — keeping the U. S. happy and keeping the Haitian pe0ple in check. DEMOCRACY, HAITIAN STYLE By Stephen Lendman (about the author) Page 1 […]
ARISTIDE RETURNS
March 24, 2011
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
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 […]
In Haiti, Reliving Duvalier, Waiting for Aristide by Laura Flynn
January 26, 2011
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 […]
Al Jazeera Video: Haiti, the Election, the International Community, Duvalier and Aristide
January 24, 2011
Luckily, this panel discussion includes Peter Hallward, author of the recent book: “Damming the Flood: Haiti, Aristide, and the Politics of Containment” which I recommend highly. It is Hallward who provides the background on what happened to Aristide and why. Of course, the main focus is Haiti and the ridiculous election.
VIDEO: Al Jazeera Takes on UN, Advocates for Rape Victims and, Unlike Other Media, Lets the Haitians Do the Talking
July 16, 2010
Al Jazeera English is one of the few international broadcasters to have stayed in Haiti since the January 12 earthquake, broadcasting regularly on the day-to-day efforts to rebuild the country. AJE’s Sebastian Walker was among the first international reporters to arrive in Haiti after the quake hit, and the channel has had a presence on […]
Pina Interviews Journalist and Aristide’s Spokesperson: Demonstrations Expected on Aristide’s 57th Birthday
July 15, 2010
Kevin Pina, independent journalist and documentary filmmaker interviews Ansel Herz, an independent journalist on-the-ground in Haiti and Dr. Maryse Narcisse, spokesperson for former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and a leader in the Lavalas party. Herz speaks extensively about camp conditions, the overall management (of lack thereof) of the camps, mega-NGOs, such as World Vision, that refuse to […]
Land Ownership at the Crux of Haiti’s Stalled Reconstruction by Kim Ives
July 14, 2010
Land Ownership at the Crux of Haiti’s Stalled Reconstruction Written by Kim Ives Wednesday, 14 July 2010 14:00 Source: Haiti Liberte At a UN Conference on Mar. 31, about 60 countries and multilateral banks promised $5.3 billion for Haiti’s reconstruction over the next 18 months. Only about 10% of those promises have been delivered on […]
THE BLACK JACOBINS BY CLR JAMES
GUINEA – BLOODY MONDAY REPORT
HONDURAS RESISTS!
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July 11, 2011
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