OAS Overturned Haitian Presidential Election in a “Political Intervention,” New CEPR Paper Suggests Statistical Analysis Shows that OAS Action Was Inconsistent with Election Data For Immediate Release: October 17, 2011 Contact: Dan Beeton, 202-239-1460 Washington, D.C.– An Organization of American States (OAS) Mission overturned the results of the first round of Haiti’s presidential elections last […]
July 6, 2011
Haitians just can’t get a break. Bernard Gousse, Martelly’s nominee for Prime Minister, was a particularly evil “justice” minister in the illegal government of Gerard Latortue who was anointed by the 2004 “coup team” of US-France-Canada, a move that violated the Haitian constitution. Gousse oversaw a justice system that targeted Aristide supporters — hundreds incarcerated […]
March 30, 2011
Haiti Election Count Delayed By INGRID ARNESEN PORT-AU-PRINCE—Haiti’s election agency postponed announcing the preliminary results from the country’s recent presidential run-off, saying higher turnout and fraud were delaying the count. The Provisional Electoral Council said it would announce results of the March 20 election next Monday, a four-day delay from the original date of this […]
January 28, 2011
Tomorrow, Hillary Clinton will be in Haiti to tell Jude Celestin to get the hell out of the race for president. The US arranged for Mirlande Manigat and Michel Martelly to run in the second round election and for Jude Celestin to drop out of the race. Click here for background on how and why. Rather than polite arm twisting, […]
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.
January 24, 2011
If you are going to be an imperialist, you must act like one. You must be arrogant, duplicitous, condescending and, when dealing with certain countries like Haiti, you must treat the people and their government officials like children. If I was casting for the role of the new UglyAmerican, I would pick the US Ambassador to the UN, Susan Rice. […]
January 20, 2011
Excellent background and analysis from Kim Ives. I encourage you to share this article widely. A Class Analysis of Baby Doc: Mothballed Playboy Dictator Recalled to Service By Kim Ives The big question Haitians are asking is: who is behind Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier’s surprise arrival in Haiti with an expired Haitian […]
January 19, 2011
In a bizarre interview with Al Jazeera’s Sebastian Walker, one of Jean-Claude Duvalier’s lawyers says Baby Doc is a political man and has the right to run for President. The lawyer also said that if Haiti wanted to bring charges against Baby Doc, it should have done so within ten years of his departure. The […]
January 18, 2011
U.S., France, Increase Pressure On Haiti to Accept Their Choices for Presidential Candidates By Mark Weisbrot This column was published by The Guardian Unlimited (UK) on January 18, 2011. If anyone wants to reprint it, please include a link to the original. As the infamous dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier returns to Haiti after 25 […]
January 10, 2011
OAS Backs Illegitimate Election in Haiti in Which Three-Quarters of Haitians Didn’t Vote By Mark Weisbrot This column was published by The Guardian Unlimited (UK) on January 10, 2011. If anyone wants to reprint it, please include a link to the original. What is it about Haiti that makes the “international community” think […]
October 17, 2011
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