Haiti's Aristide Leaves Exile for Jamaica

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Monday March 15, 2004 2:01 AM

BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) - Ousted Haitian President
Jean-Bertrand Aristide flew out of the Central African Republic on
Monday for Jamaica, returning to the Caribbean over the objections
of Haitian and U.S. officials.

Guardian

[hedda_foil]

1. YES!!!!

They let him go! Now let us pray that his plane lands safely in Jamaica.

[revcarol]

2. He definitely was being held captive!!

Powell/Bush are you embarrassed yet?

I won't ask if you are ashamed of overthrowing a democratically elected leader.

[diamond14]

3. More from the Washington Post.....(link)

Aristide left Bangui's international airport on a chartered Gulfstream jet carrying a five-member delegation of U.S. and Jamaican officials who came to retrieve him. Aristide's expected arrival in Jamaica, scheduled later Monday, has increased tensions in Haiti, where his followers plan more protests to demand his return.


Among those who flew to Africa to retrieve the former Haitian president were U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., who described herself as "a very close friend" of Aristide who had been in daily communication with him since his arrival in Bangui. "We're here to accompany him as friends to Jamaica," Waters told reporters in Bangui. "We're very proud and pleased that (Jamaican) Minister P.J. Patterson responded to his request" for temporary refuge.

Haiti's interim Prime Minister Gerard Latortue has warned Aristide's return to the region could threaten a fragile stability. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told CNN's "Late Edition" that "the hope is that he will not come back into the hemisphere and complicate the situation."

Aristide claims he is still the legitimate leader of Haiti, and accuses the U.S. government of forcing him from office. U.S. officials say Aristide asked for help and that they saved his life by arranging his departure aboard a U.S.-chartered aircraft during a bloody rebellion.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58708-2004Mar14.html?nav=headlines

[Disturbed]

4. Complicate the US, French back Coup?

"Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told CNN's "Late Edition" that "the hope is that he will not come back into the hemisphere and complicate the situation."

Rum is a vile sociapath and a war criminal.

Will the US Govt. get away with yet another illegal regime change?

Yeah, it will.

[gulliver]

5. I wish Maxine Waters would stay out of it.

Flying with Aristide to Jamaica is bad enough. If she accompanies him back to Haiti or some other such foolishness, then Dems will be blamed for anything bad that happens. Maxine may be helping rescue Bush here.

[peacetalksforall]

6. She should do it for two reasons....

she is his friend...
someone needs to help...

The only problem here is that the situation of the actual 'escort' was very cleverly handled, but I tend to believe the witnesses and I 'know' that the U.S. orchestrated this. The U.S. has always meddled in Haiti and we're doing it again. We are phonies and hypocrites because no one denies that he was elected. He had believers. We know the U.S. has been fostering, subsidizing. supplying, paying off and moving in - banking officials have been there for awhile. We are responsible for their regime change. We kicked democracy in the face.

There is an entire U.S. operation being carried out there. As long as she is perceived to keep it alive, the story won't die so that the cabal can do their thing on the island.

Where is Carter?