Haiti's Exiled Former President Vows to Return

[tekisui]

Source: The Guardian

A tearful Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the exiled former president of Haiti, announced his intention today to return to his quake-devastated homeland.

Aristide, who has been based in South Africa since he was ousted in a 2004 rebellion, said he wanted to help rebuild his country in the wake of Tuesday's disaster, thought to have killed tens of thousands.

"We feel deeply and profoundly that we should be there, in Haiti, with them, trying our best to prevent death," Aristide told a press conference at an airport hotel in Johannesburg, standing alongside his wife, Mildred. He said friends were ready to give him a plane to return with emergency supplies.

Tears streaming down his face, Aristide continued: "We cannot wait to be with our sisters and brothers in Haiti. We share the anguish of all Haitians in the diaspora who are desperate to reach family and loved ones.

"As far as we are concerned we are ready to leave today, tomorrow, at any time to join the people of Haiti, to share in their suffering, help rebuild the country, moving from misery to poverty with dignity."

more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/15/haiti-exiled-former-president-aristide

[malaise]

1. I hope so

How dare anyone tell a man he can't return to his home

[EFerrari]

2. That's what they tried to do to Mel Zelaya.

And may still do.

[malaise]

3. And Chavez

Don't forget that one.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

4. I believe that the current Haitian government is the one taking that position