“Bush Was Responsible for Destroying Haitian Democracy”–Randall Robinson

[EFerrari]

Bush Was Responsible for Destroying Haitian Democracy”–Randall Robinson on Obama Tapping Bush to Co-Chair US Relief Efforts


We speak with TransAfrica founder Randall Robinson, author of An Unbroken Agony: Haiti, from Revolution to the Kidnapping of a President. On President Obama tapping former President Bill Clinton and former President George W Bush to co-chair US relief efforts in Haiti, Robinson says, “Bush was responsible for destroying Haitian democracy…Clinton has largely sponsored a program of economic development that supports the idea of sweatshops… but that is not what we should focus on now. We should focus on saving lives.”

http://www.democracynow.org/2010/1/15/bush_was_responsible_for_destroying_haitian

Audio, video at link; no transcript yet.

[HillbillyBob]

1. I thought that tapping(i would like to slug him)

munkyboi was a bad idea..but Slick willy and other admins have been messing in Haiti for generations.

[EFerrari]

2. It is customary to ask former presidents to help in these situations.

It would be hard to find a former president that hasn't contributed to the destruction of Haiti in some way. Maybe someday Obama can be one. :)

[Bullet1987]

4. Maybe Carter...but the Democrats act like they don't like him anyway

[EFerrari]

6. Jimmy Carter went to Haiti to campaign against Aristide in 1990.

In December 1990, Carter traveled to Haiti, where he labored to undercut Jean-Bertrand Aristide during the final days of the presidential race. According to a top Aristide aide, Carter predicted that Aristide would lose, and urged him to concede defeat. (He ended up winning 67 percent of the vote.)

http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=2263

[butterfly77]

3. kick,kick,kick and Recommended!!!

[malaise]

5. Which only means

more Shock Doctrine for poor Haiti.

[Octafish]

7. 'Bush Was Responsible for Destroying Haitian Democracy' – Randall Robinson

Excellent interview and post. Thank you, Super SFB!

[mzmolly]

8. K

and R.

[Solly Mack]

9. k/r

[glitch]

10. His and Amy's comments on Clinton were interesting too. Thanks for posting, K & R nt

[sabrina 1]

11. Thank you for posting this.

I was so surprised to see people support the idea of a Bush involvement in Haiti. Excellent article.

I think it's a bad sign that Bush has been officially asked to help raise funds for Haiti. I think that means that there is no hope of getting the global capitalists out of Haiti's business.

Obama could change the policies regarding Haiti. He could take a bold stand to support a Democratically elected president and let Haiti decide its own fate.

[EFerrari]

12. Seeing Clinton and Bush heading this up is definitely business as usual.

My heart hurts to think this is the "help" Haiti will get and I know you know exactly what I mean. :hi:

[sabrina 1]

13. Yes, I think I do ~ I had the same sinking feeling

when I saw the news. That poor country ~ :cry: