Reply #1: if you want some truth on Aristide - listen to Flashpoints

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The demonizaiton of Aristide has been going on for years. By the Repugs and by the wealthy in Haiti, who don't like the rights and empowerment that he was making for the poor.

If you want to hear direct from the mouths of those who know and who worked in Haiti for many years, please listen in to some of the archives at Flashpoints, which can be found here:

http://www.flashpoints.net/

I'd recommend listening to the March 19 2004 show where they interview a priest who has been working in Haiti for many years, and they asked him about Aristide and about all the things they are saying about him. The priest can't believe it. This show is at this audio link (hope it works):

http://www.kpfa.org/cgi-bin/gen-mpegurl.m3u?server=209.81.10.18&port=80&mount=/data/20040319-Fri1700.mp3

Here's a couple more links about the demonization of Aristide, if any are interested:

Enemy Ally: The Demonization of Jean-Bertrand Aristide
http://www.fair.org/extra/9411/aristide-demonization.html.
Good article by FAIR from Nov/Dec 1994 showing the demonization, even being done then, on the priest of the poor in Haiti.

Debunking the Media's Lies about President Aristide
http://www.dissidentvoice.org/Mar04/Felux0314.htm
Dated March 14, 2004. Another good article on the media's performance in the current Feb/Mar 2004 regime change in Haiti.