U.S. Says Aristide Visit to Jamaica 'Not Helpful'

[seemslikeadream]

U.S. Says Aristide Visit to Jamaica 'Not Helpful'
Tue Mar 16, 2004 10:10 AM ET




WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Tuesday the presence of ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in neighboring Jamaica was counterproductive.
"Our view is that it is certainly not helpful to moving forward in Haiti," said White House spokesman Scott McClellan.

Aristide arrived in Jamaica on Monday, returning to the Caribbean just two weeks after he left Haiti for exile in Africa on Feb. 29 in the face of an armed revolt and U.S. pressure to quit.


http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=4578641

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1. Aristide says US coup 'not helpful'

Aristide says US funding of rebels 'not helpful'
Aristide says US kidnapping and forced resignation 'not helpful'.
Aristide says re-instatement of Ton Ton Macoute-linked soldiers 'not helpful'.
Aristide says US annullment of Haitian Constitution 'not helpful'.

(I could probably go on like this all day...)

[frank frankly]

2. "not helpful to moving forward"

fascists sure love to move forward, don't they?

[seemslikeadream]

3. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Condemns Administration's

For Immediate Release Contact: Dana J. Thompson
March 9, 2004 [phone]

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Condemns Administration's Failure to Bring Humanitarian Aid to Haiti



Houston, TX - Congresswoman Jackson Lee, Member of the House Select Committee on Homeland Security and Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Control reiterates her call to the Bush Administration to bring humanitarian aid to Haiti. "Over 200,000 Haitian orphans await homes, and the orphanages that currently house them are being attacked and ransacked daily by thugs. Since the alleged kidnapping of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the people of Haiti are suffering with inconsistent telephone service, irregular electric service, low or non-functioning postal service, very little potable water, no sewage system, and a political system that is volatile and unstable. We need to act immediately to end the suffering and the killing," said Congresswoman Jackson Lee.



An example of the continuing hostile environment in the country of Haiti includes a situation where an orphan from Les Cayes was shot in the stomach after he willingly complied with a demand for his bicycle during a gun battle among rebel thugs. The situation continues to worsen daily without humanitarian and security relief. On March 1, USAID/Haiti reported that security at the Port-au-Prince port, where food aid is delivered and stored, remains a concern due to sporadic police presence, and looters have stolen approximately five percent of the food commodities stored in the areas where USG-funded stocks are located.



The Congresswoman concluded, "Over 80,000 people in Port-de-Paix and 60,000 people in Cap-Haitien lack access to clean water. Furthermore, there is less than a 3-month supply of much-needed medications. If these people don't get aid now, the death toll will continue to increase. It is shameful that this Administration has stood passively by and allowed this situation to escalate to its current status. Without immediate intervention with humanitarian aid, the state of emergency will continue."

http://www.jacksonlee.house.gov/issues2.cfm?id=8069

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4. America's going to take their coup and go home if everyone...

...doesn't play by America's rules?

[lutton]

5. John Kerry 'not helpful' to Bush presidency.

ha

[henslee]

6. Shame o the Whitehouse for subverting democracy.. Haiti will blow up in

the face of this administration.

[llmart]

7. What would have to happen

to get Aristide back in power in Haiti? I'd love to see Chimpy get his panties in a bunch of this! Another failed coup.