Sharpton: I'll help end Haiti Bloodshed

[Loonman]

http://nypost.com/news/regionalnews/18976.htm

February 25, 2004 -- Democratic presidential candidate Al Sharpton said yesterday that both Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and opposition leaders have accepted his offer to travel to Haiti to help broker a peace agreement after a U.S.-backed proposal was rejected.
"I'm going to prepare a humanitarian trip because all sides appear to be willing at least to talk," Sharpton said yesterday after meeting Haitian diplomats.

He said he would travel to Haiti, possibly in the next few days.

[madmax]

1. Loonman

What does your sig line in arabic mean?

Just curious :)

[pink_poodle]

2. It's elvish writing from Lord of the Rings. -nm

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[Loonman]

3. Elvish

One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them,
one ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.

[madmax]

4. Duh, my age is showing

Thank you. Now I'll have to watch Lord of the Rings.

[sendero]

5. Jimmy Carter....

... he ain't. I wonder exactly what qualifies him to broker anything more complex than a sale of donuts.

[Exultant Democracy]

9. Half the battle is getting them to sit down together at the same table

Since he has accomplished more then anyone else so far, I guess that would make him the most qualified person.

[Judi Lynn]

15. Are you unaware he brokered peace between Sadat and Begin?

Many of us in the States, and the rest of the world watched intently as Egypt and Israel met at Camp David with Jimmy Carter and worked it out:

http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.org/documents/campdavid25/campdavid25_documents.phtml

[Cooley Hurd]

6. Hell, why not let him try?

No one from the Bush administration is trying very hard, so why not give Rev. Al a shot?:shrug:

[sendero]

7. Well...

... I agree that he probably can't hurt anything. But I consider it nothing more than a "photo op" personally.

[ignatius]

8. I just saw a headline that says Bush urges Hatians to "stay home"

and says U S will "turn back" refugees.

How is it he welcomes Hispanics who provide cheap labor and the largest growing segment of our population, thus pandering to their votes, into this country and will turn back people fleeing for their lives?

This is so sad, what is the answer?

[GoddessOfGuinness]

18. Wrong minority...

Haitian refugees tend to vote democrat.

[Laughing Mirror]

10. Sharpton has long protested the Haitian as well as Cuban

embargo.

He and a group of other prominent co-sponsors were organizing pleasure cruises to Haiti this summer 2004, honoring its 200 years independent. Guess, these are off, at least for the while. If he can be said to have any personal interest in Haiti, it might be this.

But will there be photo-ops? Well, were there when he had lunch with Fidel a few years ago, or with Yassar Arafat?

[donsu]

11. don't forget he got Viaquise (sp.) Island back from the US military

and spent time in jail fighting for the island.

I say good on Sharpton for caring.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

12. I sometimes think he's shady as hell.

But you're right about Vieques. That was very much appreciated.

[lumpy]

13. Sharpton is upright and caring

compared to our shady Sec.State, Colin Powell.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

16. I would never insult the man by putting him anywhere near Colon.

[progressivebydesign]

14. We'll have to see what his GOP financiers think first.

Nothing Al Sharpton says means anything to me. He's bought and paid for by GOP operatives. The articles were posted right here on DU just days ago.. what was that man's name? The man that allowed Sharpton to charge over 18k on his credit card? The man who lets Sharpton sleep at his penthouse a few days a week in the City? The man that put Hollaran at the head of Sharptons's campaign? Hmmm it was an Iran/Contra guy.. Stone? Roger Stone? Someone help me out.. it was all over Salon, and some other publications last week.

[rocktivity]

17. "It was unlikely the Bush administration would approve

of Sharpton's private diplomacy."

Especially since it would make Bush look really stupid.

But I suspect that is a lot like when Jesse Jackson went to the Mideast and came home with the black prisoner--I think this is really all about embarrassing the Preztel-Dunce.

:headbang:
rocknation

[GoddessOfGuinness]

19. I wish him every success...

For the sake of the Haitian people.

Of course, the humiliation of the current misadministration would be a most pleasant side-effect. :evilgrin: