Dem Now: Haitian Consul General Says Aristide Still President

[Say_What]

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Consul General of the Haitian government in New York Harry Fouche recognizes the Aristide government as legitimate saying Jean Bertrand Aristide is still president of Haiti and Yvon Neptune is still his prime minister.

Amy Goodman: Harry Fouche, as the Consul General of the Haitian government in New York, do you still recognize the authority of President Jean Bertrand Aristide?

Harry Fouche: Well, let me put it you to this way - Yvon Neptune is still the prime minister. Yvon Neptune was chosen by President Aristide.

Amy Goodman: Does that mean that Jean Bertrand Aristide is the President?

Harry Fouche: Yes, for practical purposes.

http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/03/1631249

[htuttle]

1. !!!

Wow. Bush is going to have to get rid of the entire Haitian government if he wants this to work.

I certainly hope the events of the last few days have driven home Ben Franklin's old aphorism to the remaining members of Haiti's government, "Gentlemen, if we don't hang together, then we'll surely hang separately."

[Joanne98]

2. Haha

Bring him back so we can hear what he has to say.

[Tinoire]

3. The enitre Haitian government and the poor majority.

They have NO intention of letting the neo-cons win this one without a good fight.

[mac2]

4. Once order is restored have an election....

Paper ballots counted locally under the UN control.

[DenverDem]

5. BTW Free Speech TV is having a fund drive right now.

The only truly independent TV on the air in Amerika deserves your support.

<http://www.freespeech.org/fsitv/html/emergencyfund.shtml>

These are the only television people who have challenged the company line on Haiti and their efforts are having an effect. Please help keep them on the air!

[Say_What]

10. ALSO: Pacifica RADIO Special on Haiti 4-6pm listen at their website

Their coverage of Haiti is WAY beyond any other outlet.

http://www.kpfa.org/schedule/

[Chicago Democrat]

6. Its A Government in Exile.

Like Marc Antony he needs to gather his forces, raise an army (A Democratic Win in November may help this), and take back his country.

[Say_What]

7. URGENT ALERT: CAR has shut off President Aristide's phone service

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2004-03-03 | Ira Kurzban, the lawyer who represents President Jean Bertrand Aristide has announced that he had just learned that the Central African Republic (CAR) has shut off President Aristide's phone service. He said that armed members of the French and CAR military are guarding President Aristide and he is not free to leave.

While there are many conflicting reports coming out of Haiti and Central Africa, the only way we will be able to determine the truth is open communications and immediate investigations.

In the United States, send an Email to your congressperson calling for the following:

· President Aristide Should be given full access to the media and telephone communications restored.

· President Aristide should be free to go where he chooses, otherwise it is clear that this was a coup orchestrated by the United States and France.

· An immediate Congressional investigation should commence to determine the role that the U.S. played, directly and/or indirectly in Aristides removal from power, and in supporting the civilian and military opposition movement.

· A multilateral force, not controlled by the U.S., should be deployed to stabilize the situation and immediately disarm the military opposition.

more... http://www.unobserver.com/

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

9. You beat me to it.

[eablair3]

11. Haitian Prime Minister a Prisoner

So, Aristide has no phone, no communications, no access after being flown out of his county in the middle of the night by armed US Military and the Haitian Prime Minster is a prisoner in his own office while the US military allows the criminals and thugs to roam the streets killing Aristide supporters.

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Interview with Prime Minister Yvon Neptune

Listen to the March 2nd Flashpoints update on this interview

Kevin Pina and Andrea Nicastro
Mar 2, 2004
Port au Prince, Haiti

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Kevin Pina of KPFA Flashpoints and Black Commentator, and Andrea Nicastro of the Italian daily Corriere della Sera, interviewed Prime Minister Yvon Neptune in his office at 9:00 a.m. EST today, Tuesday, March 2, 2004.

The following are relevant quotes from the interview:

1. "Even though I am the legal Prime Minister I am a prisoner in my office. That's a fact."

2. "The President called me a few hours before he was taken out of the country and told me, 'Where I am now, I am like a prisoner'"

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http://haitiaction.net/News/kp3_2_4.html

[Say_What]

12. True, but it shouldn't stop anyone from acting on the plea for ACTION

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[pinto]

14. thanks for the link, simple email service for Sen's and Rep.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

8. CAR just cut off phone service. See post here.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=396771&mesg_id=397444&page=

[Tinoire]

13. Aristide is refusing to play ball. US & CAR furious!

CAR sore about Aristide snub
03/03/2004 20:35 - (SA)

Bangui - Ousted Haitian leader Jean-Bertrand Aristide owes his life to the impoverished Central African Republic, which has given him refuge, and its allies, a government minister said here, ordering the ex-president to show them more respect.

"Ex-president Aristide wants to stay in Central Africa for a while, and we are a country that has friends who helped him get out of Haiti to get here," said Parfait M'bay, who government spokesperson and communications minister.

"He must be grateful to these countries. Because if he had not asked the United States and France to help him , president Aristide would be dead by now," said M'bay. ((!!!!!!))


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On Wednesday, Foreign Minister Charles Herve Wenezoui led a delegation of Central African ministers to meet Aristide and urge him to respect his host country's "legendary hospitality" and stop making disparaging comments about its allies.

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"We received orders from the highest state authorities to pass a message to president Aristide, that the Central African Republic has taken him in because of its legendary hospitality and that he must respect the rules of that hospitality," said Wenezoui. "We believe that president Aristide, who gave us a good impression when he arrived, should be on his best behaviour."


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http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,6119,2-11-1447_1492967,00.h...

To even think that Aristide will shut up is to not know the Haitian people. My only fear is that his 2 young daughters were shipped to the US the night before the coup.


I posted a thread here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x397509

[Say_What]

15. Fixed link

<http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,6119,2-11-1447_1492967,00.html>

[Tinoire]

16. Thanks :) n/t