Haiti....a Bush coup?

[Cascadian]

I have been wondering about this for a while.

Am I the only person who seems to think that the unrest in Haiti was a Karl Rove/Bush/right-wing plot against Aristide? I have been reading a little about this and it seems to be that the Bush Regime had an ax to grind with the left-leaning Aristide. Aristide, a former priest who has worked hard to better the lives of the impoverished people of Haiti has been ousted by what I think was generated by American and Haitian (remember Duvalier?) right-wing groups. Perhaps it was the fact that maybe Aristide was getting too cozy with Cuba. Aristide invited Cuban doctors to the country to help their almost non-existant health care system. Maybe Aristide was too critical of Bush going to war in Iraq. Who knows?

All I know is the same business is happening in Venezuela. I hope Hugo Chavez is watching what has taken place in Haiti. He is definately in Bush's crosshairs.

John

[seemslikeadream]

1. Most definately

He did exactly what his father did 10 years ago.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=441163


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=395091


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=1307941

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. Yep, a coup to distract from the upcoming coup here and the one in Iraq

[eablair3]

3. this has been posted about EXTENSIVELY in LBN

geez, ... no offense meant, but this has been posted about with all kinds of sources and links in the stories in LBN for at least the last two months.

You might want to start listening to shows and reading some sources on the internet that have been talking about this for a LONG time:

http://www.democracynow.org/ (look throught the archives)

http://www.flashpoints.net/ (again look through the archives)

http://www.zmag.org/lam/haitiwatch.htm

http://www.democracynow.org/static/haiti.shtml

http://www.flashpoints.net/archive/archive-2004-Haiti.html

Pacifica Radio (Flashpoints and Dem Now) have had news correspondents on the ground in Haiti giveing reports of what's really going on.

I have MANY more links if you're interested in it, and interested in learning some truth. Aristide used to be a priest that worked with the poor in Haiti. More schools were built for everyone in Haiti in the last 10 years than in the 200 year history of Haiti. Hospitals were being built. Medical schools to train homegrown doctors were underway. Aristide wanted to double the minimum wage of the workers, who are the lowest paid sweatshop workers in the region. The politicians, business interests and media have demonized him.

It's really tragic. It's the latest U.S. coup. Done right out in the open and hardly anyone in mainstream media even takes notice.


Democracy Now and Flashpoints are two really good shows to listen to each day to keep informed - they are archived each day so that you can listen to them on your schedule. Many of the stories you hear are eventually picked up a week or weeks laters by "Dem" talk radio and then sometime in the future (maybe) by mass media. To me, much of the stuff you here on those shows are the stories that one SHOULD be hearing about.

[seemslikeadream]

4. Haitian priest Rev. Jean-Bertrand Aristide