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Leta Restavek: The Suppression of Democracy in Haiti

Tue, 10/18/2011 - 20:43 — Courtney Frantz

 

by Courtney Frantz

The foreigners that rule Haiti, principally the United States, have attempted to reduce the country to the legal status of child-nation, with no rights that others need respect. These “children” require harsh discipline, which is where the armed UN force MINUSTAH comes in. “An in-depth overview of MINUSTAH’s history on the island depicts a security force systematically serving foreign interests over those of the Haitians.” The foreign soldiers have suppressed social movements and electoral democracy. However, “the country’s highly organized grassroots movement has never given up the battle its enslaved ancestors began.”

Washington’s Cynical Campaign to Keep Aristide in South Africa

Wed, 03/02/2011 - 03:09 — Glen Ford

 

A Black Agenda Radio commentary by Glen Ford

With unbounded hypocrisy, the United States shrieks “democracy!” at the world while denying Haitians every political right of citizenship in their own land. Having deposed and kidnapped the popularly elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, in 2004, the U.S. now pretends not to be the main party standing in the way of his return from South African exile. But, “if South Africa gave its blessing to an Aristide flight to Haiti, the U.S. would then be forced to abandon the charade and give Aristide a yes or a no, in its own voice.”

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Will Aristide Return to Haiti?

Tue, 02/01/2011 - 22:57 — Glen Ford

 

A Black Agenda Radio commentary by Glen Ford

The U.S. occupation of Haiti piles political chaos on top of horrific natural disaster. Only weeks after former dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier was allowed to enter the country without a valid passport, the hugely popular, democratically elected former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide may be given permission to return from exile. Meanwhile, Haiti’s occupiers are said to have discussed sending current President Rene Preval on an involuntary plane trip. Are these dots connectable?

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Haiti's Non-Election

Tue, 06/30/2009 - 00:18 — Anonymous
haiti sceneby Kim Ives
When the most popular political party is barred from the election, what's the point of voting? Such was the simple logic of Haiti's recent farcical senatorial run-off election, boycotted by supporters of Lavalas Family, exiled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's party. “Streets around the capital were eerily devoid of pedestrians and traffic despite the fact that the government allowed the operation of public transportation.” Some estimate only about one percent of eligible voters turned out.
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