Given Canada's big "investment" in Haiti, I wonder why there's been no mention of these stirring events in our corporate newsmedia. (No I don't.)
Thousands of demonstrators marched through Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince on July 15 to mark the 56th birthday of former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. The demonstration, which was called by and adhered to by two rival factions of the Lavalas Family party (FL), was considered a great display of unity by its organizers.
At 9 a.m. the crowds gathered at the gate in front of Aristide's still gutted home in Tabarre. It was decorated with flowers and large photographs of the party's leader, who remains in exile in South Africa over five years after the Feb. 29, 2004 coup d'état against him.
The multitude then moved, like a great river, towards the capital.
Lavalas leaders said that the demonstration was a birthday present for Aristide. "Long live the return of President Aristide!" read some of the posters in the march. " Down with the MINUSTAH [UN Mission to Stabilize Haiti, the military occupation force]! Release of all political prisoners! Reinstatement of all fired State employees! Down with the neo-liberal plan!"
The USA, France and, disgustingly, Canada (under the detestable Liberals and the craven, neoliberal stooge Paul Martin), decided that they didn't like the elected president of Haiti. Jean-Bertrand Aristide. They contributed to an international economic stranglehold on the country and fomented a rebellion with torturers, death squad leaders and other assorted criminals and thugs. The kidnapped Aristide and exiled him to Africa and are preventing his return.
Of course, "liberal" politicians must have "elections" to convey "legitimacy" upon their depredations. Haiti was a problem. Faced with the ruthless brutality of their ruling class, Haiti's poor have united almost unanimously behind Aristide and the party "Lavalas." How to have an election when the vast majority is going to vote for democracy? Easy. Brand the party of the majority a criminal organization and count on international apathy and the powerless of the Haitian people against the military weaponry of MINUSTAH to allow this farce to continue.
I can't forget what Canada did to Haiti. It sickens me.
10 comments:
You know,it's clear that you'd like to provoke "Big Ideas" and you present your thoughts in a way that makes it appear that you are the first one who ever thought of them.(this is quite precious by the way.)Unfortunately,you lack neither the intellegence nor the imagination to pull it off.So often you just babble...If you fancy yourself a moralist,your a very simplistic one.
vin,
Where the hell did you get that???
What the hell are you even talking about?
You know, Vin, you're an idiot. At least, that's what I get from your almost completely unintelligible comment.
you lack neither the intellegence nor the imagination to pull it off.
Which, by the way, means "you have both the intelligence and the imagination." Double negatives, you know.
Hah! I didn't read him close enough at all. He also spells it "intellegence"!
Oh, and the old your for "you're a very simplistic one."
Was it something i said tools? Why so sensitive? As far as being an idiot,right back at ya Stimpson.Thanks for the spell check by the way skip...
It might have been "vin." But as you can see, your attempt at condescension was so incoherent we're just not sure what you said.
Nobody cares what you think. Go, before you embarrass yourself further.
Nice try twack,but the only embarassment here is your blog.It's quite rare to see this amount of bullshite all in one place.Yet here your blog sits like a steaming pile.How is that you can be so completly wrong in nearly everyway possible.That's quite an accomplishment.One would think that by blind,stupid,dumb luck you'd be right about something/anything at least once in awhile but no, you don't even have that going your way.Just another pompous pud looking for something to say.The fact that you take yourself so seriously is the real kicker .It's fantastic to see someone so absolutely sure of their own correctness in spite of everyday reason and common sense. battle.It wouldn't be so bad but your drivel is so stale.Can't you at least update it?
Nice try vin,but the only embarassment here is your commentary.It's quite rare to see this amount of bullshite all in one place.Yet here your comments sit like a steaming pile.How is that you can be so completly wrong in nearly everyway possible.That's quite an accomplishment.One would think that by blind,stupid,dumb luck you'd be right about something/anything at least once in awhile but no, you don't even have that going your way.Just another pompous pud looking for something to say.The fact that you take yourself so seriously is the real kicker .It's fantastic to see someone so absolutely sure of their own correctness in spite of everyday reason and common sense. battle.It wouldn't be so bad but your drivel is so stale.Can't you at least update it?
good-bye vinni.
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