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| Caribbean Won't Accept Haiti's New Gov't |
| 2004-03-27 |
| The 15-nation Caribbean Community refused recognition Friday for Haiti's new U.S.-backed government amid continuing concerns over the departure of ousted leder Jean-Bertrand Aristide, senior Caribbean officials said. The move came a day after the leaders demanded that the U.N. General Assembly investigate Aristide's claims he was abducted at gunpoint by U.S. agents when he left Feb. 29 as rebels threatened to attack Haiti's capital. "We can't determine this issue at this meeting," Trinidad Prime Minister Patrick Manning said as he left a summit meeting of Caribbean leaders. He added that discussions were "quite tense" and that a final determination would be put off until leaders discuss the issue again at a summit in July in Grenada. He gave no further details, but other Caribbean leaders said their minds were made up that Haiti's new U.S.-backed government would not get official recognition from the Caribbean Community for now. One, speaking on condition of anonymity, said they could not recognize Haiti's government because it was installed by what he said was an insurrection. In Haiti, meanwhile, the interim government announced it will block dozens of ex-members of Aristide's government from leaving the country, including former Prime Minister Yvon Neptune. New Justice Minister Bernard Gousse told The Associated Press that the move was "an insurance policy" that will make the officials available for investigations into embezzlement and other alleged crimes. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 Oh yeah, let the GA "investigate", that'll be fun... |
| Posted by: mojo 2004-03-27 10:17:55 PM |
| #7 U.S.-backed? What happened to the French? |
| Posted by: Pappy 2004-03-27 9:06:06 PM |
| #6 BAR you are absolutely right. It would also serve as a lab for what happens when unmitigated greed meets absolute ignorance. I suggest we invoke the prime directive. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-03-27 6:24:24 PM |
| #5 You know, it's looking like the best course of action is for the U.S. to do NOTHING. Just pull out all U.S. personnel, situate the Coast Guard accordingly to intercept "refugees" and return them promptly, and that's it. If Aristide wants to come back, let him. If certain Caribbean nations are so concerned with what's going on there, then THEY can deal with it. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-03-27 12:54:52 PM |
| #4 Carribe politicians squeaking in sudden fear of their positions, are they? Hmmmm. Interesting. I wonder why? When did this dog start barking? Must be some fire behind this smoke. Methinks they have been studying that august institution: The Arab League. Given that entity's singular record of failure, well... |
| Posted by: .com 2004-03-27 10:05:50 AM |
| #3 Do we care? It's not like we are going to cancle the picnic because a fly is buzzing around. |
| Posted by: B 2004-03-27 9:24:09 AM |
| #2 Now it's a "U.S.-backed government" ? |
| Posted by: John C. Lately 2004-03-27 8:36:58 AM |
| #1 Yvon Neptune: somehow this guy shoud be starring in a Woody Allen movie, or something. The name just cracks me up. I must be easily amused in this wee hour. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-03-27 1:47:14 AM |