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| Now Aristide sez Haiti calls to him |
| 2011-01-20 |
| Port-au-Prince - Former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide says he hopes to return to Haiti from exile in South Africa 'in the next coming days,' following the footsteps of another Haitian strongman Jean-Claude Duvalier, who returned Sunday. They could share a cell... In a letter addressed to the government of South Africa, Aristide - who was escorted out of the country in 2004 amidst an armed uprising - said he wanted 'to contribute to serving my Haitian sisters and brothers as a simple citizen in the field of education.' Ah, yes...a simple teacher. Aristide's letter was posted Wednesday on the website of the populist leftist political party Fanmi Lavalas, which still names Aristide as its leader. He said he was responding to increased calls from Haiti for his return, and he hoped that the Haitian and South African governments would 'enter into communication in order to make that happen in the next coming days.' Aristide, 57, said his return was also 'indispensable' for medical reasons, due to six eye operations over the past six years.'It is strongly recommended that I not spend the coming winter in South Africa (due to) the unbearable pain experienced in the winter.' He indicate that a return to Haiti would 'reduce any risk of further complications and blindness.' Yeah, those "brutal South African winters"... Aristide said he was answering increasing calls for his return.'Since my forced arrival in (South Africa) six and a half years ago, the people of Haiti have never stopped calling for my return to Haiti,' he wrote. Since the deadly earthquake, 'their determination to make the return happen has increased.' The prospect of two controversial leaders returning home amidst Haiti's year of horrors - a quake that killed more than 220,000, a cholera epidemic that has killed thousands and an unresolved presidential election - has stirred more uncertainty about the fate of the poverty-stricken Caribbean country. Two men enter! One man leaves! Two men enter! One man leaves! Aristide's return would be harder than Duvalier's arrival, however, because Haitian authorities have denied him a passport. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #1 All of these creatures are appearing from under their rocks because they sense that the big dog on the block is weakened in mind and body. Tator tot, nasrallarat, baby doc, aristide, ortega. Who knows what fungi will crawl out next. Weakened executive branch opens the doors to all the cretins and zombies in the rest of the world. We are loosing ground for no good reason and no one is batting an eye. |
| Posted by: newc 2011-01-20 00:48 |