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2004-03-01

Aristide exile âperfect Franco-US co-ordinationâ

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Posted by Steve 2004-03-01 12:37:35 PM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Wow, it must've been quite an achievement for France to help in deciding where Aristide was going to flee to.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-3-1 12:49:45 PM|| 2004-3-1 12:49:45 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 quite an achievement for France to help in deciding where Aristide was going to flee to

France is the world's expert on fleeing dictators. Or is that world expert on fleeing?

Posted by Steve 2004-3-1 1:00:15 PM|| 2004-3-1 1:00:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Here's Kerry's quote from the New York Daily News:

Sen. John Kerry accused President Bush yesterday of deliberately helping insurgents in the bloody Haitian uprising and said he would use American military forces to stop the violence if he were in office. Kerry (D-Mass.) said he would have sent troops to Haiti even without international support to quell the revolt against President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

Without international support? Gee, that's very unilateral of you, Senator.

"President Kerry would never have allowed that to get where it is," Kerry said, though he added he's not "a big Aristide fan." But he insisted the White House "has empowered the insurgents, and they've done it quite purposely out of their dislike ... for Aristide."

Yeah, we overthrow everyone we dislike, why just look at when we invaded Cuba........

A Kerry administration would have given the rebels a 48-hour ultimatum to come up with a peaceful agreement - "otherwise, we're coming in," he said.

Gee, now where have I heard that before?

"I would intervene with the international community, and absent an international force, I'd do it unilaterally," he said, adding the most important thing was to protect democracy.

Right.

Posted by Steve 2004-3-1 1:43:53 PM|| 2004-3-1 1:43:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Somebody should explain to Kerry that if we intervened before Aristide left than we would be required to maintain the status quo. Bolstering the current regime has been tried unsucessfully. Colin Powell's statement should be rephrased as, "there is no enthusiasm among the international community to keep Aristide in power, but we have several ships full of marines that are ready to help out once he is gone."

Posted by Super Hose 2004-3-1 1:50:16 PM|| 2004-3-1 1:50:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 sounds like Senator "I was in Viet Nam" is advocating unilateral invasion of sovereign countries, even when they pose no "imminent threat" to us, and obviously own no WMD's...hmmmmm

Posted by Frank G 2004-3-1 1:58:24 PM|| 2004-3-1 1:58:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 what's that sound you hear??? It's the sound of the French diplomats opening new bank accounts in expectation of UN aid flowing to Haiti.

Posted by B 2004-3-1 2:31:47 PM|| 2004-3-1 2:31:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Part of the Food for Refugees program?

Posted by Mr. Davis 2004-3-1 5:04:07 PM|| 2004-3-1 5:04:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 An official of the state protocol department in the capital Bangui said Aristide and his wife would stay for a few days before heading to South Africa, but the foreign ministry in Pretoria said it was not aware of any such plan.

Funny, South Africa has been very supportive of Aristide. Back on Feb. 2nd they sent a plane load of weapons and body armor for use by Jean's forces.

Posted by Pappy 2004-3-1 8:04:00 PM|| 2004-3-1 8:04:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 how long before aristede appears in california supporting michael jackson who was also targeted for removal as the king of pop by a u.s. government entity

Posted by SON OF TOLUI 2004-3-1 11:58:56 PM|| 2004-3-1 11:58:56 PM|| Front Page Top

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