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Moreover, he stated his intentions clearly - to "return to Haiti to the field I know best and love: education." Believe it! It's true, and he's entitled to use his skills freely for his people. They, of course, badly need him.
A recent rumor suggested his imminent arrival, getting Belizair Dorwing, an unemployed worker, to say:
"We want to know when (he) comes so we can gather a crowd to welcome him at the airport....the country is gripped in poverty and unemployment. It is Aristide that can save it."
Fanmi Lavalas organizer Ansuto Felix said, "We believe it's....a good thing for the health of the democracy of the country....for him to return."
However, according to Rosny Desroches, head of Haiti's Civil Society Initiative, "His return will cause tensions, he is not someone who will be able to speak a language to appease passions."
Desroches, in fact, was a member of the infamous Group of 184 Civil Society Organizations (G-184) and its Democratic Platform of Civil Society Organizations and Opposition Political Parties. CIA operatives provided aid, and America's National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and International Republican Institute (IRI) bankrolled them. They and other US agencies meddle often in other nations' internal affairs outrageously and illegally.
In Haiti, G-184 represented an anti-Aristide/Lavalas alliance of business and other Haitian elites. With Washington's support, they profited hugely by ruthless exploitation, tolerating no democratic interference. Led by businessman Andy Apaid, it was formed specifically against Aristide to oust him.
Today, his supporters and progressive observers see brazen political motives behind pressure against his return. Nonetheless, he plans and deserves to come.
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