BILL CLINTON: Well, that's not in my purview. That's up to the Haitians, including those that aren't demonstrating.
In 2000 Aristide published a book, The Eyes of the Heart: Seeking a Path for the Poor in the Age of Globalization, which used Haiti as a case study of globalization, Aristide specifically points out problems with the World Bank and the IMF in creating larger problems within Haitian society and the economy.
Former US President Clinton is mentioned twice at the end of An Unbroken Agony: Haiti, From Revolution to the Kidnapping of a President by Randall Robinson, Basic Books, 2007
Among the paragraphs on page 257 describing the presidential inauguration in 2006, appears:
"In the reviewing stand near Bill Clinton sits former Haitian General Prosper Avril. During his rule over Haiti, the ruthless military dictator made lurid public displays of political opponents he had tortured, parading their battered bodies before TV cameras.
Between Feb. 29, 2004, the day of the abduction of President Aristide,
and May 14, 2006, the day of President Rene Preval's inauguration, an
estimated four thousand Haitian men, women, and children were killed by
the American-armed thugs, the interim government's national police
force, as well as by the American, French, Canadian, and UN troops. On
the day of the inauguration of, however, the Haitian commonalty
appeared to have lost none of its tenacity and determination.
Although UN forces tried to keep the mobile crowds from assembling in front of the National Palace, the mass of people eventually overcame the pepper spray, broke through the military barricades and took over the street.
Although the police and UN Mission to stabilize Haiti (MINUSTSH) had established a ban on all vehicles in the vicinity of the Parliament, Cathedral and National Palace, the street leading from the Cathedral to the Palace, was choked with masses of people. In front of the palace, hundreds of UN troops - grouped in national contingents from China, Nigeria, Senegal, Pakistan, Benin, Brazil, etc. held back a boisterous sweating sea of humanity.
Yvon Neptune, Aristide's Prime Minister, sits in prison as the crowd shouts derision for the new PM GÃ ©rard Latortue surrounded by the Clintons and representatives of other nations that helped the US and France overthrow and remove Aristide twice elected by the greatest majorities and twice overthrown.
The Aristide that had his Aids reducing and treatment programed acclaimed by the UN Health Agency, made more schools and hospitals, increased the minimum wage, (which seal his fate) and brought real democracy with participation of the masses of poor.
Four thousand Aristide supporters are still held in the new government's jails.
The above passages seem relevant to Clinton's apology. It was murderous politics the US was openly involved in, including two brutal invasions that removed Aristide from power that allowed for the punishing economic programs Clinton was apologizing for to be put into place and continued.
* Arkansas "farmers" was heard by this author as a euphemism for the giant Agro-industry corporations who probably contributed to Clinton"s political career.
In 2000 Aristide published a book, The Eyes of the Heart: Seeking a Path for the Poor in the Age of Globalization, which used Haiti as a case study of globalization, Aristide specifically points out problems with the World Bank and the IMF in creating larger problems within Haitian society and the economy.
Former US President Clinton is mentioned twice at the end of An Unbroken Agony: Haiti, From Revolution to the Kidnapping of a President by Randall Robinson, Basic Books, 2007
Among the paragraphs on page 257 describing the presidential inauguration in 2006, appears:
"In the reviewing stand near Bill Clinton sits former Haitian General Prosper Avril. During his rule over Haiti, the ruthless military dictator made lurid public displays of political opponents he had tortured, parading their battered bodies before TV cameras.
Although UN forces tried to keep the mobile crowds from assembling in front of the National Palace, the mass of people eventually overcame the pepper spray, broke through the military barricades and took over the street.
Although the police and UN Mission to stabilize Haiti (MINUSTSH) had established a ban on all vehicles in the vicinity of the Parliament, Cathedral and National Palace, the street leading from the Cathedral to the Palace, was choked with masses of people. In front of the palace, hundreds of UN troops - grouped in national contingents from China, Nigeria, Senegal, Pakistan, Benin, Brazil, etc. held back a boisterous sweating sea of humanity.
Yvon Neptune, Aristide's Prime Minister, sits in prison as the crowd shouts derision for the new PM GÃ ©rard Latortue surrounded by the Clintons and representatives of other nations that helped the US and France overthrow and remove Aristide twice elected by the greatest majorities and twice overthrown.
The Aristide that had his Aids reducing and treatment programed acclaimed by the UN Health Agency, made more schools and hospitals, increased the minimum wage, (which seal his fate) and brought real democracy with participation of the masses of poor.
Four thousand Aristide supporters are still held in the new government's jails.
The above passages seem relevant to Clinton's apology. It was murderous politics the US was openly involved in, including two brutal invasions that removed Aristide from power that allowed for the punishing economic programs Clinton was apologizing for to be put into place and continued.
* Arkansas "farmers" was heard by this author as a euphemism for the giant Agro-industry corporations who probably contributed to Clinton"s political career.
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