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Campaign 3:
Petition: (more text to come):
We are planning to work on a document
entitled " The Destabilization, illegal Coup in Haiti and the Kidnapping
of President Aristide Violated US and International Law." to present
to CARICOM before their July meeting and/or to the U.N. General Assembly
if they decided to start an investigation into the Coup D'etat before
then.
Haiti Action Committee and the Haitian Lawyers Leadership shall pull
our resources, hopefully with the help of Trans-Africa, NCBL, 10th department,
Global Exchange and the National Lawyers Guild collaborating, to put
together a narrative with supporting documents to be submitted to CARICOM
and the U.N. Assembly.
For instance, beginning with evidence of the destabilization campaign
begun in 1994 insisting President Aristide hire ex-FRAPH and FAHD into
the new civilian police force, to intelligence recruiting of the new
police officers and bribing Lavalas politicians, to creating phony civil
society fronts, to re-creating and whitewashing the old Duvalierist
opposition with NED/IRI/European Union funding, to both the over civilian
and covert criminal fronts exercising a virtual veto power over Haitian
democratic reforms, parliamentary and judicial development, to the U.S.
humanitarian embargo on aid, etc. and then to the narrative your excellent
article lays out, adding info on Mr. Moreno's role during the first
Coup D'etat in providing the Junta with information on U.S. Asylum detainees
being returned that led to their further reprisals, endangerment and
more killings.
The goal would be to get together to provide CARICOM the investigation
documents and urge CARICOM to do its own investigation. Then perhaps
submit it to the General Assembly and then the OAS and Hague international
court. Otherwise, we may wait forever for the U.N. General Assembly.
With reference to the investigation, if we all could work together to
piece together events. Take the lead on a skeletal draft outlining also,
for instance, the Metayer cover used for Jean Tatoune/Jodel Chamblain's
U.S. orchestrated military, not grassroots military operation, all the
way to: - i.e. CNN reports on morning of February 29, 2004, Aristide
"resigns to avoid a bloodbath.'" On February 29, 2004, President Aristide
tells Congresswoman Maxine Waters he was forcibly removed, "kidnapped,"
did not resign. President Aristide indicated he was told by Moreno that
Guy Philippe, et al, were surrounding or at the gates of Port-au-Prince
and U.S. would not stop them and the imminent bloodbath. CNN interviews
Guy Philippe on February 29? who was in CAP HAITIAN!!!!!! Chamblain
was in GONAIVE at time Marines flew President Aristide out of Haiti.....)
Chronological evidence like this with the footages attached could be
submitted to CARICOM and major news media with request it be reviewed
and submitted to General Assembly and other international tribunals
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We denounce the US government for its role in the coup overthrowing
the democratically elected government of Haiti and the forced
removal of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide from his elected office
by the United States military. |
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We are
outraged at the imprisonment of President Aristide in the Central
African Republic, where he was held virtually incommunicado under
house arrest for two weeks. We oppose any attempt that seeks to
restrict President Aristide's freedom of speech and movement. |
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of "regime change" sets a dangerous precedent for the world and
has a particularly destabilizing effect on Latin American countries.
This US-engineered coup in Haiti is unethical and immoral and in
clear violation of international and federal laws, for which the
Bush Administration should be held accountable. |
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a Congressional investigation into the Bush administration's removal
of a foreign country's leader from power. We join CARICOM and Africa
Union in condemning this removal of a democratically elected president.
This is not the first time the US government has acted in direct
military retaliation against governments who differ from its economic
and political policies. |
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we strongly question the role of the "free" press in its biased
coverage of events in Haiti. Corporate media legitimizes the new
government appointed illegally by the United States and France,
and continues to report that President Aristide left voluntarily,
when in fact he was forced out of office through coercion, specifically
by threats to the safety of his followers. |
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the above reasons, we demand: |
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The
unconditional and immediate return of President Aristide to Haiti
in order to serve out his term of office until 2006. Respect the
vote of the Haitian people. |
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A
congressional investigation into the role of the US government in
the deliberate destabilization of the Haitian government and the
implementation of the coup. |
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An
immediate end to the repression and daily attacks on Lavalas supporters
and those demanding the return of President Aristide. |
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Support
for Haitian refugees, including Temporary Protective Services (TPS)
to refugeesfrom Haiti who are fleeing the terror of their home country.
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conclusion, we are alarmed by the Bush Administration's audacity
in forcibly removing an elected President from office in total disregard
of international norms and laws. We are highly concerned by the
overall negative image of the US in global politics. As progressive
members of the global community, we strive to co-exist with people
and governments of the world in total respect for their sovereignty,
which precludes coercive military attacks on foreign countries and
their elected officials. |
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