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Today on Special Two Hour Edition of Flashpoints: Haiti's U.S. supported killers continue to exact their bloody revenge against leaders of Lavalas. We'll have special reports from our correspondent Kevin Pina, on the ground in Port-au-Prince about these latest killings and about the treatment of the Prime Minister. We'll hear about a tax on community organizations and we'll counteract the massive disinformation campaign being carried out against President Aristide by U.S. architects of the ...

The U.S. coup in Haiti and the war in Iraq must be seen in the context of a pattern of covert and overt military interventions. The 1953 CIA/British Intelligence overthrow of Dr.  Mossadegh, Prime Minister of Iran, set the pattern for dozens and dozens of other bloody interventions from Chile to Afghanistan. This video promises to be interesting, plus it's free!...

On Tuesday, March 10, at 7:00 pm, Pierre Labossiere, Voleine Amilcar and Tim Suttle will give first hand accounts and analysis of their recent visit to Haiti as delegates who participated in Haitiís Bicentennial celebration. Keynote speaker Pierre Labossiere will discuss the roots of the growing crisis, the connections between the "Rebels", Haitian opposition leaders, and how the U.S. failed in supporting democracy in Haiti....

We speak with the Center for Constitutional Rights' Michael Ratner about who the United Nations and Organization should recognize as the legitimate government of Haiti under international law and we take a look at the English translation of Aristide's resignation letter which he says is altered to omit a key phrase....

Bay Area action for the 5th Global Women's Strike (see call) is: Defend a Caring Economy in Venezuela/Condemn US in Haiti--the 1st Independent Black republic, Monday March 8, International Women's Day Federal Builing San Francisco, 450 Golden Gate, 3:30-5:30, All Welcome...

Reports emerged yesterday that the private U.S. security firm guarding President Aristide was prevented by the White House from sending reinforcements to Haiti last week to bolster his security. We speak with the CEO of the firm Kenneth Kurtz. [includes transcript]...

This piece was written the morning of the U.S.-backed coup d'etat in Haiti forcefully removing Pres. Jean-Bertrand Aristide. It calls for Americans to cease business as usual in the wake of this blatant violation of international and Federal laws by this government. It sums up the historic role the U.S. and its allies have played in the ongoing destabilization of Haiti (33 coup d'etats!) and its impovershment resulting from U.S. and French policies....

Our Black people in Port-au-Prince Haiti are being slaughtered. The duly elected President kidnapped by U.S. Marines and flown out of the country at gunpoint and is being held hostage in the Central African Republic under U.S and French guard....

(New York, March 2, 2004) — The U.S. government’s return of hundreds of fleeing Haitians to the capital Port-au-Prince violates their right not to be sent back to a place where their lives or freedom are endangered, Human Rights Watch said today....

The United Nations has said it was "very clear" that former Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide had resigned and had not been forced into exile by a coup d'etat....