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In phone call arranged by Jesse Jackson, Aristide says he was forced to flee ATLANTA, Ga. (AP) - Jean-Bertrand Aristide claims he was forced to leave Haiti by U.S. military forces, according to a telephone interview with the exiled Haitian president Monday.
Aristide was put in contact with The Associated Press by Rev. Jesse Jackson following a news conference, where the civil rights leader called on Congress to investigate Aristide's ouster. When asked if he left Haiti on his own, Aristide quickly answered: "No. I was forced to leave...
Posted: Mon, Mar 1, 2004 6:54pm PST
CNN: Aristide says U.S. deposed him in 'coup d'etat' (CNN) -- Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide said Monday he was forced to leave Haiti in a "coup d'etat" by the United States....
Posted: Mon, Mar 1, 2004 6:42pm PST
Aristide accuses America of coup Haiti's exiled president Jean-Bertrand Aristide has accused the US of forcing him out of office in a "coup d'etat"....
Posted: Mon, Mar 1, 2004 6:37pm PST
TransAfrica calls for investigation and return of Aristide TransAfrica Forum Urges Congressional Investigation into Aristide’s Ouster
amid Claims that the U.S. Forced the Haitian President to Leave...
Posted: Mon, Mar 1, 2004 5:40pm PST
Report from Haiti: School Threatened by Opposition Thugs Haitian activists call for "urgent action": Haitians in Haiti are being slaughtered....
Posted: Mon, Mar 1, 2004 4:30pm PST
Aristide: 'Marines forced me to leave' In the end, Jean-Bertrand Aristide left Haiti the same way he came in 10 years ago: at the pleasure of the United States, under escort from the Marines, with the streets of Port-au-Prince at the mercy of former army officers and paramilitary death squad commanders....
Posted: Mon, Mar 1, 2004 3:43pm PST
Fresno protests U.S. Coup in Haiti 
Todays Fresno protest against the U.S. coup in Haiti....
Posted: Mon, Mar 1, 2004 1:41pm PST
Haiti as Target Practice: How the US Press Missed the Story "The fact that the group in charge of Haiti policy today in the State Department has been literally gunning for Aristide since before his initial election as a champion of democracy in 1990 has been left all but unmentioned by the US press."...
Posted: Mon, Mar 1, 2004 10:29am PST
"I Was Kidnaped"--Aristide "I was kidnaped by U.S. Marines and forced to leave Haiti," Jean-Bertrand Aristide told Congresswoman Maxine Waters in a phone call Monday morning from the Central African Republic. "I did not resign." Photo: President Aristide lofting flag during bicentennial celebration....
Posted: Mon, Mar 1, 2004 10:24am PST
PHONE CALL by PRESIDENT ARISTIDE to Congresswoman Maxine Waters. (audio/mpeg 15.6MB) Amy Goodman talked with Representative Waters after she had received a phone call from Haitian President Aristide Monday (Mar. 1) morning. Eleven minutes mp3 15MB....
Posted: Mon, Mar 1, 2004 8:12am PST
PHONE CALL by PRESIDENT ARISTIDE to Randall Robinson (audio/mpeg 3.1MB) Amy Goodman talked with Randall Robinson after he had received a phone call from Haitian President Aristide Monday (Mar. 1) morning. Two minute QT mp3 3MB....
Posted: Mon, Mar 1, 2004 7:47am PST
The overthrow of Haiti’s Aristide: a coup made in the USA The violent overthrow and forced exile of Haiti’s President Jean-Bertrand Aristide has ripped aside the democratic pretensions of Washington and the other major powers to expose the brutal and predatory character of resurgent imperialism. The actions taken by the US government in Haiti demonstrate the farcical character of its claims that the aim of the US invasion of Iraq was to inaugurate an era of democratization and freedom in the Middle East and around the world....
Posted: Mon, Mar 1, 2004 7:01am PST
How The US Forced Aristide Out BANGUI, Central African Republic - Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide took refuge in the Central African Republic early Monday, fleeing Haiti and rebels there under an asylum offer negotiated by France and the United States....
Posted: Mon, Mar 1, 2004 6:59am PST
Aristide touches down in Antigua for refueling, food; destination unknown Jean-Bertrand Aristide's plane stopped for food and fuel on the Caribbean island of Antigua on Sunday before departing for South Africa, government and airport officials said, but it remained unclear where the ousted Haitian president would seek asylum.
But a South African official said there had been no recent contact with Aristide or any offer of asylum.
Panama's president, who did offer Aristide asylum, said her government was told by the United States that Aristide was heading to ...
Posted: Sun, Feb 29, 2004 4:33pm PST
A Statement of Solidarity with the Haitian People from EPICA No U.S. Intervention in Haiti! Let the Haitian People Decide!...
Posted: Sun, Feb 29, 2004 4:28pm PST
SPECIAL BROADCAST: Haitian First Lady Mildred Aristide Speaks From The National Palace Democracy Now! aired a special show Friday afternoon on the latest from Haiti where opposition groups with ties to the U.S. are preparing to invade the capital city of Port Au Prince. We spoke with Haitian First Lady Mildred Aristide, independent reporter Kevin Pina in Haiti, U.S. Reps. John Conyers (D-MI) and Maxine Waters (D-CA) and attorney Michael Ratner.
To listen to this special broadcast, you can download the show in MP3 format here or in OGG format here....
Posted: Sun, Feb 29, 2004 4:22pm PST
Aristide supporters in Montreal decry 'international coup d'etat' in Haiti MONTREAL (CP) - Emotional supporters of the deposed Haitian president accused Canada on Sunday of participating in an international coup d'etat to oust Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
About 40 backers marched to the American consulate to protest the removal of Aristide from the office to which he was elected four years ago - the poverty-stricken country's first democratically chosen leader in its 200 years of independence. "This is a coup," said Ferere Coffy, 52, one of the organizers o...
Posted: Sun, Feb 29, 2004 4:06pm PST
US troops 'made Aristide leave' HAITIAN leader Jean Bertrand Aristide was taken away from his home by US soldiers, it was claimed today.
A man who said he was a caretaker for the now exiled president told France's RTL radio station the troops forced Aristide out....
Posted: Sun, Feb 29, 2004 2:00pm PST
HAITI RALLY: Monday 5pm Powell&Market San Francisco (video/quicktime 2.9MB) Haiti Action Com. announced at noon Sunday on kpfa that the rally has been called for San Francisco on Monday at 5pm at Powell and Market. One min. QT movie (from last week). 1MB....
Posted: Sun, Feb 29, 2004 12:30pm PST
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