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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
2/29 Haiti news 4-6 p.m. KPFA Democracy Now Special The latest US coup d'etat, this time again in Haiti, will be covered with live interviews from Haiti and various experts on a Democracy Now special on KPFA, 94.1 FM, from 4 to 6 p.m., 2/29/04....
Posted: Sun, Feb 29, 2004 12:24pm PST
The US has pulled a coup d'etat in Haiti This message is mainly addressed to two contact
persons in the USA State Government; the two names
listed first. I am sending copies to you so that you
will have a better idea of what is going on in Haiti,
and who has caused it....
Posted: Sun, Feb 29, 2004 11:13am PST
Haiti: A Call for Continued Action Although today's developments come as a shock, I think it is important to remain mobilized, to 1) denounce the violent, undemocratic transfer of power imposed by the U.S. and its allies, and 2) to advocate for the protection of democracy supporters in Haiti, who may be subject to violent retaliation....
Posted: Sun, Feb 29, 2004 11:10am PST
Aristide flees, Haiti has new president Haitian Chief Justice Boniface Alexandre has been sworn in as president to replace President Jean-Bertrand Aristide....
Posted: Sun, Feb 29, 2004 10:32am PST
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