Aristide backers locked out of new government

[seemslikeadream]

Posted 3/17/2004 8:23 AM Updated 3/17/2004 11:12 AM

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian politicians complained a new U.S.-backed government to be sworn in Wednesday is partisan and risks further polarizing a population divided between enemies and supporters of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
French peacekeepers, meanwhile, set up roadblocks to start a risky disarmament campaign in the Cite Soleil seaside slum, an Aristide stronghold. They hope to succeed where U.S. troops failed a decade ago to persuade residents to surrender weapons.

Opposition politician Mischa Gaillard asked Wednesday why no members of his Convergence coalition of political parties and civic groups was in the new Cabinet.

"You cannot call this a government of national unity," Gaillard said on Radio Vision 2000.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2004-03-17-haiti_x.htm

[peacetalksforall]

1. This history is being written this way...

Aristede represented the little people more than the rich. The rich took him out and the rich are supporting former Duvalier supporters some of whom are criminals and murderers. France and the Dominican Republic supported the rich Bush admin and their right wing, possibly rich, Cuban-American operatives.

[seemslikeadream]

2. New Haitian Cabinet draws complaints across the political divide

IAN JAMES, Associated Press Writer
Wednesday, March 17, 2004


(03-17) 08:05 PST PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) --

Haitian politicians complained a new U.S.-backed government to be sworn in Wednesday is partisan and risks further polarizing a population divided between enemies and supporters of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

French peacekeepers, meanwhile, set up roadblocks to start a risky disarmament campaign in the Cite Soleil seaside slum, an Aristide stronghold. They hope to succeed where U.S. troops failed a decade ago to persuade residents to surrender weapons.

Opposition politician Mischa Gaillard asked Wednesday why no members of his Convergence coalition of political parties and civic groups was in the new Cabinet.

"You cannot call this a government of national unity," Gaillard said on Radio Vision 2000.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/03/17/i...

[ConcernedCanuk]

3. Hmmmm - wonder what's going to happen when our Canuk dudes

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get down there . .

Wonder if the US will try to tell the Canuks what to "see" and "not see" ?

It'll bear watching methinks . .

. hmmmm . .

[tlcandie]

4. But wait .. there are some here who would have you think that

all of this is good news for Haiti because it will be better for the people that Aristide oppressed!!

Guess that ship is sunk :think: