Friday, March 18, 2011
President Aristide Returns after Being Deposed?
Deposed? Try twice removed by the CIA. Aristide's last departure was on board a US C-130 that flew him to the Central African Republic. Just before this most recent kidnapping in that took place in 2004, he had made the unfortunate mistake of attempting to raise the minimum wage for workers in Haiti. This provocative action caused "the rebellion." Moreover, he also provoked the French by demanding reparations for the billions that Haiti was required to pay to the French for the loss of their property, that is to say, their slaves. Needless to say, that did it. Off to Africa. The ruling elites would not allow their profits to go to the people who were actually producing the wealth. The US was there to restore the profits to the ruling elites- thus restoring democracy at the same time? Our government still does not want him back even though the Haitian government has allowed Aristide to return. But ... what do the Haitians know? President Obama is unhappy with President Aristide returning to his own country. I guess this is Haitian democracy US style.
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