USA consollidates hold on Haiti with 12,000 troop invasion

[Ed Jewett]

Haiti:We Would Rather Die Standing

Posted on January 18, 2010 by willyloman
This is the story of the Lavalas pro-democracy movement in Haiti from 2005. The UN Peacekeepers were sent in to prop up yet another American installed puppet regime, the hated interim government led by Prime Minister Gérard Latortue (brought back from the US) and President Boniface Alexandre . In Nov. of 2004, a University of Miami Law School study concluded the following:

“U.S. officials blame the crisis on armed gangs in the poor neighborhoods, not the official abuses and atrocities, nor the unconstitutional ouster of the elected president. Their support for the interim government is not surprising, as top officials, including the Minister of Justice, worked for U.S. government projects that undermined their elected predecessors. Coupled with the U.S. government’s development assistance embargo from 2000–2004, the projects suggest a disturbing pattern.” University of Miami Study

A reported was told by the UN Peacekeeper in charge, as the reporter refused to quit filming a demonstration in which the Haitian National Police sent in SWAT Teams wearing black masks, “**** you **** you **** you. I am taking your picture and I am going to give it to the Haitian National Police and they are going to get you.”


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