Rep. Maxine Waters Charges U.S. Is Encouraging A Coup in Haiti (Evil Congresswoman alert!)

Democracy Now ^ | 2/16/04

[areafiftyone]

Several thousand demonstrators clashed with supporters of Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide this weekend as they marched through the streets of the capital Port-au-Prince. We speak with Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) about what role the U.S. is playing in the current events in the country. In Haiti, anti-government gangs and militias are working with opposition groups and former army officers in an effort to overthrow the government of Jean Bertrand Aristide. There is concern that Washington is once again working behind the scenes to foment a coup.

For weeks, Haiti has seen armed gangs attacking government forces and supporters in various towns and cities across the country. Pro-government supporters have been defending Aristide. There have been a series of armed battles that have resulted in at least 40 deaths. Haiti has no army and has a dwindling police force numbering only a few thousand.

On Sunday, several thousand demonstrators clashed with Aristide supporters as they marched through the streets of the capital, Port-au-Prince. Police used tear gas to keep the two sides apart.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Yvon Neptune told the BBC that the government planned to launch an attack to regain control of Gonaives, the fourth-largest city in Haiti. Anti-government gangs are thought to control about 11 towns and cities across the country.

[ExSafecracker]

OK, Here is the deal BSOD, not much makes me sick. I am pretty lucky I am not eating right now, but I have a bad feeling this comment could appear in my memory during a meal in the next few days! Thanks a lot!

[Blue Screen of Death]

Think of eating tacos during a train wreck.

[Brilliant]

"There is concern that Washington is once again working behind the scenes to foment a coup."

"Once again"? You mean as it did when Bill Clinton was President?

[mhking]

Point the first: "Democracy Now" is Pacifica's daily "news" organ, which de-legitamizes it right there. Point the second: Maxine Waters is a tin-foil-hat wearing nutcase.

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[Stultis]

We [at DemocracyNow] speak with Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA)

If they're getting advice and information from Maxine, shouldn't they call themselves BrutalCommunistDictatorshipNow?

[AreaMan]

Coups are to politics what high colonics are to intestinal tracts.

Messy and worthless?

I should have said that Coups by people seeking liberty are to dictatorships what high colonics are to intestinal tracts.

They purge out the waste "solids"

[Just mythoughts]

There is another article posted that says France of all places might send in "Peacekeepers".

Old Maxie might not be in on the loop as to who is funding this. She better place a call to the JFKerry Kamp to see if he and the Frencies are plotting a coup.

[goldstategop]

The people of Haiti have had enough of Bill Clinton's choice Jean Bertrand Aristide and want a change. When Clinton overthrew the military regime in Haiti, the last thing he did was inaugurate democracy. Methinks Maxine Waters should shut her yap and leave the business of changing governments up to the people of the island. It didn't bother that woman when Clinton meddled in another country's sovereign affairs, fixing what wasn't broken. And democracy in Haiti is still far off. Funny this coming from the same liberals hollering about how bringing democracy to Iraq is a tall order.