Posted on 03/01/2004 10:32:36 AM PST by antivenom
Looks like Maxine's been doing a few too many 360s again.
From two highly reliable sources. (/sarcasm)
Either spelling works.
Kidnaped? Sounds like spell check was needed by the article's author.
I'm sure Aristide found a soft shoulder in Waters. Perhaps Jackson-Lee, The Rev Jackson, Al Sharpton and others can create a support group.
Maybe both if he was grabbed by the back of the neck and forcibly put on the plane.
Maxine Watters and her cohorts have never met a Marxist leader they didn't like. Even Castro's bloody regime is OK with them.
Aristide was elected on fraudulent "elections" never certified by any international body, he was an utter failure handling Haiti's economic and social problems, and he had unleashed his brownshirt militia (chimere) to terrorize the peaceful opposition.
Tuesday, 24 February 2004 I appreciate your continuing attention to the crisis in Haiti. Nonetheless, I am concerned that the State Department is failing to provide the public with a fair and balanced explanation of the reasons that meaningful negotiations have yet to occur. February 20, 2004 The Honorable Colin Powell Secretary of State Department of State 2201 C Street, NW, Room 7261 Washington, DC 20520 Dear Secretary Powell:
I appreciate your continuing attention to the crisis in Haiti. Nonetheless, I am concerned that the State Department is failing to provide the public with a fair and balanced explanation of the reasons that meaningful negotiations have yet to occur.
When are you going to inform the press and the public that it is Andre Apaid, the leader of the opposition, who has failed to accept the CARICOM proposal as the basis for negotiations to end this crisis? As you know, the United States, France, Canada, the nations of the Caribbean Community, the Organization of American States and President Jean-Bertrand Aristide all have accepted the CARICOM proposal as the basis for negotiations.
Andre Apaid has repeatedly rejected President Aristide's offer to negotiate, and he continues to refuse to participate in any negotiations whatsoever to resolve this crisis. How can the President of Haiti be expected to resolve differences with an opposition whose leader will not even negotiate with him?
Despite President Aristide's acceptance of the CARICOM proposal, recent statements from State Department representatives have left the misleading impression that President Aristide is the obstacle to negotiations. I urge the State Department to correct the record and tell the press and the public the truth, namely, that Andre Apaid's intransigence is the reason that negotiations have not gone forward.
Sincerely,
Maxine Water
Member of Congress
MW:ks
cc: His Excellency Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations. His Excellency César Gaviria, the Secretary General of the OAS
The Honorable Michael Kergin, Ambassador of Canada
The Honorable Jean-David Levitte, Ambassador of France
The Heads of State of CARICOM
The Ambassadors of CARICOM
The Members of the Congressional Black Caucus
The Honorable Ron Dellums
Rev. Jesse Jackson
Mr. Randall Robinson
Ms. Hazel Ross-Robinson
Electronic and print media
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| Posted by Robe On News/Activism 02/29/2004 1:13:47 PM EST with 49 comments FOX NEWS ^ | 02/29/04 | Self |
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Liars. Check out those times! But the reporters at Rumsfeld's press conference are going for it big time! |
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