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U.S. Agency sabotages Haiti earthquake aid

by Glen Ford

New York (USA) | 12 June 2011
A US Government commissioned report questions the official Haiti earthquake death toll, implying the Haitian authorities grossly overstated the figures to secure more aid. Conversely, BAR Executive Director Glen Ford speculates that the outcome of the report was predetermined to provide a justification for reducing aid for the beleaguered island.

Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide’s speech as he returns to Haiti, defying U.S. demands

by Jean-Bertrand Aristide

18 March 2011
Toussaint Louverture airport
Port-au-Prince
18 March 2011
"My sisters and brothers, if you could place your hands on my heart, you would feel how it beats faster for telling you bravo, thank you, bravo, thank you!” Aristide said.
He urged all not to forget the victims of the Japan disaster.
“Honor-respect! Honor for you, and respect for the memory of our 300,000 earthquake victims”, he said.
He thanked South African President Zuma, former president Mbeki, Mandela, his brothers and (...)

Haiti: Washington’s Cynical Campaign to Keep Aristide in South Africa

by Glen Ford

New York (USA) | 5 March 2011
With unbounded hypocrisy, the United States shrieks “democracy!” at the world while denying Haitians every political right of citizenship in their own land. Having deposed and kidnapped the popularly elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, in 2004, the U.S. now pretends not to be the main party standing in the way of his return from South African exile, ahead of the scheduled 20 March run-off elections. Meanwhile, former dictator “Baby Doc” Duvalier re-entered unimpeded on an expired Haitian passport.

Another Seismic Aftershock Shudders Haiti

23 February 2010
An aftershock of 4.7 degrees on the Richter scale of the earthquake that recently devastated Haiti was registered on Monday in Port-au-Prince, without any new victims or damages reported so far.

Other 50 ELAM Graduates Join Doctors Volunteering in Haiti

Havana (Cuba) | 16 February 2010
With the arrival of 50 Bolivians in Port-au-Prince, the number of graduates from the Havana-based Latin American Medical School (ELAM) volunteering in Haiti as part of the Cuban Henry Reeve Contingent for Emergency Situations, adds to 200.

Cuban VP Esteban Lazo Concludes Visit to Haiti

Havana (Cuba) | 10 February 2010
Cuban Vice President Esteban Lazo concluded on Tuesday a visit to Haiti, after the devastating earthquake that hit Port-au-Prince last January.

Fidel Castro Sends Message to Cuba’s Medical Brigade in Haiti

Havana (Cuba) | 10 February 2010
The leader of the Cuban Revolution, Commander in Chief Fidel Castro, sent a message to the members of the island’s Henry Reeve International Medical Brigade for emergency situations, and also to the graduates and fifth and sixth year students from the Cuba-based Latin American School of Medicine (LASM), who are currently providing health services in Haiti.

Cuban VP Meets with President of Haiti

Havana (Cuba) | 10 February 2010
Cuban Vice President Esteban Lazo met on Monday with Haitian President Rene Preval after his arrival in this city, struck by a devastating earthquake last January 12th.

Haiti: U.S. army is settling in

8 February 2010
The United States military has set up camp in a posh social club where Haiti’s upper crust used to play golf until its walls were destroyed by the hurricane.
At first, the US army distributed some food to the Haitians remaining on the premises but now, according to Officer-in-charge Jeff Zabala, the army is busy protecting the golf course and its equipment to keep the Haitians out.
With each passing day the militarization of the island is gaining momentum, and the Haitian population is (...)

Raul Castro Signs Condolences Book at Haitian Embassy in Havana

Havana (Cuba) | 4 February 2010
Cuban President Raul Castro visited on Monday the Haitian embassy in Havana to express Cuba’s sorrow and solidarity with the people of Haiti after the devastating earthquake that hit Port-au-Prince last month.

Death Toll in Haiti Now Stands at over 200,000

4 February 2010
Haitian Prime Minister Jean Max Bellerive confirmed on Wednesday in Port-au-Prince that the number of deaths as a consequence of the earthquake that devastated that nation’s capital and several neighboring cities on January 12 has increased to over 200,000.

The Fateful Geological Prize Called Haiti

by F. William Engdahl

Frankfurt (Germany) | 3 February 2010
Behind the smoke, rubble and unending drama of human tragedy in the hapless Caribbean country, a drama is in full play for control of what geophysicists believe may be one of the world’s richest zones for hydrocarbons-oil and gas outside the Middle East, possibly orders of magnitude greater than that of nearby Venezuela. While bringing to light the geostrategic honeypot that Haiti has turned into, Engdahl also states his case against the advocates of the ‘Peak Oil’ theory.

UNESCO calls for ban on trade in Haitian artefacts

Paris (France) | 2 February 2010
UNESCO is launching a campaign to protect Haiti’s moveable heritage, notably art collections in the country’s damaged museums, galleries and churches, from pillaging.

Six Cuban Rehabilitation Wards Offer their Services in Haiti

Havana (Cuba) | 2 February 2010
The first six Cuban Rehabilitation wards came into operation on Monday in this capital, devastated on January 12 by an earthquake of great intensity.

Haiti : Letters to the Editor

30 January 2010
In response to the following articles: « Was the earthquake in Haiti caused by the United States? » and « Haiti and the seismic weapon ».

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Haiti and the seismic weapon

by Thierry Meyssan

Beirut (Lebanon) | 26 January 2010
The controversy that followed the publication on our website of an article entertaining the possibility that the earthquake in Haiti was caused artificially, calls for clarification. Yes, seismic weapons do exist and the United States, among others, has them. Yes, the U.S. military forces were pre-positionned to be deployed to the island. These facts are not conclusive in themselves but they certainly warrant taking a closer look.

We Send Doctors, Not Soldiers

by Fidel Castro Ruz

Havana (Cuba) | 25 January 2010
In my Reflection of January 14, two days after the catastrophe in Haiti, which destroyed that neighboring sister nation, I wrote: “In the area of healthcare and others the Haitian people has received the cooperation of Cuba, even though this is a small and blockaded country. Approximately 400 doctors and healthcare workers are helping the Haitian people free of charge. Our doctors are working every day at 227 of the 237 communes of that country. On the other hand, no less than 400 young Haitians have been graduated as medical doctors in our country. They will now work alongside the reinforcement that traveled there yesterday to save lives in that critical situation. Thus, up to one thousand doctors and healthcare personnel can be mobilized without any special effort; and most are already there willing to cooperate with any other State that wishes to save Haitian lives and rehabilitate the (...)

Cuban FM Praises ALBA’s Role in Haiti Crisis

Havana (Cuba) | 25 January 2010
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla praised the role of and the assistance provided by the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of the Americas (ALBA) to the people of Haiti after the devastation caused in this Caribbean nation by an earthquake almost two weeks ago.

Hugo Chavez Highlights Solidarity of Cuba and ALBA with Haiti

Havana (Cuba) | 25 January 2010
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said that Cuba, with hundreds of doctors working in the Haitian capital, leads the efforts of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of the Americas (ALBA) in solidarity with this sister Caribbean nation that was hit by a devastating earthquake last week.

Controversy

Was the earthquake in Haiti caused by the United States?

Caracas (Venezuela) | 22 January 2010
According to Russia Today, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez Frías evoked the possibility that the United States are behind the series of earthquakes that struck the Caribben region last week, including the one that devastated Haiti. However, according to Vive Tv, the allegation originated with the Russian armed forces. Be that as it may, Venezuela, Bolivia and Nicaragua have requested the UN Security Council to convene an emergency session. This forum will be expected to examine these charges and look into the "humanitarian" invasion of Haiti by US troops.

The US Navy has anchored one of its secret prisons in Haitian waters

21 January 2010
While the deployment of 10000 US troops in Haiti has been qualified by a number of Latin American political leaders as an invasion and occupation under the guise of a humanitarian relief operation, the arrival of the USS Bataan in Haiti raises even more questions.
Over recent years, this amphibious assault ship has been converted into a floating secret prison, forming part of the CIA network of "black sites" used for so-called "enhanced interrogation techniques". The ship’s flat hold (...)

Doctors Without Borders Cargo Plane With Full Hospital and Staff Blocked From Landing in Port-au-Prince

19 January 2010
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) urges that its cargo planes carrying essential medical and surgical material be allowed to land in Port-au-Prince in order to treat thousands of wounded waiting for vital surgical operations. Priority must be given immediately to planes carrying lifesaving equipment and medical personnel.
Despite guarantees, given by the United Nations and the US Defense Department, an MSF cargo plane carrying an inflatable surgical hospital was blocked (...)

Haiti: An Unwelcome Katrina Redux

by Cynthia McKinney

19 January 2010
George W. Bush, massive military deployment, logistical snags and slow aid delivery are evocative of the Hurricane Katrina debacle. Cynthia McKinney draws attention to the construction of the U.S. fifth-largest embassy in the world in Port-au-Prince, the discovery of oil resources in Haiti, the existence of decade-old plans to exploit Haiti’s deep water ports for oil-related activities. From the beginning, in fact, U.S. assistance to Haiti has looked more like an invasion than a humanitarian relief operation.

Haiti: Grants to repay an odious debt ?

by Éric Toussaint, Sophie Perchellet

19 January 2010
Geography and bad luck are only partly to blame for Haiti’s tragedy. Haiti was born of slavery and revolution, declaring independence from France on 1 January 1804. In exchange for diplomatic recognition, France forced the new republic to pay enormous reparations. Ever since, Haiti has been trapped in a spiral of crippling debt and exploitation through decades of US occupations and policies combined with strangling IMF-World Bank diktats. The fundamentals of the Haitian human tragedy can hardly be pinned on nature.

Remarks by President Obama on the situation in Haiti

by Barack Obama

14 January 2010
Good morning everybody. I’ve directed my administration to launch a swift, coordinated and aggressive effort to save lives and support the recovery in Haiti.
The losses that have been suffered in Haiti are nothing less than devastating, and responding to a disaster of this magnitude will require every element of our national capacity — our diplomacy and development assistance; the power of our military; and, most importantly, the compassion of our country. And this morning, I’m joined by (...)

Nothing Can Be Improvised In Haiti

by Fidel Castro Ruz

Havana (Cuba) | 26 May 2009
Five days ago I read a press report stating that Ban Ki-moon would appoint Bill Clinton as his special envoy for Haiti.

Haiti: Uncovering U.S. Involvement in Aristide Coup

9 April 2009
More than four years after President Jean-Bertrand Aristide went into exile, questions linger about Washington’s involvement.

Security Council commend the Haitian people for their participation in the second round of the parliamentary elections

New York (USA) | 25 April 2006
The members of the Security Council commend the Haitian people for their participation in the second round of the parliamentary elections, held on 21 April, and welcome the calm manner in which voting took place. These elections constitute clear evidence of the Haitian people’s commitment to democracy. The members of the Council express their appreciation for the work of MINUSTAH in this regard.
The members of the Security Council reiterate the importance of timely municipal and local (...)

"Haiti needs ‘Vigorous partnership’ with International Community", Kofi Annan says in remarks to Security Council

New York (USA) | 27 March 2006
It is good to see so many ministers here for this important session, Mr. President, and I am pleased to join you for today’s discussion on Haiti. Let me start by extending a warm welcome and congratulations to President-elect Préval.
The first round of national elections that took place last month was a vivid illustration of the faith of the Haitian people in the democratic process, and their determination to make a fresh start. That was clear from the high turnout of voters who waited (...)

Interview with the Constitutional President of Haiti

Jean-Bertrand Aristide, a Year after the Coup d’État

by Claude Ribbe

Paris (France) | 22 February 2005
While the rallies crowded the streets of Port-au-Prince to demand his return, elected President Jean-Bertrand Aristide granted an exceptional interview to writer Claude Ribbe, which we publish completely. Aristide was kidnapped on February 29, 2004 by American Special Forces after being threatened by French emissaries. First detained in the Central African Republic, he is currently exiled in South Africa. 67 African and Caribbean states recognize him as the only legitimate leader of Haiti and denounce the puppet government of Gerard Latortue.

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