13550: stanley honorat re: response to post 13544 (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: stanley honorat honorat <shonorat@hotmail.com>


mr pierre,
once again, in the interest of furthering our discussions, i have chosen to
respond to your latest post (13544)
in your questions about the fleet of armored vehicles, you stated a price
that i cannot corroborate.  however, i have heard that a series of armored
suburbans were ordered at his request and i have seen at least one of them.
i cannot say if these are the automobiles that mr nadal was refering to, but
i can say that, according to information i have, these vehicles are of the
same type as those used for the american president.  at this time, i don't
have confirmation of this information.  as for the airplane, i have a
question for u.  do u think it was justified for the state to spend an
excessive amount of money for a trip to johannesburg (less than 3 days) when
this country is under great financial burden? (just one of many expensive
trips taken by jba and his croonies)
as for your "esprit de suite" question, the haitian constitution assures the
transition if a president resigns.  article 149 states the mechanisms in
place for a new president to be named for the purposes of holding a general
election.  another possibility is a political solution that is not
necessarily constitutional.  one would cry illegality but it is already
being done.  one clear example is the CEP (PROVISIONAL electoral council)
which is, strictly speaking, unconstitutional.  the constitution of 1987 had
only allowed for one provisional council (disposition transitoires) and
afterwards for a permanent one.  everyone has apparently accepted this
political solution in an attempt to remove this country from the quagmire it
is currently in.  if it is possible in this case, why not in the case of
presidential succession?
one possible option may be a provisional government not issued from article
149, yet with a consensus appointment, a clearly defined mandate, and a time
frame to achieve certain goals.
as for the issue of "another" international force, i would like to remind
you that the first international force was requested by jba, which is
unconstitutional (art 21).  the correct term in this case is high treason.
the punishment for high treason is stated in art 21-1.
now, for your information, l. manigat became president after elections in
jan, 1988.  the elections of 29 nov '87 were aborted.
Nothing is scary about elections, but a mascarade is not only a waste of
time, effort, and money but also ridiculous.  accepting a CEP in this manner
and being involved in fraudulant elections can be interpretted as tacit
approval.
as for the problem of aristide being a dictator... if the problem exists,
that is reason enough for him to go... now, in terms of press freedom (or
lack thereof) i will not get into a discussion of quantification or
qualification of violations of press freedom.  suffice it to say that he is
a predator of press freedom (see list of reporters without borders for
confirmation).  that, once again is a violation of the constitution.
when you mention campaigning for supposed parliamentary elections in 2003,
you make an error in logic that i would like to point out here.  you assume
that the CEP (which was not announced this morning as promised) will be
credible and the elections will be just and free.that is my point exactly.
taking into consideration the record in this matter and others, i do not
feel that this is possible.  therefore, since your premise is flawed, then
you conclusion is also.
now, i have a question for you.  you spoke of "we" in terms of impeaching
aristide.  who is this "we" that you speak of?  forgive me for asking this
question, but i seem to remember you stating that you have lived in the
united states for a long time.  are you a us citizen?
finally, i will say that i do live in haiti and am forced to provide for my
own security as there is a government that does not fulfil its
constitutional obligations, including providing security for its citizens.
this is yet another reason why jba must go.  as for your last comment, i see
you have realized  that jba has groups of chimeres out trying to intimidate
opponents and who will not hesitate to attack any dissident, which is
another reason for him to go (i hate to sound repetitive, but i'm hoping
some will see the point).  just principles, sir, go beyond the day to day
needs of an individual.  if something should happen to me today (as a result
of my opposition), then i hope that someone else will continue to oppose
this man and add my name to the long list of crimes perpetuated by he and
his followers.  this will only lengthen the list of reasons why he must go.
i am not interested in being a martyr, au contraire...  but i do feel that
this country is bigger than any individual and we must risk whatever it
takes to make it better.  only with sustained effort, sacrifice, and
perseverence will we rid ourselves of this plague.
regards




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