19662: Blanchet: Fw: The US has pulled a coup d'etat in Haiti by Father Michael Graves in Haiti]] (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: Max Blanchet <MaxBlanchet@worldnet.att.net>

From: <eguerrier@att.net>


> Dear Friends,
>    This message is mainly addressed to two contact
> persons in the USA State Government; the two names
> listed first. I am sending copies to you so that you
> will have a better idea of what is going on in Haiti,
> and who has caused it.
> =======================================================
> Dear Messrs. Tilghman and Connell,
>    Greetings to you from Haiti on this MOST unhappy
> day. Pressure from the USA...a supposed bastion of
> democracy, has finally caused the fall of the fragile
> democracy in Haiti. Action by the USA has finally
> allowed the murderous thugs of the rebel army in the
> north of our country to rejoice in believing that they
> have won; that they have caused President Aristide to
> leave. I can't believe that MY country (I am a US
> citizen and have been an Orthodox missionary priest in
> Haiti for 18 years!) has used its brute force to
> topple the elected president of Haiti. I simply can't
> believe it! This is a sad day for me, and it will
> prove to be an extremely sad day for the USA since
> they will be blamed for the catastrophe, not only by
> Haitians, but by supporters of democracy throughout
> the world.
>    Fortunately for me, I am well-known in Haiti by the
> Haitians and they will not associate my US citizenship
> with the recent activities of the US Government. But,
> believe me, for the first time in my life (which is 69
> years) I am embarrassed and somewhat ashamed of being
> associated with the present government of the USA.
>    There are many persons in the USA that are opposed
> to numerous activities by their government, but they
> have not risen as rebels, nor called upon a foreign
> government to help them rid the country of President
> Bush. There are serious questions regarding the
> validity of Bush's election, but there has not been an
> attempt to overthrow him. (Even though many would
> support such a move!) The US A is a supposed democracy,
> and in a democracy the voice of the people; the voice
> of the majority rules the day. We must wait for the
> end of the term of George Bush to be rid of him; we
> cannot merely "push him out".
>    But believe me, this "one-term" President Bush will
> go down in history as not only having gained his
> position under much questioning and suspicion, but as
> the one who accepted and believed much information
> which was slanted and biased. (eg: WMD's in Iraq and
> the unpopularity of Aristide in Haiti.)
>    Believe me, my friends, the US government has made
> a serious error today. It has allowed the murderers
> and convicted thugs to "win their battle", and there
> will be bloodshed, one way or another. Maybe there are
> those in Secretary Powell's crowd that believe they
> have saved Haiti from a bloodbath, but they will soon
> see that they were terribly incorrect. I live in one
> of the safer areas and the shooting and looting has
> already begun. I could not get out to conduct church
> services this morning because of thugs running up and
> down in front of our house firing rifles. Some of the
> faithful members of our congregation were scared and
> had to take cover and run home. This has been caused
> by the USA as a result of its acting on false
> information from those who wish to continue their
> illicit activities under thre protection of the
> Haitian government....and now under the protection of
> the US Government!
>    To put it succinctly: THE USA HAS PULLED A COUP
> D'ETAT ON HAITI! Other coups (and I have lived through
> many)in Haiti were pulled by opposition politicians
> and military leaders, but this one was pulled by the
> US Government.
>    Shame, shame. Many human lives will be lost as a
> result of this coup, and the blame is on your
> shoulders.
>
>    Father Michael Graves in Haiti
>