23916: Craig (pub) Demobilized Soldiers Take Over Aristide's Home (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: Dan Craig <sak-pase@bimini.ws>


Demobilized Soldiers Take Over Aristide's Home Near Port-au-Prince
By VOA News
16 December 2004

Dozens of demobilized soldiers have taken over the home of ousted
Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in a Port-au-Prince suburb.

A spokesman for the former soldiers says they plan to use the home as a
base to improve security for people in the area.

The action comes one day after U.N. peacekeepers stormed a stronghold of
Mr. Aristide's supporters to control areas that have been flashpoints of
violence.

Meanwhile, the top U.S. diplomat for Latin America, Roger Noriega,
Wednesday called on governments and institutions to speed up
disbursement of more than $1.3 billion pledged to Haiti at a World Bank
conference in July.

Mr. Noriega also stressed the need for Haiti's interim leadership to
provide security, prepare for elections, and defend the human rights of
Haitians.

http://www.voanews.com/english/2004-12-16-voa9.cfm