25690: Esser: (news) Ron Daniels' Coup D'etat US disinformation campaign continues (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: D. Esser <torx@joimail.com>


HLLN Statement

July 13, 2005

URGENT ACTION REQUESTED


The Haitian Lawyers Leadership Network unequivocally denounces all
attempts at legitimizing the Coup D'etat and de-facto protectorate the
Bush Administration has imposed on Haiti. To that end, HLLN
denounces, Ron Daniels and the meeting convened by Ron Daniels in
Atlanta Georgia for July 22 - 24, 2005. It is another farcical and
fraudulent attempt by Ron Daniels, as stooge for the Coup D'etat
regime, to give a "progressive" and "African-American" face to the
Bush regime change in Haiti. We remind Ron Daniels and all the
proposed participants of this meeting that the Congressional Black
Caucus, the African Union, CARICOM, Venezuela and all who uphold the
sanctity of the one-person-one-vote principle, have not formally
recognized the puppet government in Haiti nor stand for the continued
disenfranchisement of the people of Haiti.

Ron Daniels is a Coup D'etat supporter who has been discredited by
every Haitian freedom fighter in Haiti and abroad, including losing
his job at the Center For Constitutional Rights for his heinous
behavior on Haiti. Yet, Ron Daniels has powerful regime-change
friends in the U.S. State Department and with the morally repugnant
Haitian bourgeoisie, and the radical revolutionaries from Haiti who
have become imperialist lackeys, such as PABDA, Chavannes Jean
Baptise, MPP and certain opportunist former Lavalas. Thus, Ron
Daniels continues to try and further compromise Haitian sovereignty,
democracy, justice and peace. But, to date, all of Ron Daniels
attempts at cloaking himself as an "impartial facilitator" for Haiti
have been unmasked just as the "rebels" who ousted the elected
government of Haiti have been finally unmasked as mainly the former
Tonton Macoutes now called FRAPH and the demobilized Haitian soldiers
sheltered and trained in the Dominican Republic and supported by the
U.S.

Yet, even though he's been unmasked, like Guy Phillipe who has just
announced his candidacy for President of Haiti, Ron Daniels continues
to announce himself as "honest broker" for Haiti. HLLN denounces
Daniels, his continued Coup D'etat works and U.S. disinformation
campaigns. Basically this symposium he proposes could easily be
entitled "The Ron Daniels' No Haitian Voters, No Problem Symposium,
Part 2."

Just as in his Washington meeting, some of these "confirmed" invitees
do not know they have been deemed "confirmed;" do not know that
Haiti's most popular party has taken its distance from Daniels, and
said "confirmed invitees" are, as usual, utilized to draw in other
unsuspecting participants and give legitimacy to Daniel's State
Department campaign to give a "progressive" and "African-American"
face to the most brutal re-colonization attempt of Haiti to date.

Please, if you know any of the noted "confirmed invitees" below, let
them know that Ron Daniels has been discredited with regards to
Haiti. Let your representatives know that Ron Daniels and the Lavalas
individuals he notes in this "confirmed" list DO NOT represent the
people of Haiti. Let them know Daniels' Coup D’etat activities are
well known to Haitian activists, the poor majority in Haiti and the
international pro-democracy, peace and justice community.

Join the FREE HAITI MOVEMENT: help stop the slaughter of the poor
majority in Haiti by the Coup D'etat regime and supporters, began by
denouncing Ron Daniel's and his disinformation campaigns in the U.S.
(See below Daniel's "No Haitian Voters NO Problem" National Symposium
July 22 - 24, 2005, Atlanta, Georgia, USA)

Marguerite Laurent, Esq.
Haitian Lawyers Leadership Network
http://www.margueritelaurent.com/solidarityday/haitisolidarityday.html
July 13, 2005

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National/International Symposium on the Future of Democracy and
Development in Haiti II

July 22 - 24, 2005,

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Convened by
Dr. Ron Daniels, Founder Ambassador Andrew Young, The Haiti Support
Project President/CEO
Goodworks International

Update # 1

If you have not already confirmed your attendance at the forthcoming
Symposium, it is imperative that you do so immediately.
Attendance/participation in this critical meeting is by invitation
only. You must be on the Symposium list of confirmed participants to
be admitted. Recent confirmations include:

* Honorable Shirley Franklin, Mayor, City of Atlanta
Rev. Dr. MajorJemison, President, National Progressive Baptist Convention
Rev. Dr. Tyrone Pitts, General Secretary, Progressive National
Baptist Convention
Alix Baptiste, Minister for Haitians Living Abroad, Interim Government of Haiti
Dumas Simeus, Founder and Chairman, Simeus Foods, International
Marc Bazin, Mouvement pour L'Insturation de la Democratie
Frandley Denis Julien, National Civic Movement
Leslie Voltaire, Fanmi Lavalas
Dr. Joseph Baptiste, President, National Organization for
the Advancement of Haitians
Phillipe R. Armand, President, Groupe Dynamics
Carolyn Rose-Avila, Regional Director, World Vision International
Roger Millien, Political Commission, Fanmi Lavalas
Ronald Saint-Jean, Coordinator, Comite de Defense des Droits du Peuple Haitien
Cyril Francois, Political Commission, Fanmi Lavalas
Jocelyn McCalla, Executive Director, National Coalition for Haitian Rights
Lionel Delatour, Vice-President, Centre Pour La Libre Enterprise
Et La Democratie
James Morrell, Executive Director, Haiti Democracy Project
Fritznel Benoit, Fanmi Lavalas, New York Paul Denis, OPL
Yveline Momperousse, Fanmi Lavalas, New York Jean Claude Martineau,
Former Director of Culture and Education, National Television of Haiti
Marie Pointdujour, Fanmi Lavalas, New York
Ambassadeur Amadou Pitroipa, Organisation Internationale De La Francophonie
Congressman Gregory Meeks, Congressional Black Caucus
* Congressman John Conyers, Jr., Congressional Black Caucus
*Congressman John Lewis, Congressional Black Caucus
* Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, Congressional Black Caucus State
Representative
Tyrone Brooks, President, Georgia Association of Black Elected Officials


Change in the Schedule

Please be advised that due to a reduction in service to Haiti by
American Airlines, we were compelled to revise the schedule to take
into account that people traveling from Haiti will have to arrive in
Atlanta July 21 in order to fully participate in the Symposium. The
revised schedule is as follows:

Logistics

Please make reservations for your accommodations by July 8, at the
Doubletree Club Hotel at the Atlanta Airport, located at 3400 Norman
Berry Drive, by calling 1-800-222-8733 or 404-763-1600. When calling
to make your reservation please specify your participation in the
Haiti Support Project Symposium to get the room rate of $109.00 per
night (single or double occupancy). To minimize expenses the
Symposium officially begins on Friday afternoon at 2:00PM to allow
for Friday morning arrivals. We also invite you to make your travel
arrangements with Geraldine Blanchard of Global Tours & Travel who
can be reached at 1-800-626-6040 or 321-676-6040.


A Closing Thought
Can Haiti Avoid an Implosion?

The second Symposium on the Future of Democracy and Development in
Haiti takes place at a time when the nation is reeling from the
impact of an array of destructive forces. Given the deteriorating
situation in Haiti, time and time again the question must be asked,
is there a sufficient body of Haitian leaders and opinion makers who
have the will to overcome a politics which has all to often been
characterized by a winner take all, zero-sum, no compromise attitude?
Are there leaders who are prepared to reach out to each other to work
in a principled manner to find a formula of justice and
reconciliation that can serve as a basis for decisively moving the
country forward along the path to sustained democracy and
development? Or, will the ancient customs of rivalry, antagonism,
selfishness, greed, corruption, political violence and the disregard
for the long suffering Haitian masses continue to prevail?

In the current crisis of chronic insecurity, clinging to the old
habits can only lead to a meltdown, an implosion in which Haiti
virtually ceases to exist as a viable nation-state. The only rational
way forward is through frank and principled dialogue and constructive
engagement among various parties and constituencies to reach an
accommodation and to create the environment in which the habits,
customs, practices and institutions of democracy can flourish. In a
real sense the challenge is to enable and empower the masses of the
Haitian people to fulfill their dreams and aspirations as citizens of
the first Black Republic in this hemisphere – it is to fulfill the
promise of one of the greatest revolutions in history!

Therefore, this Symposium must not be just another meeting. Together,
we must discuss concrete proposals for building trust and building
bridges among leaders, parties and constituencies in the interest of
achieving a brighter future for Haiti. Of necessity this will require
give and take, compromise and a willingness to overcome past
antagonisms in the interest of saving the nation and improving the
quality of life of the Haitian people. Ambassador Andrew Young and I
believe this Symposium can make a modest contribution towards
reaching this goal. Your participation will help ensure the success
of this effort.

Dr. Ron Daniels , Founder
Haiti Support Project