26023: Morse (thoughts) Justice/Corruption (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: OLOFFSONRAM@aol.com

It seems to me that Haiti, right now, is continuing along the path of
unresolved judicial cases, strange arrests and unexplained releases (Jean
Dominique
and Chamblain to name two. Other cases have been brought up by  different
members of this list) If this situation is not addressed it will  continue into

the next government much as it has continued from the previous  government.
The same thing goes for government corruption. There are people whose
presence in this current government is blocking international aid. If these
issues
of corruption are not addressed before the next government comes in  it will
be seen as an invitation to continue <business as  usual>. It will also create
the impression that the international community  is turning a blind eye to
corruption and justice. There are only a few months  left to act. We can't just

focus on trouble in the streets, violence, kidnapping  etc. We have to address
what's known in the States as <white collar>  crime in the government. If aid
and investment dollars are diverted then how do  we progress? If Haiti is
boycotted financially because of a few corrupt people,  then how do we
progress?

Richard Morse