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The Haiti Action Committee presents<br><br>
"Tell the T.R.U.T.H.about Haïti!"<br><br>
speakers: Barbara Lee and Kevin Pina<br>
with Pierre Labossiere and Dennis Bernstein<br><br>
Wednesday<br>
April 147-9:30 PM<br>
1st Congregational Church, Oakland<br>
Harrison & 27th St.<br><br>
Congresswoman Barbara Lee calls for an indepedent investigation (H.R.
3919)of the Bush Administration's participation in the Coup d'Ètat of
President Aristide<br><br>
Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA), Congressional Black Caucus Haiti Task
Force Co-Chair, last month introduced the T.R.U.T.H. (The
Responsibility to Uncover the Truth about Haiti) Act which calls for an
independent bipartisan commission to uncover the facts about the Bush
Administration's involvement in the recent coup d'Ètat in Haiti. The bill
was co-sponsored by John Conyers and 23 other members od the
CBC.<br><br>
The T.R.U.T.H. Act calls for the commission to investigate the
following:<br><br>
* Did the U.S. Government impede democracy and contribute to the
overthrow of the Aristide government?<br><br>
* Under what circumstances did President Jean-Bertrand Aristide resign,
and what was the role of the United States Government in bringing about
his departure?<br><br>
* To what extent did the U.S. impede efforts by the international
community, particularly the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries, to
prevent the overthrow of the democratically-elected Government of
Haiti?<br><br>
* What was the role of the United States in influencing decisions
regarding Haiti at the United Nations Security Council and in discussions
between Haiti and other countries that were willing to assist in the
preservation of the democratically-elected Government of Haiti by sending
security forces to Haiti?<br><br>
* Was U.S. assistance provided or were U.S. personnel involved in
supporting, directly or indirectly, the forces opposed to the government
of President Aristide?<br><br>
* Was U.S. bilateral assistance channeled through nongovernmental
organizations that were directly or indirectly associated with political
groups actively involved in fomenting hostilities or violence toward the
government of President Aristide?<br><br>
Kevin Pina, the Flashpoints Radio correspondent in Haiti will comment on
the importance of The T.R.U.T.H. Act and provide an update on the current
situation in Haiti.<br><br>
DONATION requested to support the work of HAC and the Haiti Information
Project in Port au Prince, Haiti<br><br>
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