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Folks,<br><br>
Just got the phone call to say that Father Jean-Juste has been released.
I have not spoken yet with him directly as of yet. But we information
that this is not an unconditional release and that Fr. Jean Juste had
been taken to the Judicial Police headquarters, but they let him go home
for the weekend, saying that he needed to come back on Monday.
<br><br>
Point is, we rush this info to the Network and to thank all who made
calls to MINUSTHA asking for the father's release. Thank you so much. We
must keep watch on Monday to be sure the father receives due
process.<br><br>
Obviously, there is credible evidence of systematic State repression and
we know that the Noreiga/Foley death regime in Haiti have declared war on
the people. Their singular objective seems to be to break the back of the
majority in Haiti who are insisting on the return to Constitutional rule,
release of the political prisoners and a stop to the U.N. sanctioned
slaughter in the poor neighborhoods. <br><br>
We note that the allege purpose of the UN military operations in Site
Soleil and Bel Air are for "disarmament." Yet, civilians
continue to be slaughtered, but the UN commanders have given NO REPORT of
gun confiscations. They only kill, kill, kill - babies, grandparents,
pregnant women, even people in wheelchairs and say they are bringing
peace and security.<br><br>
Yesterday, when I spoke to father Jean Juste while he was still in Miami,
transcribing that crazy woman's radio accusations so he could let the
international community know the various attacks against him, he said he
was tired of little children dying, tired of the slaughtered, the
inability to bury everyone, the maggots eating the unclaimed at the
morgue, the young children being brought to him with exploding bullets in
their stomachs instead of food. <br><br>
In our opinion, the intent of this current aggressions in Haiti appears
to be to put everyone in prison who have a rapport with the people of
Haiti and let the assassins free, such as the ex-soldiers who were just
recently acquitted in the Raboteau judgment. The Coup insiders appear to
believe that Father Jean Juste represents another Aristide and they did
not destabalize Haiti to this point so that another "Aristide"
would come to power in Haiti. Thus, the word is that the Coup Regime and
it's International backers are disposed to keep father Jean Juste in
custody, like they have Prime Minister Neptune, until their
"elections" are held and their hand-picked candidate (puppet)
have been "elected." <br><br>
But the people of Haiti vow to bring back Constitutional rule no matter
how long it takes. It costs $25 million dollars per month for MINUSTHA
soldiers to be in Haiti slaughtering the people as they did on July 6 and
acting as the "satisfied" occupation force for the US they have
come to be.<br><br>
Yet despite the repression, the people continue to protest. Less than 3%
have registered for these farce of elections. In fact, the people of
Haiti have just renamed Route 9 in Haiti, a major thoroughfare:
"Dread Wilme Boulevard".<br><br>
Thousands have fallen because of this Bush regime change. Haiti has no
security, less infrastructure than it had before the Coup D'etat and no
authorized legal entity capable of stopping these arbitrary arrests,
killings of journalists, babies, pregnant women, old man, young man and
reversing this travesty. <br><br>
As usual the promises are made to give "aid" to Haiti 1.4
billion promised since last July, 2004. But the people only see poor
soldiers from poor Latin American countries in Haiti getting paid $25
million per month to repress, slaughter and back up the former Haitian
military and guys like Guy Phillipe while they starve.<br><br>
<br>
Yesterday, 5,000 Haitians reportedly marched to peacefully protest the UN
slaughers, the arbitrary arrest and to demand return of President
Aristide. But the UN continued the killing spree and pacification
program: Six more Haitian civilians were reported killed by UN forces in
the Boston neighborhood of Cite Soleil [including three children, aged 9,
5 and 4. <br><br>
When will the world say no and stand on the right side of history?
Against the humiliation, repression, arbitrary arrests, and UN occupation
force covering up the fleecing of state industry assets and resources by
foreign multinational corporations and the war profiteers masturbating of
Haitian pain, death and humiliation? Stand for justice for the people
slaughtered by the UN troops on July 6, 2005 at Cite Soleil? How long
before these troops are brought before the International Criminal Court
for these war crimes against Haitian civilians, along with US citizens
formenting violence and slaughter in Haiti, such as, Roger Noreiga, James
Foley and Andy Apaid, Jr.? How long before the inherent dignity of each
Haitian, the equal and inalienable rights to Haitian life, freedom and
justice be respected? In sum, how long before the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights apply to us
Haitians?.(<a href="http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html" eudora="autourl">
http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html</a>)<br><br>
<br><br>
Marguerite Laurent, Esq.<br>
Haitian Lawyers Leadership Network<br>
July 15, 2005<br><br>
************<br><br>
Report on the July 13 Meeting with the Brazilian Consolate in
Miami<br><br>
A delegation of 5 people met with the Brazilian Consul General Joad
Almino, who spent the better part of 20 minutes in his private office on
the phone with the Brazilian MINUSTAH folks clarifying the flyer we
handed him regarding the July 6th massacre., which we took from the Haiti
Action web site. He addressed us politely and patiently allowed us
each to voice our concerns, Father Jean-Just opened the discussions with
the facts regarding July 6th, and presented the Consul General with a
Flyer as well as literature describing the agenda of the Fanmi Lavalas
Party and other literature of the suffering and History of the Haitian
people, Father Gerry then put forth the demands for (the return of
the President and constitutional order, the freedom of Political
Prisoners including Yvon Neptune and Annette Auguste, end to the Genocide
of poor Haitians, and the human rights abuses, and a return to the
programs started by the Fanmi Lavalas Party (education, health care,
clean water, farming) etc. He again implored the Brazilian Consul
to help in whatever way he could to get work to President Lula regarding
the concentration camp situation which the citizens of Cite Soleil are
forced to live, and the acts of genocide perpetrated against them, he
spoke about eh political prisoners, the children and the structural
violence against the poor. The consular General was clearly
physically moved by the information and explained that we was not
prepared for such a discussion but would do his best to help.<br><br>
Jack spoke about the Irony of the leftist Workers Party playing a
repressive role in Haiti after freeing its people from decades of
repression under the previous military dictatorship, he implored the
Consular General to appeal to Lulas leftist philosophy which liberated
his country and made the connection with Aristide's work in Haiti, he
made the connection of Brazil repressing the will and constitution
of the majority of Haitian people, doing the same thing which had been
done to them, he made a strong point regarding Brazils entry into
imperialist politics by assuming the role the United States orchestrated
for them as leaders of the Security Counsel. Jack also spoke
about the elections and that as long as there was no peace there could be
no elections.<br><br>
Lavarice spoke about the University built under Aristide (I don't know
the name of it) , which Brazil had closed down, the Consul general
seemed to know nothing about it, but would get an explanation. Lavarice
implored the consul General to work to seek a peaceful alternative to the
present situation, and made the point that Brazil did not sit and speak
with the elected officials of Haiti upon entry into the country, in fact
they watched while Lavalas Government representatives, teachers,
workers, children were detained, arrested and killed.<br><br>
I spoke in some detail regarding the deteriorating social service
infrastructure of the health care system. That these programs were
already in place and have now fallen apart because there is no capacity
to run them. He informed us that Brazil and France were engaged in
creating a health care program through the World Bank to help Haiti and
that Brazil would continue to Help Haiti rebuild and would lead this
effort with the help of the world bank. We again informed him that
the President of Haiti was elected by his people to do that. I also
reminded the Consul that Brazil had the largest number of Africans living
outside of Africa today and that in Haiti Africans elected their
President and he was removed against the will of those who elected him,
an unconstitutional act, that there was never any dialogue with Lavalas
only a dialogue with Apaid who runs a factor of nearly 4,000 people who
he pays $1.50 and Lula being a friend of the workers and leader of
a union should be on the side of the workers who are continually
detained, I named Lulu Cherry and Apolon. <br><br>
And so the debate continued. <br><br>
Father Jean-Juste ended the meeting by saying that what is immediately
needed is an end to the war against the Haitian poor and specifically the
citizens of Cite Soleil need to have the concentration camp barriers
removed so they can go on with their lives and asked Mr. Almino to take
this message to President Lula, he promised us he would, and also would
accept a detailed letter to give to Lula. We decided to produce
such a letter in the next week or so and to step up our demonstrations at
the Brazilian Consulate.<br><br>
Both the Consular General and his aid felt that they had learned
something important not only about their own government but also about
Haiti, but pointed out that their business it about trade and visas not
international politics.<br><br>
I would like to add that those organizations planning demonstrations at
Brazilians consulates should be armed with facts, whenever we mention
facts about abuse please make sure to have the organization presenting
those facts e.g.. Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti etc.( The
consul general consistently repeated the aim of the Brazilian UN force as
only and totally a peace keeping force but that they would begin projects
to help rebuild the country, but played no part the in eh violence
so if we have facts about which forces are doing the killing this
is extremely important, when we visit the consul general we must
have a written list of demands, those demands should reflect the demands
of Lavalas, with some specific suggestions that the Consulate can take
(either by organizing a bilateral meeting with the representative of the
Brazilian Government, or presenting our petitions and letters) We should
also ask for a timetable on any initiative they agree to. Please
record the outcomes of your meetings so that information can be
shared.<br><br>
<br>
Carolyn<br><br>
**********<br>
Movement Gathers Steam to Protest UN Massacres in Cite Soleil<br>
<br>
Dear July 21st Organizers,<br>
<br>
Four things to bear in mind, as we prepare for this new phase in the
struggle.<br>
<br>
1. We have an opening here. This is a rare moment. The next few
weeks are critical to taking advantage of this opportunity to break open
the information blockade...build new alliances...isolate the imperialists
and pro-coup forces.<br>
<br>
2. Note that this Update has been revised to include the last
paragraph:<br>
Let us not forget, as we focus on the UN this time, that these massacres
of Haitian people are "made in the USA", and the UN forces are
a proxy force doing the dirty work for the US government and their
partners in crime. I propose that we include this idea in leaflets,
press statements, etc. -- without diluting our focus on the big UN role
in this phase of the continuing war against Haiti's poor majority.<br>
<br>
3. Also, we're taking our cue from the defiant mass movement
in Haiti -- they want the UN out, they want the US out, they want the
coup regime out -- three different ways of saying the same thing.<br>
<br>
4. One more thing, broader forces are getting involved -
central American and Latin American solidarity groups, for example.
We need to grab this opening and push hard to raise their level of
awareness and activity around Haiti, and develop a real solidarity
relationship.<br>
<br>
People are working harder. The love and solidarity is getting stronger
... I can feel it.<br>
<br>
Dave<br><br>
UPDATE ON 7-21 CITE SOLEIL MASSACRE PROTESTS<br>
<br>
Dear Friends,<br>
<br>
Energetic organizing is taking place for the Thursday,
July 21st protests against the massacre of civilians by UN troops in Cite
Soleil on July 6th, and the continued atrocities being committed by UN
troops and Haitian National Police. Trade Unionists in Brazil will join
the July 21 coordinated protests. See below for details.<br>
<br>
Today's big protest in Cite Soleil -- 5,000 defy UN
troops despite continued UN killing spree<br><br>
Today July 14th, shortly after midnight, six more
Haitian civilians were reported killed by UN forces in the Boston
neighborhood of Cite Soleil [including three children, aged 9, 5 and 4]
-- in what activists believed was an attempt to intimidate people from
participating in a big demonstration scheduled for later today in Cite
Soleil. [Today's demonstration had been announced two days ago by the
Lavalas movement in Cite Soleil, to protest the July 6th massacre there.
]<br>
<br>
But the Cite Soleil residents were not to be
intimidated. People threw rocks and bottles at the soldiers and armored
vehicles of MINUSTAH, and blocked entrances so more armored vehicles
could not enter the area.<br>
<br>
At 10:30 a.m. today, more than 5,000 people turned out
for the big demonstration that had been called by Lavalas. The
demonstrators chanted for the return of President Aristide, and
demanded prison for the leaders and backers of the coup regime. They also
demanded that the illegal regime leave the country, so that President
Aristide could return and finish his mandate, at which time free, fair
and democratic elections could be organized.<br>
<br>
Asked why the people of Cite Soleil continue to
demonstrate, in defiance of the continued murderous assaults by UN and
police forces, journalist Georges Honorat said, "People in Haiti see
no choice but to fight." He described the wealthy Haitian elite,
death squad elements and the CIA had intervened three times to torpedo
the democratic choice of the Haitian people in an election -- with each
intervention resulting in thousands of death squad killings. First, in
the 1987 elections, sabotaged by armed gangs of Duvalierists. Second, the
1991 coup. Third, the 2004 coup.<br>
"This is what motivates the Haitian people to
continue to fight until victory." [Thanks to Flashpoints Radio,
KPFA,<br>
for a report by Kevin Pina and Georges Honorat of
Haiti Progres newspaper, of which this is a summary.]<br>
<br>
Update on Demonstrations to protest the July 6th
UN massacre in Cite Soleil and continued UN killings --
Unionists will protest in Brazil on 7/21<br>
<br>
*** On July 13th -- Demonstration at Brazil consulate
in Miami-- got TV coverage. Led by Father Gerard Jean-Juste, a delegation
met for almost three hours with Brazilian officials in the
consulate.<br>
<br>
*** This Saturday, July 16th -- Big demonstration at
the UN in New York<br>
<br>
*** Thursday, July 21st -- Coordinated,
multi-city protests, mostly at Brazil consulates, since Brazil is
commanding the UN military contingent in Haiti...<br>
<br>
1. Strong
preparations in Montreal, New York, Miami and San Francisco<br>
2.
Washington DC just announced a protest at the Brazil embassy<br>
3. Word is
spreading to other US and Canadian cities<br>
4. Trade
unionists in Brazil will protest the involvement of Brazil in the
massacres, as commander of the UN forces in Haiti.<br>
<br>
Let us not forget, as we focus on the UN this time,
that these massacres of Haitian people are "made in the USA",
and the UN forces are a proxy force doing the dirty work for the US
government and their partners in crime. <br>
<br>
Please keep us informed of your activities.<br>
<br>
In solidarity, <br>
<br>
<br>
Dave Welsh<br>
Labor/Human Rights Delegation to Haiti<br>
510-898-1544<br>
510-847-8657 cell<br>
sub@sonic.net <br>
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