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<h1><font size=4><b>Allow Aristide to return to Haiti
now</b></font></h1><font size=3>HIP editorial by Kevin Pina<br>
<a href="http://www.haitiaction.net/News/HIP/1_13_10/1_13_10.html" eudora="autourl">
http://www.haitiaction.net/News/HIP/1_13_10/1_13_10.html<br><br>
</a>Haiti is facing one of its most severe challenges after a large
earthquake rocked the capital yesterday destroying most government
buildings and killing possibly thousands. Now more than ever the people
of Haiti need hope for the future and as Haiti’s ambassador to Washington
Raymond Joseph said yesterday on CNN, “we need unity to meet the
challenge of this crisis.” <br><br>
That unity must reach beyond the nasty and vindictive politics that have
divided this tiny nation since Aristide’s ouster in Feb. 2004. Haiti
needs all the help she can get to provide the population with hope so
that they might rally to mobilize against endemic despair in this darkest
hour. The US and the international community must stand aside and end
their role in keeping
<a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gb_pz55WSvzvrbgEcfV6YYZaXPEg">
<b>Mr. Aristide</a></b> out of Haiti where he is needed now more than
ever. Most analysts agree that Aristide and his Fanmi Lavalas remain
wildly popular among the majority of the poor in Haiti who are in all
likelihood among the hardest hit in this crisis. <br><br>
Haitian President Preval can no longer afford to continue his policies of
exclusion and political patronage that have sought to dismember the Fanmi
Lavalas party and keep Aristide away from Haiti. All Haitians are needed
in this time of great need and there could be no greater symbol of hope
and unity in Haiti right now than allowing Mr. Aristide to return from
exile in South Africa to participate fully in relief and recovery
efforts. <br><br>
The international community must step aside and allow all Haitians to
mobilize their efforts to overcome this latest tragedy that is certain to
test the courageous and resilient spirit of the Haitian people over the
next days, weeks and months. Allowing Aristide to return to his homeland
would provide the strongest signal yet that the international community
and the Preval government are truly interested in what is best for the
Haitian people in their hour of greatest need. <br><br>
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