<html>
<body>
<h4><b><a href="http://www.democracynow.org/">January 15, 2010<br>
</a></b></h4><h2><font size=4><b>Exiled in South Africa, Arisitide Says
He Wants to Return to Haiti to “Help Rebuild the Country, Moving from
Misery to Poverty with
Dignity”</b></font></h2><font size=3>
<a href="http://www.democracynow.org/2010/1/15/exiled_in_south_africa_arisitide_says" eudora="autourl">
http://www.democracynow.org/2010/1/15/exiled_in_south_africa_arisitide_says<br>
<br>
</a>Ousted Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide spoke out yesterday
from exile in South Africa. “We feel deeply and profoundly that we should
be there, in Haiti, with them, trying our best to prevent death,”
Aristide said. “As far as we are concerned, we are ready to leave today,
tomorrow, at any time, to join the people of Haiti, to share in their
suffering, help rebuild the country, moving from misery to poverty with
dignity.” [includes rush transcript]<br><br>
<b>AMY GOODMAN: </b>Ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide spoke out
yesterday from exile in South Africa. He was standing with his wife, the
former First Lady Mildred Aristide. President Aristide said he wants to
return to Haiti. <br><br>
<ul>
<b>JEAN-BERTRAND ARISTIDE: </b>As we all know, many people remain buried
under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of
their suffering, we feel deeply and profoundly that we should be there,
in Haiti, with them, trying our best to prevent death. As far as we are
concerned, we are ready to leave today, tomorrow, at any time, to join
the people of Haiti, to share in their suffering, help rebuild the
country, moving from misery to poverty with dignity. <br>
The spirit of Ubuntu, that once led Haiti to emerge as the first
independent black nation in 1804, helped Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador
attain liberty, and inspired our forefathers to shed their blood for the
United States’ independence, cannot die. Today, this spirit of solidarity
must and will empower all of us to rebuild Haiti.<br><br>
</ul><b>AMY GOODMAN: </b>President Aristide wants to return to
Haiti.<br><br>
<br><br>
<br>
</font><x-sigsep><p></x-sigsep>
<font size=3 color="#FF0000">Freedom Archives<br>
522 Valencia Street<br>
San Francisco, CA 94110<br><br>
</font><font size=3 color="#008000">415 863-9977<br><br>
</font><font size=3 color="#0000FF">
<a href="http://www.freedomarchives.org/" eudora="autourl">
www.Freedomarchives.org</a></font><font size=3> </font></body>
</html>