EFerrari (1000+ posts) Fri Jan-15-10 01:28 PM
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“Bush Was Responsible for Destroying Haitian Democracyâ€â€“Randall Robinson
Randall Robinson on Obama Tapping Bush to Co-Chair US Relief Efforts
We speak with TransAfrica founder Randall Robinson, author of An Unbroken Agony: Haiti, from Revolution to the Kidnapping of a President. On President Obama tapping former President Bill Clinton and former President George W Bush to co-chair US relief efforts in Haiti, Robinson says, “Bush was responsible for destroying Haitian democracy…Clinton has largely sponsored a program of economic development that supports the idea of sweatshops… but that is not what we should focus on now. We should focus on saving lives.â€
http://www.democracynow.org/2010/1/15/bush_was_responsi...
EFerrari (1000+ posts) Fri Jan-15-10 01:44 PM
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2. It is customary to ask former presidents to help in these situations.
It would be hard to find a former president that hasn't contributed to the destruction of Haiti in some way. Maybe someday Obama can be one.
EFerrari (1000+ posts) Fri Jan-15-10 02:02 PMPoor stupid Beth will even diss Jimmuh, if that's what it takes to support a Latin American communist. Poor stupid Beth LOVES Latin American communists.
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6. Jimmy Carter went to Haiti to campaign against Aristide in 1990.
In December 1990, Carter traveled to Haiti, where he labored to undercut Jean-Bertrand Aristide during the final days of the presidential race. According to a top Aristide aide, Carter predicted that Aristide would lose, and urged him to concede defeat. (He ended up winning 67 percent of the vote.)
sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Sat Jan-16-10 05:59 AMIf it weren't for those damn global capitalists, Haiti would be sort of like a black, hot, humid Canada.
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11. Thank you for posting this.
I was so surprised to see people support the idea of a Bush involvement in Haiti. Excellent article.
I think it's a bad sign that Bush has been officially asked to help raise funds for Haiti. I think that means that there is no hope of getting the global capitalists out of Haiti's business.
Obama could change the policies regarding Haiti. He could take a bold stand to support a Democratically elected president and let Haiti decide its own fate.
EFerrari (1000+ posts) Sat Jan-16-10 01:50 PM
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12. Seeing Clinton and Bush heading this up is definitely business as usual.
My heart hurts to think this is the "help" Haiti will get and I know you know exactly what I mean.
“Bush was responsible for destroying Haitian democracy…Clinton has largely sponsored a program of economic development that supports the idea of sweatshops… but that is not what we should focus on now. We should focus on saving lives.â€
But that's just me. Poor stupid Beth is a citizen of the world, and a resident of the Airstream.
6 degrees of Bush