The secret behind the Rush of The International Mining Companies to Haiti
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Haiti is Rich in Gold Silver Copper and Oil and something is happening behind the UN gun
says Marguerite Laurent of the Haitian Lawyers Leadership Network
Canadian CKUT Radio from Montreal host Chris Scott interviews Marguerite Laurent of the Haitian Lawyers Leadership Network (HLLN) on Haitian resources and the secret behind the rush of international mining companies to Haiti taking advantage of the Chaos and lack of legislation and a strong government .
Marguerite explains that Haiti is under occupation of the US, and that American Companies are loathing the country of its oil and mineral reserves , this is not a humanitarian mission she explains this an occupation meant to pave the way to the Mining Companies
"That it's because of these resources that you have companies like Eurasian Minerals, St. Genevieve, Majescor... and you have the Ottawa Initiative that's basically is being played out today, where the Haitian President is like third or fourth in line in terms of who has anything to say anything about Haiti.
Seems the first person in line these days is Ban Ki-moon and then Paul Collier and whoever comes in from the international community that somebody calls expert.
And so we want Haiti's sovereignty back. We want Haitian resources to be used in such a way that it helps with long term Haitian development.
And we want the folks to understand that there are five oil sites that have been documented with regards to Haiti.We want the folks to understand that there are reports from the UN that says that Haiti is littered with gold and copper and marble and limestone.And that there are various projects going on right now behind these UN guns. And nobody knows what is going on because there is no transparency.There is no representation for the Haitian people."
Marguerite Laurent explains _________________ 'Come and see the violence inherent in the system.
Help, help, I'm being repressed!'
“The more you tighten your grip, the more Star Systems will slip through your fingers.”
''The decision to name our company “Zion Oil & Gas” reflects the company’s firm belief that our activities will benefit the Land of Israel and its people, as well as working toward the fulfilment of Biblical prophecy concerning “Zion” – in all of its many meanings.''
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Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 11:30 pm Post subject:
From Alf Mendes
...at the time of writing My 'An Earthquake of Convenience' I was not aware of many of the facts noted.
http://www.911forum.org.uk/board/viewtopic.php?p=143751
And (B) Below is what I consider of crucial importance to this matter of rigged quakes...and I would much appreciate it if one of you (or more!) could confirm it's validity!
Over 15 weeks post-quake, Haiti’s imperial takeover is proceeding. It began straightaway after the calamity, Haitians victimized by denied aid, appalling repression, and now dispossession of their land, homes, and communities. More on that below.
On April 16, the New York Times carried Reuters and AP reports stating Haiti’s parliament approved the participation of foreign investors to rebuild the country, meaning, of course, seize, occupy, own, control, and colonize it for profit, using Haitians as exploited serfs.
AP stated: "Haiti’s soon-to-expire parliament has approved the creation of (an Interim Haiti Reconstruction Commission – IHRC) co-chaired by former US President Bill Clinton to oversee billions in post-quake reconstruction aid, the Ministry of Communications said Friday (April 16)."
The vote also extended Haiti’s state of emergency for 18 months, leaving the Rene Preval-Jean-Max Bellerive government in charge, effectively a dictatorship like Preval instituted in 1999 by not renewing parliament and ruling by decree pending new elections.
Reuters explained that a March 31 "donors" conference established the IHRC to oversee their investment, Preval to have nominal veto power over commission decisions. In fact, he’ll rubber stamp what Washington and corporate interests dictate, supervised by the World Bank, a longstanding imperial tool.
Preval asked, "Do we lose our sovereignty because of the creation of this commission? I think the answer is no."
Except for the Aristide years (1991, 1994-96, and 2001-2004), early in Preval’s first term (1996-2001), and its brief 1804 liberation, Haiti lacked sovereignty throughout its history. Post-quake, it has even less, its people more than ever in jeopardy with imperial plans to gravely harm them, perhaps exterminate hundreds of thousands through neglect or other means.
Laying Imperial Plans
On March 10, prior to the March 31 "donors" conference, Preval was received at the White House, held a joint press conference, ignored the plight of his people, yet Obama thanked him for "showing great courage and determination," when, in fact, he’s been largely invisible, and to date has done nothing to engage Haitians directly, including in their makeshift camps the way Jean-Bertrand Aristide would have done straightaway, with a hands-on approach for long hours daily.
Preval prefers White House photo-ops in deference to power and privilege, increasing — not alleviating — his peoples’ suffering.
The Predators Ball: Nations Gather in New York for Their Share
The web site www.haiticonference.org announced the "International Donors’ Conference Toward a New Future for Haiti" explaining: "The United States and the United Nations (UN), in cooperation with the Government of Haiti, and with the support Brazil, Canada, the European Union, France, and Spain co-hosted" the conference and received "over US $5 billion pledged for Haiti’s recovery" — around $1 billion promised by Washington, less than the EU’s $1.7 billion and Venezuela’s $1.3 billion. In total, however, it’s a fraction of what Haitians need, and "redevelopment" won’t reach them as it’s earmarked for profit-making ventures, not poverty-stricken neighborhoods and essential infrastructure to support them.
A recovery and development roadmap outlined short and longer-term priorities, with participating countries lining up for their take, the lion’s share, of course, for America, then France and Canada, and what they have in mind is more sweatshops, gentrified elite areas, expanded tourism, free trade zones, and the grand prize — exploiting Haiti’s resources, including what’s believed to be abundant untapped oil reserves, what US oil giants made plans for decades ago. They intend deep water ports, refineries, and other facilities to fully exploit the treasure, not mentioned in major media reports, now largely silent on Haiti and its long-suffering people.
Ahead of the conference on March 27, a New York Times editorial headlined, "Making Haiti Whole," endorsed it, saying: It marks "the beginning of the long, slow birth of a new Haiti. Representative of the Haitian government, the United States and other nations and aid organizations will be discussing large, ambitious, farsighted plans," far different ones from what The Times suggests.
On April 28, Reuters headlined, "Lawmakers agree on trade bill to help Haiti," saying: "Top US lawmakers said on Wednesday they have reached a bipartisan deal to help Haiti rebuild its earthquake-shattered economy by opening the US market to more Haitian clothing and textiles" — to be produced in rebuilt sweatshops, where workers are treated like slaves, not human beings. They pay starvation wages, no benefits, and no overtime for up to 70 hours a week in harsh or hazardous environments. They’re inhumane workplaces, dimly lit in stifling heat, with no way to organize for redress or avoid being fired if complain.
Yet according to Congressman Charles Rangel (representing his black Harlem constituents): "The Haitian garment sector, Haiti’s flagship industry, was making important strides prior to the earthquake and helping the country’s economy establish a stable foothold. With this legislation, we will help to get the garment sector and Haiti’s economy back on that critical trajectory," mindless of how it affects exploited workers.
Mindless also of haitian-truth.org’s April 27 report headlined, "Preval Instigated Fire rips through major Haitian market," saying: "A large incendiary fire" destroyed much of Port-au-Prince’s main public market, Marche du Port, affecting hundreds of stalls and two surrounding blocks. UN Blue Helmets (MINUSTAH) were notably absent. Firefighters had inadequate resources, and shopkeepers rushed to save what they could.
One seller, Pierre Elian, said: "The front of the market place is already burned down. We don’t know if the area where we kept our merchandise is also burning, because they won’t let us go near it."
Merchants blamed Preval-controlled instigators, saying "recognized gang members were seen pouring gasoline over material to" ignite the blaze — as "political pressure against the poor" who need the food and merchandise to survive.
Patrick Servius, who lost his clothing business, said: "Preval is angry with us for our refusal to sell relief supplies in our places. These are (donated goods) for the earthquake victims, not for Preval’s profits. Now we pay for our patriotism."
They’ll soon know what else Preval has in mind. More on that below.
The Next Shoe to Drop: Forced Relocations
On April 7, the Haiti Response Coalition (HRC, a network of urban and rural civil society groups) issued an alert saying: An encampment of 11,000 Haitians on Saint Louis de Gonzague school land face forced displacement. They’ve "been offered a plot of land that will hold 500 in a different location. No regard has been given to the fact that the majority of the 11,000 will end up in the street," or that mass forced relocations are coming next.
On April 12, AFP headlined, "Haiti evacuates quake victims camp, faces critics," saying: "… authorities ramped up moves to forcibly evacuate dozens of tent cities across the capital…. After evicting some 7,000 people at the weekend (from the national stadium), the government began the forced removal of a further 10,000″ from camps around the city, early steps preceding mass numbers to follow, ahead of preparing the area for redevelopment.
One camp member said he was given a week to leave for Tabarre Issa, a UN camp where there are "No toilets, no showers… there’s nothing there."
On April 11, Reuters reported that "Haiti starts moving quake victims to safer refuge," saying: "Haiti’s government and foreign aid agencies started an operation… to move thousands of earthquake survivors," on the pretext of sending them to safer areas ahead of seasonal rains that cause flooding.
On April 29, Los Angeles Times writer Ken Ellingwood headlined, "Tensions rise over Haiti tent camps," saying: Tensions are "playing out at stadiums, in churchyards and factory lots, almost anywhere there is enough land to pitch a tent. (Authorities face) the tricky task of balancing the needs of more than a million homeless with the urge of many others to resume a more normal life," ignoring the real "urge" for imperial plunder.
Haiti’s constitution recognizes the rights of all citizens to "decent housing, education, food and social security."
The "United Nations Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement… reflect and are consistent with international human rights law and international humanitarian law." They:
– assure "full equality, the same rights and freedoms under international and domestic law as do other persons in their country. They shall not be discriminated against in the enjoyment of any rights and freedoms on the ground that they are internally displaced;
– shall be observed by all authorities….;
– (assure) protection and humanitarian assistance from these authorities….without discrimination of any kind….;
– (guarantee) "the right to be protected against forcible return to or resettlement in any place where their life, safety, liberty, and/or health would be at risk," among other provisions, 30 in all recognizing the needs of displaced people when they’re most vulnerable.
TransArica Forum Alert
On April 12, Transafricaforum.org issued a memorandum headlined "Forced IDP Relocations," saying: "Throughout our network of contacts (on the ground in Haiti), we received a report of a forceful removal of an IDP camp in Caradeux Delas 75, Port-au-Prince. The exact number affected isn’t yet known….all reported a complete lack of latrines… no water sources… and no food distributions.
The Refugee Camp community members reported that they did not receive warning before the large Conseil Nationale Equipements (CNE) bulldozers and graters came to their community with Haitian National Police escorts late on Sunday evening (April 4)… threaten(ing) the families with violence if they did not leave their home immediately."
Batons were used, firearms discharged in the air, and their homes were destroyed, by officers, then bulldozers. The process continued for three days and nights. Where those displaced were sent isn’t known. The only answer given was they’re "now living on the streets."
Around 1.2 million Haitians remain in makeshift tent cities throughout Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas with little aid or concern for their welfare or safety. Now in preparation for redevelopment, hundreds of thousands, perhaps all, will be ordered to move or be forcibly displaced to even grimmer locations, on their own, with little beyond their own ingenuity to survive.
This is Washington’s imperial plan, being implemented for exploitation and plunder. This writer’s previous article explained Haiti is no stranger to adversity and anguish, having endured over 500 years of oppression, slavery, despotism, colonization, reparations, embargoes, sanctions, extreme poverty, starvation, unrepayable debt, and calamities like the January 12 quake killing around 300,000, destroying their homes and belongings, and leaving them vulnerable to imperial plunder of their land, resources and lives — again, on their own, out of luck, and out of major media focus that ignores the greater disaster awaiting them, and the trashing of their human rights and freedoms.
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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 12:45 pm Post subject:
And now, UN 'accidently' introduces cholera to Haiti, causing thousands of deaths, and tens of thousands of infected Haitians.
DNA tests show cholera strain identical to the Nepal strain (Nepalese soldiers are in Haiti):
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Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2012 1:07 pm Post subject:
Yes, indeed, Cathy O'Brien was a witness to George HW Bush saying what follows below, at Bohemian Grove.
She was there as a totally Mind Controlled sex slave, so nobody minded saying or doing anything in front of her, or indeed to her; it was believed she could never remember the events unless they used their programme on her.
But, thank God, she and her mind-controlled 8-year old daughter were rescued by an Intelligence guy, Mark Phillips, who not only deprogrammed Cathy, but made her his wife. Sadly, he could not completely deprogram her daughter, because high-tech 'Harmonic' programming had been used on her since birth, and he did not have access to the equiptment'.
Notice that Haiti was listed as one of the first for depopulation, and remember the (HAARP?) earthquake, and the 'accidental' epidemic of cholera spread by the Nepalese troops? (http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/11/20121115101554961482 .html ):
And notice also the probable birth of the 'Shape shifting lizard' business; it obviously wasn't just being thought of then, because Bush actually tried the hologram on her:
(so looks like Icke & Co. were led up the proverbial garden path)!!
Beginning quote:
'Darpa's artificial intelligence was reliant on secrecy, and a terrifying cover for reality was chosen to divert people from the simple truth. Since people perceive aliens as being physical like them,it was decided that the technological reality could be disguised according to preconceptions. Through generations of genetic encoding dating back to the beginning of man, serpents incite an innate autogenic response system in humans to 'freeze' in terror. George Bush was excited at the prospects of diverting people from truth by fear through perpetuating lizard-like serpent alien misconceptions. ''People fear what they don't know anyway. By compounding that fear with autogenic fear response, they won't want to look into Pandora's box.''
Through deliberate generation of fear; suppression of facts under the 1947 National Security Act; Bush's stint as CIA director during Ford's Administration; the Warren Commission's whitewash of the Kennedy Assassination; secrecy artificially ensured by mind control particularly concerning DARPA, HAARP, Roswell, Montauk, etc; and with people's fluidity of conscious thought rapidly diminishing; the secret government embraced the proverbial 'absolute power that corrupts absolutely.'
According to New World Order plans being discussed at the Grove, plans for reducing the earth's population was a high priority. Mass genocide of so-called ''undesirables'' through the proliferation of AIDS was high on Bush's agenda. ''We'll annihilate the niggers at their source, beginning in South and East Africa and Haiti.'' Having heard Bush say those words is by far one of the most torturous things I ever endured. Equally as torturous to my being were the discussions on genetic engineering, human cloning, and depletion of earth's natural resources for profit. Cheney remarked that no one would be able to think to stop technology's plan. ''I'll destroy the planet first,'' Bush had vowed.'
(Copied verbatim, page 168 'Access Denied: For Reasons of National Security' by Cathy O'Brien with Mark Phillips. A footnote also points to Chapter 23, 'Whirled Vision', of 'Trance Formation of America' by same authors.)
Roseanne Barr introduces Cathy O'Brien:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh7SWnZMPng _________________ 'And he (the devil) said to him: To thee will I give all this power, and the glory of them; for to me they are delivered, and to whom I will, I give them'. Luke IV 5-7.
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Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 10:42 pm Post subject:
Of the billions donated by the public to Haiti relief, they have seen virtually none of it. But the Red Cross is planning to build a luxury hotel and conference centre!
The CEO of US Red Cross earns $600,000 (likely as not gets 'expenses' on top - wonder how much he donated?).
My previous post has Bush Sr. quote that they plan to 'annihilate' the niggers at source', starting with South and West Africa and Haiti.
Many people (including myself) strongly suspect the Haiti earthquake was caused by HAARP, but be that as it may, the UN and US are doing virtually nothing for the victims, other than give them an epidemic of cholera, and forcing them into sweatshops. Londoners can protest on Jan. 11th., see below:
To mark the 3rd anniversary of the earthquake that devastated HAITI, we call for international support actions.
Tens of thousands of people have been demonstrating in Haiti for months. Three years after the earthquake, despite billions donated by a generous public, hundreds of thousands of people are still struggling to survive in tent cities, surrounded by rubble. They are still without clean water or food security or income, still fighting the cholera imported by UN troops. And now they face the further devastation of Hurricane Sandy, which destroyed 70% of the crops (but only its impact on the US got publicity). See ‘Disastrous Relief’ http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/dec/30/disastrous-relief- for-haiti
Haiti has more NGOs per square mile than any other country in the world, yet it is the most impoverished in the western hemisphere. The NGOs have stolen millions intended for earthquake survivors. And joining in the stealing, the corrupt Martelly government put there by the US represses the mass protests of a people who refuse to be defeated.
In LONDON we will hold a SPEAKOUT
outside the BRITISH RED CROSS. Join us.
Friday 11 January 2013 1-2 pm
44 Moorfields, London EC2Y 9AL (Nearest tube: Moorgate)
Solidarity actions are also planned in Guyana, US and other countries.
(We chose the 11th rather than the 12th, the actual anniversary of the earthquake, because the Red Cross offices will be closed Saturday. Other countries may prefer a different day.)
This is our second speakout outside the Red Cross. It was one of the biggest beneficiaries of public donations: at least $479m to the US Red Cross alone (whose CEO earns $600,000 a year). Hardly any of these millions have reached the survivors. Instead the Red Cross is using some of it to build a luxury hotel and conference centre in Haiti. We must protest this grand theft. http://globalwomenstrike.net/content/protest-red-cross-theft-haiti
Western governments and NGOs have used natural disasters as their opportunity to destroy Haiti’s agriculture and impose sweatshops. At this moment almost everywhere in the world there seems no limit to the plunder by the elites. The burden and the trauma are falling especially on women – the first carers, the poorest, and the hardest workers – the main breadwinners in 70% of Haitian families. In protesting the rape of Haiti, we refuse the rip-off we are suffering everywhere by the same elite.
What you can do:
· Bring your networks to the speakout.
· Circulate this call widely. Even those who don’t come will be informed.
· Contact your local media/radio station.
· Invite a GWS speaker to your school, college, community centre, church . . .
· Pledge a regular donation to the Haiti Emergency Relief Fund. HERF is led by Haitians and every bit goes to those it is intended for, particularly women’s self-help survival initiatives and food co-operatives – there are no overheads. www.haitiemergencyrelief.org
Vigil called by: Global Women’s Strike (GWS), Women of Colour in the GWS/London,
Payday men’s network/Refusing to kill. Tel: 020 7482 2496 Email: gws@globalwomenstrike.net _________________ 'And he (the devil) said to him: To thee will I give all this power, and the glory of them; for to me they are delivered, and to whom I will, I give them'. Luke IV 5-7.
UN admits it caused Haiti cholera outbreak that killed 11,000 after untreated sewage flowed into river from peacekeepers' base
By Associated Press and Chris Kitching For Dailymail.com
05:11 19 Aug 2016, updated 11:08 19 Aug 2016
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3748314/amp/US-appeals-court- upholds-UN-immunity-Haiti-cholera-suit.html
UN said for the first time it was involved in introducing cholera to Haiti
It is estimated that more than 800,000 people have been sickened
A US court has upheld the UN's immunity from a damage claim filed on behalf of 5,000 victims
The United Nations cannot be sued in a US court over claims it was to blame for a outbreak of cholera which has killed thousands in Haiti, a federal appeals court has ruled.
The appeals panel upheld the UN's immunity from a damage claim filed on behalf of 5,000 victims.
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The ruling came shortly after the UN said for the first time it was involved in the introduction of cholera to Haiti.
A girl receives treatment for cholera symptoms in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in October 2011
The decision issued by the US 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in New York affirmed a lower court's January 2015 dismissal of a lawsuit brought in the worst outbreak of the deadly disease in recent history.
'We have considered all of plaintiffs' arguments on appeal and find them to be without merit,' the U.S. appellate judges said.
It is estimated that more than 800,000 people have been sickened and 11,000 have died during the epidemic.
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It was a significant statement because the UN has for years kept silent about allegations its peacekeepers introduced cholera to Haiti.
It has answered lawsuits on behalf of victims filed in US courts by claiming immunity under a 1946 convention.
UN deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said in a statement that the UN needs to do 'much more' to end the suffering of those affected and pledged that 'a significantly new set of U.N. actions' will be presented publicly within the next two months.
Dr. Vanessa Rouzier examines a child suffering cholera symptoms, as his mother watches, inside Haiti's first permanent cholera center, run by Gheskio Centers, last February
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Haq reiterated that the UN's legal position in claiming immunity hasn't changed.
Brian Concannon, executive director of the Boston-based Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti, said advocates for Haitian cholera victims will be watching the UN's actions closely.
They have 90 days to decide whether to file an appeal to the US Supreme Court.
'We will decide how to proceed based on whether the U.N.'s actions fulfill the cholera victims' rights to an effective remedy,' Concannon said in a statement.
The UN has promised billions in funding to eradicate cholera from Haiti and neighboring Dominican Republic.
Cholera showed up some 10 months after a devastating earthquake in the south of Haiti, deepening the country's misery at a time when it was ill-equipped to cope with another crisis.
The waterborne disease is now considered 'endemic' in Haiti, meaning it's an illness that occurs regularly.
Researchers say there is ample scientific evidence the disease was introduced to Haiti's biggest river by inadequately treated sewage from a base of UN peacekeepers from Nepal, one of the units that have rotated in and out of a multinational force in Haiti since 2004.
Haiti is the poorest country in the Western hemisphere and only 24 percent of Haitians have access to a toilet.
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Sewage is rarely treated and safe water remains inaccessible to many.
People can contract the bacterial infection if they consume contaminated food or water, and it is most problematic in regions with poor sanitation.
Symptoms including watery diarrhea, vomiting and stomach cramps usually surface within a few days of infection.
Without treatment, a person can quickly become dehydrated and go into shock, and severe cases can result in death.
Mass outbreaks of cholera often occur after natural disasters or during war due to overcrowding in poor living conditions and a lack of access to clean water, said health experts.
There are as many as four million cases a year, said the World Health Organization. _________________ --
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Martin Van Creveld: I'll quote Henry Kissinger: "In campaigns like this the antiterror forces lose, because they don't win, and the rebels win by not losing."
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Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2017 2:05 pm Post subject:
Haiti's hell continues, with rigged election:
'Update: Haitian protests vs fraudulent elections – Take action!
“Nou Pap Obeyi - We Will Not Obey Illegitimate Authority”
Haitian people urgently need our support to reject the fraudulent election and the increasingly violent repression of protests which have been non-stop for over 40 days. The new president who has been imposed has announced the building of more prisons and laws increasing media censorship. The US/UN occupation backs those aiming to again impose the Duvalier dictatorship on the Haitian population. Please urgently circulate this call in your networks and through social media. You can take action -- see below for details.
Donations to: Haiti Emergency Relief Fund which supports self-help, democracy, education and more, on the ground in Haiti.
STOP HAITI’S ELECTORAL COUP & VIOLENCE & REPRESSION VS PROTESTERS!
Two days after Haitians marked the 213th anniversary of their revolution, on January 3, 2017 Haiti’s electoral council ignored massive protests and named Jovenel Moise Haiti’s new President. Jovenel Moise is a businessman handpicked by former Duvalierist President Michel Martelly and backed by the US and the EU. The process by the US/UN occupation of re-imposing a dictatorship on the Haitian people, which began with the 2004 coup that ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, is becoming further entrenched.
Thousands of protestors decrying massive fraud in Haiti’s recent Presidential and legislative elections have taken to the streets daily since the November 20th election. They are being met with violence and other repression by UN trained/supervised police including tear gas, bullets, batons and rifle butts.
l Crowds are being shot at with both rubber and real bullets. On Christmas Eve, heavily armed militarized police shot indiscriminately into a crowd of thousands, and many demonstrators were wounded.
l Protestors are being repulsed with water cannons – a caustic irritant has been added to the water which burns people’s skin.
l Tear gas has been lobbed by police into sleeping communities known to be strongholds of Lavalas support. Three babies suffocated to death as a result of the amount and strength of tear gas used.
Jovenel Moise has announced that his government will build more prisons and pass a law to further limit freedom of alternative media. Already reporters from Radio Timoun, an alternative media outlet, have been violently attacked.
The Provisional Electoral Council or CEP, with the cooperation of the US, EU and UN ‘peacekeeping’ forces, swept evidence of massive fraud under the rug and orchestrated an electoral coup d’etat favoring the candidate of the business elite as Haiti’s new President. See Human Rights and Alternative Media Delegation Report
Three major candidates formally protested the fraudulent election results including Dr. Maryse Narcisse, the candidate of Fanmi Lavalas the political party and movement headed by Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Haiti's first democratically elected president. But the protesting candidates and their legal representatives were denied access by CEP judges to the tally sheets - this after they discovered and objected to massive discrepancies in the tally sheets they initially had access to. The fraud was so grossly blatant and massive that, in a sample being verified before access was denied, 85% of the votes for Jovenel Moise were disqualified. Lavalas has issued a communique rejecting the fraudulent results of the CEP and calling on people to mobilize against this massively orchestrated fraud/electoral coup d/etat.
The Haitian grassroots are yet again risking their lives for the right to choose their own president. In the lead up to the election, 68 Haitian grassroots organization issued a a statement calling for solidarity with Haiti's struggle for free and fair elections, dignity and justice under the banner, Nou Pap Obeyi - We Will Not Obey Illegitimate Authority. Excerpt from the Statement of 68 Grassroots Organizations:
"Right after the earthquake, the internationals took advantage of our momentary state of helplessness to occupy the political space. Today, the Haitian people are engaged in an all out struggle to reclaim that space and to exercise their right to vote. The very ones who hijacked the reconstruction money want to prevent the people from choosing their government, in a wide scale conspiracy to continue the looting of the country’s resources... The Haitian people…are in a fight for their very existence. We say NO, WE WILL NOT OBEY ILLEGITIMATE OFFICIALS... Today, confronted by the danger presented by local and international colonialists, the Haitian people have started a RESISTANCE FOR EXISTENCE movement. We ask for people to people solidarity from everywhere on the planet."
“Nou Pap Obeyi” is a powerful slogan for all as we approach the new and challenging years ahead. Stand with the people of Haiti and their resistance to this electoral coup - we all owe Haiti a great debt beginning with their 1804 revolution that defeated the powerful French army of Napoleon and led the way for the ending of slavery in the Americas.
What you can do:
· Circulate this information, not covered by corporate media, to your friends and networks
· Contact US officials to protest US complicity in voter suppression and fraud, and to urge the US not to recognize this fraudulently-elected leader of Haiti
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