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Today on Flashpoints:
Is the US actively participating in the destabilization of
the duly-elected government of Haiti, which could lead to
a bloodbath? And Distorted Morality, a brand new AK Press
DVD featuring Noam Chomsky on the endless US war on Terror;
5:01 PM PST
The Truth About Haiti: Congresswoman Maxine Waters, interviewed
live on the phone by Dennis, describes what she saw on her
second 2004 trip to Haiti, from which she returned on Tuesday.
"It is my belief that Andre Apaid [opposition leader
of the US-funded Group of 184] is attempting to instigate
a bloodbath in Haiti and then blame the [Aristide] Government
for the resulting disaster in the belief that the United States
will aid the so-called protesters." - Congresswoman
Waters
The AP and most US media have ignored Aristide's press conferences
where he pleads with opposition leaders to end the violence
and start negotiations (agreeable to all but Apaid), and instead
accuse Aristide of human rights violations and corruption,
which the Congresswoman call "absolutely a lie!"
In fact when pressed for details the critics are unable to
support the accusations.
The media distortions are believed to be part of a US-sponsored
program of destabilization aimed at Haiti, Venezuela and Cuba.
Congresswoman Waters said "...I'm charging my own Government
with undermining President Aristide in the same way they undermined
Chavez in Venezuela, and the same way they are undermining
Castro in Cuba. I believe that this gang that is in the White
House have decided that they want to get rid of all these
leaders in this hemisphere who do not do their [the Administration's]
bidding..."
We must all
urge our leaders to support the democratically-elected
Haiti government, call for an end to the violence, and demand
that Andre Arpaid stop disruption and begin to resolve the
situation. Dennis also speaks with Flashpoints Special Correspondent
Kevin Pina, and international human rights lawyer Brian Concannon
with the Bureau des Avocats Internationaux in Port Au Prince.
Many believe the motives of the opposition have grown from
Aristide's demobilization of the Haitian army, long the tool
of repression employed by the Haitian elite and whose former
officers remain the backbone of the opposition parties. More
background at HaitiAction.net
or the Council
on Hemispheric Affairs, and more of Congresswoman Waters'
remarks,
or recent history in this 1999 report from thirdworldtraveler.org
5:34 PM PST
Distorted Morality: A lecture segment from the DVD. Noam
Chomsky, scholar, founder of the modern science of linguistics,
philosopher, political and social analyst, author, and media
critic, is shown in two fascinating, post 9/11 lectures, in
which he presents the idea that the idea of a war on terror
is a logical impossibility. The first lecture was given at
Harvard University JFK School of Government. The second was
held at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where Chomsky
has been a professor for over forty years. Distorted Morality
is a crucial document for anyone struggling for a stronger
grasp of the post 9/11 world.
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