Summary
In his Op-Ed column about Haiti ("A false picture of Aristide," Feb.13), Lorne Craner discredits a New York Times article by Walt Bogdanich that he says charges officials of the Bush administration with conniving with the International Republican Institute to undermine democracy in Haiti as well as consorting with rebels who overthrew President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. He vehemently defends the IRI while vilifying Mr. Aristide. Mr. Craner paints a pretty picture of the United States and the IRI as benevolent entities whose main objective is democracy and political stability for all the nations of the world. Unfortunately, this is not the reality. The truth is that the United States has always meddled in Haitian politics - overtly and covertly - for its own interests and to the detriment of the Haitian people.
Mr. Craner even discredits complaints of the U.S. ambassador, Dean Curran, who said that "the United States spoke with two sometimes contradictory voices [which] made efforts to foster political peace 'immeasurably more difficult.' " What would motivate Mr. Curran to question U.S. actions in Haiti? Perhaps truth and real commitment to the democratic process.See the full content of this document
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In Haiti, Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Furthermore, Mr. Craner states, "For the reasons [two earlier New York Tim...
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