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Haiti and America Latina: it is as it always was

The Bush administration's forced removal of democratically elected Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide, while a power-sharing deal with his political opposition was being brokered in 2004, resulted in the country's expulsion from the Caribbean Community and was condemned by the African Union. The installation of the US-backed replacement government of Gerard Latortue has resulted in the rape, torture and false imprisonment of thousands of ordinary Haitians. The only Latin American country to condemn the US's action in Haiti, however, has been Venezuela. Other countries and organisations like the Organization of American States (OAS) have been bought over with a massive programme of civilian and military funding by the US.

Key Words: African Union • CARICOM • covert action • Jean-Bertrand Aristide • Organization of American States • Port-au-Prince • UN • US military

Race & Class, Vol. 49, No. 2, 100-108 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/03063968070490020605


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