The Haiti Situation: An Interview With Jean-Bertrand Aristide

Interview of Jean-Bertrand Aristide With Nicolas Rossier, Z Magazine. “The Haitian people who are moving from misery to poverty with dignity should continue to move straight towards that goal. If we lose our dignity we lose everything.” J.-B. Aristide

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Should We Care About the Return of Haiti’s Idiot Son, Jean-Claude Duvalier?

By Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. Haiti got its idiot son Jean-Claude Duvalier in 1972. He was never elected president: not even by a fraudulent count. He was inaugurated “President for Life” one year after the death of his father François Duvalier. This event was feted by the international community with the return of aid to Haiti after a decade’s hiatus.

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Haiti is Proof of the Failure of International Assistance | Haïti est la preuve de l’échec de l’aide internationale

Ricardo Seitenfus Interview With Arnaud Robert, Le Temps | Commentary and translation by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. Departing Brazilian representative to the OAS, Ricardo Seitenfus, speaks his mind about the UN and NGO presence in Haiti. (English | French)

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Interview With President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, by Nicolas Rossier

Interview of President Aristide with Nicolas Rossier. “When we say democracy we have to mean what we say.” Jean-Bertrand Aristide, during his forced exile in South Africa.

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Haiti: A New U.S. Occupation Disguised as Disaster Relief?

By Arun Gupta, Z Magazine. Official denials aside, the United States has embarked on a new military occupation of Haiti thinly cloaked as disaster relief.

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Exporting Misery to Haiti: How Pigs, Rice and US Policy Undermined the Haitian Economy

By James Ridgeway, Reader Supported News | Haiti Chery “Since the 1980s, in particular, the United States has helped turn a nation of low-tech subsistence farmers into a dumping ground for American agribusiness.”

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