>From: "Joseph Wanzala" <jwanzala at hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
>To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
>Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] some contrary thoughts on Haiti
>Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2004 23:32:20 -0800
>
>While i share everybody's concern about Haiti and the obvious regional
>power play by the US, it is a little unseemly for the likes of Charles
>Rangel who typifies hypocrisy of the Democratic Party especially when it
>comes to foreign policy. Rangel will denounce Bush for going into Iraq, and
>now Haiti without UN approval yet he suppored US military involvement in
>Bosnia and Kosovo without UN authorization. Also, without being ungrateful
>for the assistance they appear to be providing against the devilish actions
>of the Bush admin, I am rather unimpressed by the cast of characters who
>have shown up as Aristides main supporter's club. Aside from Hazel Ross
>Robinson, Aristide also engaged the services of the illustrious patton
>Patton Boggs PR/Law Firm, well known for the fake incubator story in kUwait
>that provided the requisite indignation to lubricate public opinion prior
>to the 1990 bombing of Iraq. It is a little odd, to me, that many of
>Aristides spokes-people Hazel Ross-Robinson, wife of Randall Robinson, has
>been on Aristides payroll. of course, somebody has got to do it, I supposem
>but the it is strange that people who lurk in the sinister world of law and
>PR firms representing the interests of invariably unserving foreign
>countries in Washinton should be welcomed uncritically as champions of
>freedom on Pacifica radio. Ronald Dellums, who has also featured in the
>unfolding drama has also been on Aristides payroll as a lobbyist for Haiti
>in DC. Not to be outdone, Jesse Jackson was also in on the action and of
>course Maxine Waters and Danny Glover - by far the most sincere of the lot.
>I do not doubt the sincerity of these people as far as the issue in Haiti
>goes, but I do find it odd that these voices are suddenly very loud on this
>issue when other instances of inconsistent US foreign policy do not receive
>as much attention nor did KPFA/Pacifica at any point do crisis coverage of
>say the still unfolding crisis in the Congo over the last decade. Of course
>KPFA Flashpoints will do what it can and cannot be everywhere, but there
>are some assymetries to this whole Haiti business that I think are worth
>pointing out. Finally, the picture would be incomplete without turning the
>issue into yet more ammo for the barren 'Anybody But Bush' armory, even
>Kevin Pena was singing the praises of John Kerry all the way from Haiti.
>Finally, I thought it was a little odd that Kevin Pena would take the
>trouble to single out Max Blanchet and Larry
>'don't-leave-your-brain-at-the-door' Bensky as agents of ignominy on
>Flashpoints today.
>
>Joe W.
>
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