Populism, Conservatism, and Civil Society in Haiti By Beth Sims | April 1992, reprinted March 2004
(Editor's Note: In the name of supporting democracy and freedom, U.S. political aid programs have routinely subverted democratic transitions and national sovereignty. In his January 2004 State of the Union Address, President George W. Bush called for the doubling of the budget of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED). In Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, to name just a few of the countries where NED and its associated organizations have been active, NED--together with the democratization program of the U.S. Agency for International Development--has subverted, not promoted, democracy. The IRC reproduces this report, which was written in 1992 about programs initiated during the Bush senior administration, as part of the IRC's effort to provide greater understanding about the way internal political processes in Haiti have long been tied to political, economic, and military aid programs of the U.S. government.)
http://rightweb.irc-online.org/analysis/2004/0403ned-haiti.php
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