Det första gäller bakgrunden till USA:s bslut att kidnappa och föra bort Aristide till Centralafrikanska Republiken. USA var oerhört väl medvetet om att motståndet till kuppen ökade, såväl i Karibien som i Afrika. Haitiaction.com skriver:
Thousands of Aristide supporters in Port-au-Prince responded to the growing threat by building barricades and blocking all entrances to the city. Popular organizations mobilized to defend the government and resist any military invasion. At CARICOM’s request, a plane from South Africa headed for Port-au-Prince, carrying weapons for the beleaguered Haitian police. With resistance rising and international support on its way, the U.S. decided to take matters into its own hands.
On the night of February 28, US armed forces took over key sites in Port-au- Prince, including the Presidential Palace and the airport. U.S. military operatives then entered President Aristide’s home and threatened that he, his family, and thousands of others would be killed if he didn’t leave the country immediately. Against his will, the President was taken to the airport, put on a plane and eventually placed under virtual house arrest in the Central African Republic. With the U.S. military in control of Port-au-Prince, the terrorist leaders could now enter. The New York Times reported that as Chamblain rode through Port-au-Prince, he leaned from the window of his truck and called out, "We are grateful to the United States." Within hours, his military forces were murdering Lavalas supporters in the capital.
As a result of intense pressure from Caribbean nations and the Congressional Black Caucus, President Aristide was able to fly to Jamaica where he received temporary asylum. United States officials have made it clear, however, that they want Aristide out of the hemisphere, away from the people of Haiti. These events have a clear parallel in Haitian history. In 1802, French colonial authorities kidnapped Toussaint L’Ouverture and imprisoned him in France. Convinced that Toussaint’s presence in or near Haiti would spur further rebellion, General LeClerc, the French military leader and brother-in-law of Napoleon, wrote "You cannot hold Toussaint far enough from the ocean or put him in a prison that is too strong." Now, on the 200th anniversary of Haitian independence, history has repeated itself.
USA:s stöd i form av vapen, träning och avlöning av "rebellerna" i
Dominikanska Republiken är välkänt. Här kan det vara värt att påminna om att
de räder som dessa genomförde med början år 2001 in i Haiti var rena
terroristattacker (se länk nedan). Ett av många exempel var attacken mot
en damm tillhörande ett vattenkraftverk och de brutala kidnappningarna av
biståndsarbetare tillhörande Partners in Health. Hatiaction.com skriver:
