Turning Tail…
Ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide claims he ”did not resign” and was ”kidnapped” by U.S. diplomatic and military officials, U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters told The Herald on Monday.
I think this is just his way of trying to save face.
”The world must know it was a coup,” Waters quoted Aristide as saying. “That I was kidnapped. That I was forced out. That’s what happened. I did not resign. I did not go willingly. I was forced to go.”
Yeah… I am sure he was “forced to go”. It’s amazing how the story changes when you feel secure that you are not in imminent danger any longer.
Other U.S. officials said they ”facilitated” Aristide’s departure by arranging for a secure airplane and finding a country that would accept him. They said Aristide realized that his shaky hold on power — and his own safety — was threatened.
”For Aristide, it was coming down to leaving on a Lear jet or in a body bag,” one participant, requesting anonymity, told The Herald.
Imagine his surprise when he looked out his window and saw rebel fighters sitting in his front lawn. I bet he was on that jet before his feet ever hit the ground. Yeah, he was kidnapped alright… By his own fears.
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