Haiti Dossier posted by Richard Seymour

A collection of articles written about the crisis in Haiti since the multilateral overthrow of democratically elected president Aristide.

Haiti is Being Murdered.
How Bush and Chirac kissed and made up to deprive Haitians of their elected government.

The Humanitarian Coup and its aftermath.
The lies used to overthrow Aristide, and the death squad merchants they brought in to replace him.

In General Terms...
How the Guardian edited an expert opinion piece to turn Aristide - a non-military leader who disbanded the Haitian army for its crimes - into a "General".

Multilateral murder.
They did it by the book: they got the UN involved and avoided unilateralism. And they unleashed a wave of terror redolent of the death squad reign of the early 1990s.

Haiti: "a hurricane of violence".
More terror on the streets of Haiti.

Haiti: the torture continues.
Child slave labour, murder, exonerating genocidaires, imprisoning and trying democratic representatives.

Populism and Haiti.
One the one hand, Aristide is vilified as a demagogue, and on the other as a stuck-up blueblood. Aristide the "populist" & Lavalas "gangs". Conversely, Aristide the "General"; Aristide, the leader who used a chauffeur; Aristide, who worse suits...

Haiti: the genocidaires they put in power.
The new regime of genocidaires and sweat-shop owners locks up reporters.

Multilateral murder.
A new UN head arrives to continue the slaughter.

Readying the cataclysm.
The assassination of Emmanuel Wilme (described inevitably as a "gang leader") foreshadows further atrocities.

Haiti: the mildest hint of criticism...
Amnesty International finds a tongue with which to denounce UN atrocities in Haiti.

ITN: Filthy scumbags.
How ITN lied and lied and lied in the most despicable racist fashion about Haiti.

Deadly Haiti Clash: UN 'peacekeepers' fire on protesters.
Those further atrocities.

I Heart Democracy.
Attempts to rig the Haitian elections.

Haiti's election: a case of fast-editing.
More on the attempt to deny victory to Rene Preval.

Here is the news.
Aristide inexplicably overthrown, "gangs" just endlessly marauding, factories [sweatshops] closing down, voters strangely convinced that they are being duped: how did it all happen?

Beyond Chutzpah.
Media attempts to blame Haiti violence on the exiled Aristide.

Haiti: UN, occupiers rape and murder thousands.