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NOTAS E CITAÇÕES NOS IDIOMAS ORIGINAIS
ternational Development (USAID) to organize numerous political training sessions
in the Dominican Republic and Miami for some 600 Haitian leaders. Though IRI’s
work is supposed to be nonpartisan [...] a former U.S. diplomat says organizers of
the workshops selected only opponents of Aristide and attempted to mold them into
a political force. […] The trainings were run by IRI’s Haiti program officer, Stanley
Lucas, the scion of a powerful Haitian family with long-standing animosity toward
Aristide”
113 “The International Republican Institute is one of several prominent non-
profit groups that receive federal funds to help countries develop the mechanisms
of democracy, like campaigning and election monitoring. [...] The institute, which
works in more than 60 countries, has seen its federal financing nearly triple in three
years, from $26 million in 2003 to $75 million in 2005. […] These groups walk a fine
line. Under federal guidelines, they are supposed to nurture democracy in a nonpar-
tisan way, lest they be accused of meddling in the affairs of sovereign nations. But in
Haiti, according to diplomats, Mr. Lucas actively worked against President Aristide.”
114 “[...] Haiti had its first free election, and to the surprise and shock of Wash-
ington […] the organized public in the slums and hills elected Jean-Bertrand Aris-
tide, a popular priest committed to liberation theology. The United State s at once
moved to undermine the elected government and, after the military coup that over-
threw it a few months later, lent substantial support to the vicious military junta and
its elite supporters who took power. Trade with Haiti was increased, in violation
of intemational sanctions, and increased further under President Clinton, who also
authorized the Texaco oil company to supply the murderous rulers, in defiance of
his own directives.. [...] in 2004, the two traditional torturers of Haiti, France and
the United States, joined by Canada, forcefully intervened once more, kidnapped
President Aristide (who had been elected again), and shipped him off to central Af-
rica. Aristide and his party were then effectively barred from the farcical 2010-11
elections[...]”
115 “U.S. officials — most notably then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton —
played an important role in preventing Zelaya’s return to office and the junta consol-
idating its power in the face of massive nonviolent protests”
116 a military coup in Hondu-ras that Obama almost alone legitimized, which
created one of the worst horror chambers in the region.
117 Zelaya […] is a throwback to an earlier Central American era, almost a cari-
cature of a land-owner & caudillo […]. In the period May-June 2006, Zelaya pressed
me hard to obtain President Bush,s approval of his plan to join PetroCaribe. [...]
There also exists a sinister Zelaya, surrounded by a few close advisors with ties to
both Venezuela and Cuba and organized crime. [...] Zelaya [...] is not a friend. His
views are shaped not by ideology or personal ambitions but by an old-fashioned na-
tionalism where he holds the United States accountable for Honduras, current state
of poverty and dependency. […] While Zelaya was open to our point of view of the
selection of key members of his Cabinet, he was absolutely closed to listening to us
on his appointment of his Ambassador to the OAS and [...] to the UN. The Honduran
voting record in the UN in terms of coincidence with US positions is at the lowest
point in decades. […] We will need [...] to continue to engage Zelaya whenever we
can in order to minimize damage and to protect our core interests. [...] we will need
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