What Bill Clinton Said Equals What He Did Not Say !

In Haiti, to indicate that someone's comment is meaningless, one would respond "what you've just said is equivalent to what you have not said". Well, in essence, this is my reading of this whole Bill Clinton statement thing.


While Clinton and Ban Ki Moon were in Haiti (March 2009), there was a large Lavalas demonstration organized to make it evident that the vast majority of Haitians disagree with the forced exile of former President Aristide. Several thousands took to the streets.

http://www.haitiaction.net/News/HA/3_12_9/3_12_9.html

The Preval-Pierre-Louis government apparently managed the Clinton-Ki Moon itinerary in such a way to avoid either of them nor Préval himself from having to address the crowd’s direct, highly visible (unmistakable) and persistent demand. Deceitful information was given to the demonstrators about the whereabouts of the delegation.

There is a statement made by Clinton that the pro-coup side is stretching to suggest that he endorses that Aristide remains in exile (see http://www.radiokiskeya.com/spip.php?article5741 ).

In reality, Clinton did not address the issue at all. He said “I must tell you that your future can be better than your past.” This web link discusses how that statement has been interpreted in many different ways and generated much debate.

Quote:

“For some, for instance, Haitian lawyer Samuel Madistin, “The future can be better than the past” is a “clear sign” that the new democratic administration would not dwell on the eventual return of Jean-Bertrand Aristide, who would be considered as “the past” to which Clinton referred. For others, such as one of the organizers of the pro-Lavalas party demonstration, René Civil, the statement should be interpreted in a positive light, asserting that the future is tied to Aristide’s return. When he returns, he added, “There will be a wind of change blowing over the country and this will open a new era of cooperation between Haiti and the international community.”

http://repeatingislands.wordpress.com/2009/03/12/news-us-delegation-to-haiti-sparks-debate/

The truth of the matter is, Bill Clinton did not say anything of the sort as he did not have to anyhow.


My take on all of this: Much a do about nothing!


Clinton or Ban Ki Moon going on a celebrity tour of Haiti is nothing new. We’ve seen Clinton go to Africa, months after he blew up a pharmacy with hundreds of Africans and then claim to be suddenly so concerned with the welfare of Africans that he wants to make African Renaissance a conerstone of his life struggle. Political games are being played and Haitian poverty is being pimped – the “Tarzan narrative” is once again at play.

By the way, I stumbled upon a book titled “Desire for Development: Whiteness, gender and the helping imperative” by Babara Heron which deals with this matter in great detail. It would help many of us make better sense of these Clinton, Bono, Tarzan initiatives and why they are not really about improving lives of impoverished peoples as they are about colonial continuities – “stabilizing” the status quo. Barbara Heron is a former student of Sherene Razack (U of T “Black Threats and White Knights.). http://www.wlu.ca/press/Catalog/heron.shtml

Unfortunately, there are still many Haitians, tragically some of them self-identify as “leaders” of Lavalas who find it normal to rely on Santa Clauss (Bill Clinton et al.) to change the situation, including the end of political exile in U.N. occupied Haiti. To me, this kind of day-dreaming is downright irresponsible. Bill Clinton. Ban Ki Moon and all the Hollywood stars have no stake in Haiti. It is not up to them to decide whether, if or when Haitians get our act together or whether, when and if Jean-Bertrand Aristide returns to Haiti. These decisions are ours and ours alone to make. The required change will happen as we make these decisions, without hesitating or consulting folks who ought to have no say in these matters.


Jafrikayiti
«Depi nan Ginen bon nèg ap ede nèg!»
(Brotherhood is as ancient as Mother Africa)
(L'entraide fraternelle date du temps où, tous, nous fûmes encore dans les entrailles de l'Afrique-mère)
http://www.jafrikayiti.com
http://www.godisnotwhite.com

Se pa yon jwèt timoun ki ta p fèt.
10.000 moun pran lari pou yo fè pase revandikasyon.
Lè yo fè wout krochi pou vizitè yo pa wè foul la, eske yo pa konprann ke wè pa wè, ya p konnen tout sak te pase?

Si noumenm, lan diaspora a, nou tande e wè, mesye sayo ak tout yon sistèm enteliijans ak laprès pa pran nouvèl lan?

Se komsi gouvenman an ta wete tout pòv lan lari a pou fè moun konprann peyi a pa lan mizè.

Ki mele moun ak sa Klinton ta di lan volonte pèp la.

Jaf,

Merci pour l'article.

Je ne vais pas etre long mais je vais seulement essayer de commenter les commentaires de Sasaye.

Hillary avait obtenu plus de votes populaires qu'Obama mais elle n'avait pas pu gagner la nommination. En d'autres termes, Clinton a appris à faire la différence entre la volonté du peuple et les protocoles ou accords politiques.

Tout cela est juste pour dire que la manifestation Lavalas de plus de 10,000 personnes présentes à l'aéroport Francois Duvalier pour accueillir Clinton et le Chef de l'ONU ne pourrait rien changer en ce qui est le plan, ou plus précisement le retour de Titid en Haiti.

Dans la démocratie, on écoute la voix du peuple mais on ne va pas les prendre en considération pour autant. L'exemple de Titid qui est parti en exil avec une popularité de plus de 80% dans le pays et le cas d'Hillary lors des primaires sont des exemples probants.

Although I agree to a certain extent to Jaf's opinion.However it would be irresponsible to minimize Bill Clinton's declaration.Was he polite toward his host?Did we misinterpret his words?It is not the first time that Bill Clinton makes these ambiguous statements.

As Jaf said :what Bill Clinton says or he did not say should not matter so much in the internal affairs of an independant and sovereign country.Because we depend so much on the international community's help this is why so many people think they have the right to dictate our policies.

We write a Constitution but we ignore it whenever our interests are in jeopardy.How in this condition can we expect to have stability in the country where the rights of the majority are ignored?Do we need Bill Clinton to tell us who can live in haiti and who can not?We keep repeating that we want to live in a state of laws and justice,but it is the government itself which disregards the laws of the land.

Jaf said: Unfortunately, there are still many Haitians, tragically some of them self-identify as “leaders” of Lavalas who find it normal to rely on Santa Clauss (Bill Clinton et al.) to change the situation, including the end of political exile in U.N. occupied Haiti. To me, this kind of day-dreaming is downright irresponsible.

In 1994, Bill Clinton was Santa Claus, because he was the president of the United States, and Aristide was in exile in Washington, DC. He had the power at that time to send President Aristide back to Haiti accompanied with 20,000 Marines.

In 2009, the scenery has changed. Bill Clinton is no longer president; Aristide was sent to South Africa by an international coalition, and not by a military coup. Aristide as a Haitian citizen may go back to his country as he wishes.

Jaf said: Bill Clinton. Ban Ki Moon and all the Hollywood stars have no stake in Haiti. It is not up to them to decide whether, if or when Haitians get our act together or whether, when and if Jean-Bertrand Aristide returns to Haiti.

Exactly!! So what is the point?

Jaf said: These decisions are ours and ours alone to make. The required change will happen as we make these decisions, without hesitating or consulting folks who ought to have no say in these matters.

Yes Haitians people and Aristide could take these decisions, but for these decisions to come to reality, the Haitians people need to be united behind this return. Right now we as a nation are polarized.

Nou kap pran tout desizyon nou vle!! men fok nou fe desizyon sa yo vinn realite!!
Realite a konnyen la se ke chef l'ONU vinn lakay nou pou we kijan aktivite yo ye.
Se yo ki chef!!
Tou otan ke sa pa chanje, desizyon nou yo pap jamb konkretize.
Se ap toujou pale anpil mete la!!
Revelasyon

Jaf saki pase la o mwen yon ti tradiksyon pou saki pa gen lang yo vire an bak. Mezanmiro mwen konstate non peyi m nan gwo echanj an angle, ki ta dwe konsènen m poutan nou flanke m sou kote. Ki koze sa bann anglofonn yo ap voye monte nan lang kinan yo pou joure manman saki pa gen lizaj.

Rico a écrit:Jaf saki pase la o mwen yon ti tradiksyon pou saki pa gen lang yo vire an bak. Mezanmiro mwen konstate non peyi m nan gwo echanj an angle, ki ta dwe konsènen m poutan nou flanke m sou kote. Ki koze sa bann anglofonn yo ap voye monte nan lang kinan yo pou joure manman saki pa gen lizaj.

Rico,

Fè menm jan ak mwen. Si ou pa anvi reponn an anglè, reponn an fransè ou kreyol e nomaleman pa gen moun ki dwe di ou anyen. Se sa mwen fè nan atik sa a.

Thunder,

Ne trouvez-vous pas que Bill Clinton est iimpoli envers ses hotes qui l'applaudissaient chaudement?

Thunder a écrit:Si genyen yon bagay ke misye te di, mwen pa okouran, mete enfòmasyon an la pou mwen anvan ke mwen pwononse m. M ap avwe w ke mwen pat swiv dosye sa two pre paske Mwen te okipe anpil.

Thunder,

Plus de 10 milles personnes s'étaient déplacés pour aller accueilir Bill Clinton à l'aéroport Francois Duvalier.

Lisez ce qu'il leur a craché au visage:

Votre futur peut être meilleur que votre passé

colocolo a écrit:

Rico a écrit:Jaf saki pase la o mwen yon ti tradiksyon pou saki pa gen lang yo vire an bak. Mezanmiro mwen konstate non peyi m nan gwo echanj an angle, ki ta dwe konsènen m poutan nou flanke m sou kote. Ki koze sa bann anglofonn yo ap voye monte nan lang kinan yo pou joure manman saki pa gen lizaj.

Rico,

Fè menm jan ak mwen. Si ou pa anvi reponn an anglè, reponn an fransè ou kreyol e nomaleman pa gen moun ki dwe di ou anyen. Se sa mwen fè nan atik sa a.

Thunder,

Ne trouvez-vous pas que Bill Clinton est iimpoli envers ses hotes qui l'applaudissaient chaudement?

COLOCOLO,
RAPELW AN 2003,NA KARIBE CONVENTION CENTER,ANCIEN ANBASADE BRIAN DEAN CURREN TE FE YON DISKOU DADIUE KOTE LI TAP MANKE ELIT LA DEGA.LI TRETE YO DE MOUN KI PA GEN PESONALITE KA TYEKE AK DILE DWOG.SA W KONNEN ELIT LA FE?A CHAK FWA DIPLOMAT LA TE PALE,YO KANPE AP BAT BRAVO.SE PA preMYE FWA YAP FE SA.

Colo, Si w wè ke Clinton ta derespekte Ayisyen, konnen se pa jodi a ke l ap fè sa. Di m kisa w panse de atik sa a.


Luxuriating in the cheers of thousands of Haitians, the praise of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and the crisp salutes of soldiers from a score of nations, President Clinton today handed over the responsibility for the security of Haiti from American troops to a United Nations peacekeeping force.

Saying the restoration of Mr. Aristide to power after an American military intervention last fall represented "the triumph of freedom over fear," Mr. Clinton promised the United States would continue to support efforts to establish democracy here. But he also made it clear that Haitians must bear the primary burden of building a just and prosperous society.
"The tasks ahead will not be easy," he told a crowd that had begun gathering at dawn in the main square in front of the National Palace. They had amused themselves during a long wait under a blazing tropical sun by singing, dancing and donning free T-shirts emblazoned with images of Mr. Clinton and Mr. Aristide.
"You must work hard; you must have patience; you must move forward together with tolerance, openness and cooperation."

Mr. Clinton's arrival in Haiti came barely six months after more than 20,000 American troops landed here and brought an end to three years of military dictatorship. Beginning Saturday, Haiti's security will be guaranteed by 6,900 soldiers and police officers from more than 30 countries, including the United States, Bangladesh, Canada, Nepal, the Netherlands and Pakistan.

The warm, festive atmosphere stood in sharp contrast to the violence and political tension that dominated the days preceding Mr. Clinton's arrival. On Tuesday, a prominent opponent of Mr. Aristide, Mireille Durocher Bertin, was killed by three gunmen as she drove her car down a busy main street here.
Shortly afterward, American officials disclosed that they had warned Mr. Aristide last week both of a plot to kill Ms. Durocher Bertin and of the possible involvement of his Interior Minister, Gen. Mondesir Beaubrun. The issue threatened to derail the visit and make a mockery of Mr. Clinton's assertion that American troops have established a "safe and stable environment" here.

During a ceremony at the National Palace this morning, however, Mr. Clinton and Mr. Aristide were full of compliments for each other. Mr. Clinton, who towered over the slight Haitian leader when they stood side by side behind a bulletproof screen, called Mr. Aristide a man of "tremendous courage" whose "strength in the face of great challenge reflects the unbreakable will of the Haitian people."
"We respect him as the President you elected freely and fairly, and for his leadership of all Haitians since his return," Mr. Clinton said.
In his remarks, Mr. Aristide, turning to the preaching style he used as a Roman Catholic priest, led the crowd in a call-and-response chant that thanked the American President for sending troops here and ending three years of repression. "Has President Clinton been good to us?" he asked in Creole, to which the cheering multitude responded with a fervent "Oui!"
It was "thanks to the nonviolent resistance of the Haitian people and to you," he told Mr. Clinton, that "on Sept. 19 Haiti moved from death to life." The American presence here, he said, "has forged a tunnel of hope through the mountains of suffering" and made Haitians eager to offer the American President "the warmth of the light of a welcome never before seen."...

...In his speech accepting the peacekeeping mission, the United Nations Secretary General, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, struck much the same tone that Mr. Clinton had earlier in the day. "The people of Haiti must maintain their commitment to rebuild their nation," he said, adding that "continued cooperation will bring later achievements."

Rico di: Jaf saki pase la o mwen yon ti tradiksyon pou saki pa gen lang yo vire an bak. Mezanmiro mwen konstate non peyi m nan gwo echanj an angle, ki ta dwekonsènen m poutan nou flanke m sou kote. Ki koze sa bann anglofonn yo ap voye monte nan lang kinan yo pou joure manman saki pa gen lizaj.

Rico, w te met plonje je femen nan deba yo san intimidation. Nou pa gen pretansyon korije grame peson ni lang peson!

we are a jack-of-all-languages but master of none? Nou beke nan tout lang, men nou pa metrize oken ladan yo!

Nou pa Shakespeare, ni Cervantes, ni Voltaire, ni Alcibiad, sependan nouvel gaye nan tout lang e fok nou pale tet kale!!

Thunder, mesi pou referans an angle yo! Sa montre ke se pa bagay ke w fabrike men dokiman ki gen bon sipo ak referans.

Kenbe la mon fre

Revelasyon

Revelation,

Se nan jan de sitiyasyon sa yo pou w demaske moun ki di ke se Ayiti y ap defann yo. Kote tout "nasyonalis 29 Fevriye 2004" yo ? ...tout sa ki t ap rele Clinton "trèt", "derespektan", mo Clinton pa vo lapènn elatriye...?

Pa genyen youn ki pase palto nasyonalis yo sou do yo pou vinn "defann" Ayiti nan atik sa a.

Kòm dabitid, m ap tann yo pi devan.

mwen te vote pou Bill Clinton men mwen te dakor pou yo te impeach li tou kan li te kondwi tet li an delenkan.mwen te apwouve et aplodi intervantyon li te fè an ayiti byen ke mwen pat dakor ak anbago a.mwen ap toujou aplodi tout sa tout moun fè ki bon men map kondane sa ke yo fè ki pa bon tou.se konsa mwen te kritike Aristide plisyè fwa pou abi dotorité.

mwen pa kritike Clinton pou sa li di ya paske nou ka ba li yon enterpretatyon ke li pa genyen ;mwen di si sa Gnbist yo vlè fè li di se sa li te di vre e byen mwen di ke li depase wol li.paske se pa dwa l pou l di ki ayisyen ki ka viv lakay yo tankou pa genyen oken ayisyen ki ka di ki ameriken ki ka viv ou paka viv lakay yo.Kanta pou dwa tout ayisyen pou yo viv lakay yo si yo vle map defann li jiska la mor.e mwen pa kwè non pli ke se sa Bill clinton te di a mwens ke heart attack la fuck up jijman li.

Wi, men genyen yon detay ke w manke. Si li gen "dwa" pou l te di ki moun ki "gen dwa" pa rete deyò peyi a, otomatikman sa vle di tou ke li ka di ki moun ki dwe rete deyò tou.

Wou pa ka dakò pou li pran "dwa" sa yon lè, epi kritike l lè li pran menm "dwa" sa yon lòt fwa.

Sa vle di, wou pa ka te dakò ak awogans lan an an 1994, epi pou w kritike menm awogans sa a an 2009.

Lojik bosi sa pa kenbe se pa paske ou te sove m yon fwa ki fè ou genyen dwa touye m lè w vle.jistis pas base sou volonte yon moun.martin Luther king di :l'injustice contre un homme ou une femme est l'injustice contre tous les hommes et toutes les femmes.Esek w ta dakor pou Bill clinton di ke w pa genyen dwa viv nan peyi w?koulyè ya se mwen ki ap mande w pou reponn mwen san si, mais, et.

Tout awogans, se awogans. kit se lè li te mennen misye tounen pa lafòs, kit se lè li ta di ke mouche sa a se lepase.

M ap repete w li ankò : depi w te dakò ke Blan an te foure bouch nan koze Ayiti an 1994, wou pa genyen otorite moral pou w di l alo lavoum an 2009.

Alò, se wou sèlman ki jije kisa ke blan an fè ki bon ak sa li fè ki mal ?

Bon genyen yon pwogram ke yap pase nan televisyon koulyè ya ki rele :"What would you do"Kote yap montre se devwa tout sitoyen pou pote yon moun ki an danje sekou.men sa pa vle di paske ou te sove moun saa yon fwa ke w genyen dwa fè l mal apre.

ranvèsman Aristide pa la fos se te yon zak kondanab e ki te menase stabilite non selman Eta zuni ak boat people yo men tout rejyon an .se dwa tout moun pou arete asasen ki ap touye inosan san rezon kelke swa kote yo ye. mwen repwoche Bill clinton pou sa ke li te kite pase o Rwanda a.eske se pou li te kite nou touye tout pep ayisyen an poul te respekte souverainete d'haiti?

Kesyon sa a senplis anpil, nenpòt moun ka mande menm kesyon sa a pou epòk 2000-2004. Alò paske 2GFL akapare l de yon pouvwa nan seleksyon chanpwèl, fòk yo ta fini touye tout moun ak vòlò tout sa ki rete nan peyi a nan non estabilite politik ?

a) Si repons lan se "WI" ebyen agiman w lan kokobe sou beki.

b) Si repons lan se "NON" ebyen mete kò w sou kote e kite moun ki genyen grenn mete bon jan kout fizi nan lenn sanzave ak malpouwont.

Pawol tafya. Se sèl nan "lojik" GNBis yon moun ka konpare aksyon legal (yon prezidan lejitim ki retounen opouvwa) ak yon aksyon ilegal (ekzil).

Nou pa p pèdi tan pale anpil, paske gwo manman popilasyon Ayisyen an (ki se sèl granmoun ki gen dwa pote jijman sou kesyon sa yo) toujou klè sou pozisyon li. Si se GNBis li te vle mete opouvwa, li pa ta bezwen monte Otel Montana, an fevriye 2006. Li ta mete bofrè Apaid la chita nan palè a pou li fè sa blan parèy li bezwen fè ak peyi a. Men, kom gen nèg ki byen devwe pou yo fè vye dyob la pou blan yo, jounen jodia malerezman pèp Ayisyen kontinye ap sibi konsekans yon eleksyon "qui perd gagne" kote tout parese ki te fè mwayèn 007% yo gen plis pouvwa ke si yo te genyen eleksyon an.

Jodi a, blan an mande anraje li bezwen Fanmi Lavalas patisipe nan eleksyon pou salopri l ap oganize a ka parèt serye. Se domaj anpil zonbi pral ba yo posiblite griyen dan sou yo.

Yon jou nou va genyen Ayisyen ki pran tèt yo oserye ki aprann reponn fos k ap frape n tout tan. Men, se pa nan jenerasyon sa a. Gen plis travay ki merite fèt anvan nou rive la. Travay n ap travay!

Jaf

se nan tet w selman ke w ka konpare sa ki te pase ent 2000 e 2004 ak sak te pase ant 1991-1994.konbyen ayisyen ki te mouri ant dernye epok sa yo?de ki lakyel de elketyon chanpwel wap pale ya, kominote internatyonal la pat ratifye elektyon an malgre kek iregularite ke yo di ki te genyen ke Airsitde te dakor poul korije ,men paske patwon nou te di nou non ,nou te pito fout peyi ya nan tyouboum.map repete l ankor pouki sa latortue pat jije Aristide pa koutumas pou vol e krim pandan 2 zan nou te fè o pouvwa?se pa wou ni mwen ki ka kondane yon moun ak dyol nou.se yon tribinal ki genyen dwa legalman pou kondane yon moun. Tout moun ki pa vle wè yon moun e ki ap defann entrè li ka di ke yon presidan se volè se asasen men ou pa ka di li ke li pa genyen dwa viv lakay li ,konstitutyon peyi ya pa rekonet banisman,ou pa janm reponn mwen kestyon ke m pose la :eske ou ta dakor ke yon moun di ke w pa genyen dwa viv an ayiti?

Rodlam Sans Malice a écrit:se nan tet w selman ke w ka konpare sa ki te pase ent 2000 e 2004 ak sak te pase ant 1991-1994.konbyen ayisyen ki te mouri ant dernye epok sa yo?de ki lakyel de elketyon chanpwel wap pale ya, kominote internatyonal la pat ratifye elektyon an malgre kek iregularite ke yo di ki te genyen ke Airsitde te dakor poul korije ,men paske patwon nou te di nou non ,nou te pito fout peyi ya nan tyouboum.map repete l ankor pouki sa latortue pat jije Aristide pa koutumas pou vol e krim pandan 2 zan nou te fè o pouvwa?se pa wou ni mwen ki ka kondane yon moun ak dyol nou.se yon tribinal ki genyen dwa legalman pou kondane yon moun. Tout moun ki pa vle wè yon moun e ki ap defann entrè li ka di ke yon presidan se volè se asasen men ou pa ka di li ke li pa genyen dwa viv lakay li ,konstitutyon peyi ya pa rekonet banisman,ou pa janm reponn mwen kestyon ke m pose la :eske ou ta dakor ke yon moun di ke w pa genyen dwa viv an ayiti?

Ban m ba wou yon avan gou.

FRAPH te boule yon katye nan Site Simòn, sa rive yon fwa, Sou Lavalas sa rive 3 fwa san konte kadav. La Salinn pat boule sou militè yo, Lavalas ratibwaze Lasalinn.

6 Mas 1996, gouvenman anplas la fè yon masak Site Simòn gran jounen kote plis pase 22 moun al bwa chat, men kòm se Lavalas ki opouvwa, fèy kase epi kouvri sa.

Biwo leta, tankou komisarya, tribinal boule o mwen 4 fwa sou lavalas nan Site a.

Mande moun Site, nan ki epòk yo te genyen tandans pou pèdi yon frè, yon fanmi, yon zanmi w atande kisa y a di w.

Site non sa yo epi Mande yo konbyen moun ke mesye sa yo touye : Ti Fedner, Ti Mizè, Kovennton, Titit, Almando, Ti Bab, Ti Maxo, Ti Lepè, Zaro, Azibe, Ti Brekè, Kalabòch, Supa, Ameriken, Ti Piti, Balmi, Damasèn, Ason Flitè, Kolibri, David 13, ...mwen oblije kanpe la pou moman sa a.

Mwen pa di ke moun pat mouri pandan 3 zan kouteda a non, menm si te genyen Operasyon Fè Koupe Fè, men sou lavalas, robinèt san pitit Sò Yèt yo te toujou rete ouvè.

Priyorite Gouvènman Latortue an se te fè eleksyon. Pouswiv Aristide se pral devwa yon lòt gouvènman eli. Ni nou pap di Preval mèsi ! kèl engra-Titid... (lol)

Yon moun pap bezwen di m pou pa viv an Ayiti, pou m konnen ke ak bèl ti madanm sa a e lajan sere sa yo ke mwen genyen yo, m pa ale kite moun fè ladènyè sou mwen (lol). lavi a twò bèl, pou m ta ale gaspiye l an Ayiti (lol). Tutud kite fanatik yo ap jakase, men li konnen ofon ke li dakò avè m. (lol)