Haiti: WikiLeaks Cables Expose How U.S. Blocked Aristide's Return After 2004 Coup

(Multimedia) A new exposé on Haiti reveals how the United States led a vast international campaign to prevent former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide from returning to his country while he was exiled in South Africa. It’s part of a series of reports by The Nation magazine and the Haitian weekly Haïti Liberté that draw from almost 2,000 U.S. diplomatic cables on Haiti released by WikiLeaks. The cables show that high-level U.S. and U.N. officials coordinated ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Aug 11, 2011 - 8:31 AM PDT
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Dwight Rousu
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by Dwight Rousu - Aug. 11, 2011

The hidden hand of modern colonialism by the U.S. and their coalition of colonialists in Haiti is pointedly revealed via examination of WikiLeaks cables and related investigation.

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by Randy Morrow - Aug. 11, 2011

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