Ira Kurzban 2-way - Haiti

March 2004
Aristide's attorney claims the US was behind the Haitian coup and "kidnapped" the sitting President.

In this interview, Ira Kurzban, US attorney to President Aristead of Haiti, reviews the build up to the coup which removed Aristide. He argues that the US paid for the training of the paramilitaries who then became the core of opposition to the government. The US administration threatened the Haitian president directly and forced him onto a plan and into exile in the Central African Republic.

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[ms11208]

I believe everything he is saying, How is it that as soon as Aristede is gone the UN steps in the country and CONTROLS the people of HAiti. These people have M16 to your head what the hell would u do? Y WOULD ARISTEDE JUST UP AND LEAVE WHY? ? ?

[mfmoye]

To borrow the title of an excellent book on the subject, all the US and their Haitian elite partners are doing - is damning the flood. Eventually it will burst forth. I shudder for my friends in the Haitian elite - but their greed and utter contempt for the masses will prove their undoing.

As a US citizen, I'm revolted at the actions of my own gov't.

Viva Aristide.

[kpierre2003]

Finally the truth is being reveal. I truly believe the flood is coming for those haitian elites n the americans

[kernmancan]

Haiti will survive, vive Aristide

[zoukparty]

money really can make people change..

he's talking like thats the like day on earth , knowing that he's lying... man

God Bless Haiti

[LastAngryMan2]

Yes - this is why Lavalas means "The flood"

[yosho22]

Everything he says it's true .Iremember in the 90s United States gave Haitians army free automatic gang ,later the same gans was used for the coup d'atat.Ther are many thing that showed US nerver like Haiti country,wanted to take over Lnavaze iland,kiled are blak pigs, rice platantation, berning down tyres trees,in the north,occupation,1919,we a free nation we love areselves and we love to be black no mather what it is we still going to survive

[weefout]

If I were paid like Ira Kurzban during Aristide's term (many many millions per the US Dept of Treasury). I would say the exactly the same thing.

[violintec]

Come on world : How much it cost to keep Haitians Miserable . Everybody are behaving like their brains are separated from their body's just it is cheaper and safer for the world leaders to keep giving us terrorizing for Democracy . It is one word Shame ; Ira Kurzban is telling the truth world deal with it .