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2. Haiti and US Terrorism
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Rua,Paddy (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- 2004
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Workers Solidarity
- Journal Title Details:
- 81
- Notes:
- An editorial reflecting on President George W. Bush's international policy. Maintains that 1) the U.S., Britain and France, the main colonist countries and monopolists of international trade at the time, imposed sanctions on Haiti when it became the first black republic in the world in 1804; 2) the U.S. introduced forced labor during a political crisis in 1915 to maintain high profit rates and left Haiti in 1934, leaving behind a deadly legacy and securing its rule over the Caribbean; 3) President George H. Bush financed a coup seven months after the first democratic elections in 1990, leading to a new dictatorship and more bloodshed; and 4) the Bush administration needs control over Haiti as it could be a stable base to launch interventions in Cuba, Venezuela and Panama.