Guest Commentator

Randall Robinson

Randall Robinson is founder and past president us of TransAfrica Forum. He is a lecturer and author whose works include "The Debt - What America Owes to Blacks" and "The Reckoning - What Blacks Owe to Each Other." He is currently living in the Caribbean (e-Mail [email protected]) where he is writing a book about the impact of the United States on the region. On April 30, 2003, a historic meeting of the Organization of American States (OAS) will take place that may well determine the future of democracy in Haiti. The United States Representative to the OAS, Peter De Shazo, has already begun blaming the government of Haiti for not doing enough to improve the political climate which many here see as "double speak" for "regime change." The charge appears to be part of the continuing campaign to deny Haiti much-needed funds and undermine Haiti's democratic process. To learn more about it contact the Haiti Action Committee at [email protected].

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When Major Powers Stage a Coup

By Randall Robinson Guest Commentator

A bloodless coup, led by the world’s richest and most powerful nations, is taking place in Haiti. For two years now, the world’s wealthiest nations and the Bretton Woods institutions they control have maintained a crushing international financial embargo on eight million Haitians. They have done this “to protest an electoral dispute stemming from Haiti’s…

A bloodless coup, led by the world's richest and most powerful nations, is taking place in Haiti. For two years now, the world's wealthiest nations and…

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