livin42nite Posted July 24 Report Share Posted July 24 Why must some people just go out and say stupid stuff without really knowing what the hell is going on? Here's an open letter being sent to many senators in the us aimed at senator dodd for recent comments he made. I know most of you have no idea what in the world is going on in haiti, so in brief this is a letter written last week after a group of individuals went to promote a better haiti in cite soleil (most dangerous area in haiti) and they were attacked by men sent by the haitian government to silence them. Later, the government turned the story around and accused the group of provoking the attacks which is ridiculous, but senator dodd had no idea what was going on over there and spoke out against the 184 organization. Do your homework, senator.copy of letterSenator Dodd,Do you know who the 184 are?Do you know what a Social contract is?Have you read the 184's presentation of a New Social Contract?Asking myself these questions and listening to your remarks on theevents of Saturday July 12th in Cite Soleil, the only sense I can make of it isthat you are not well informed.How could you say in a declaration, that a group of people who aretrying to find a better future for their country by meeting and consulting with different sectors of Haitian society, provoked the Aristide supportersby having a private gathering in a religious school?By the time the Caravane of Hope arrived in Cite Soleil that morning theentire area had been terrorized by a group of Aristide supporters. TheseAristide supporters used large rocks to batter the members of theCaravane (teachers, human rights representative, heads of syndicates, businessmen, students, young men and women, members of the church, and many more).the victims never replied, they did not even have the means to defend themselves. The police refused to protect them.I can tell you because I was present at that meeting. I was presentbecause I am a mother, a wife, a daughter, a sister, I am a Haitian. I left my children at home that morning because I felt the need and theresponsibility to hear and share with teachers, peasants businessmen, merchants,workers, industrials, Journalists, intellectuals, my feelings and vision of abetter Haiti.IS THIS NOT MY MOST BASIC HUMAN RIGHT? IS THIS NOT THE MOST ELEMENTARYRULE OF DEMOCRACY?Having said that, I believe you owe it to your voters, your country,your constitution and your conscience to research the events of Saturday July12th in Cite Soleil. Find out who the 184 are. You will see that theyare not the opposition or a political party. They are a group of moderateswho want a better future for their country. Read their proposal for a New Social Contract. Ask yourself, why the Haitian government, who's very legitimacy is contested by most, is threatened by this group ofmoderates who are gaining too much moral authority within Haitian society and inthe eyes of the international. If this moderate group cannot meet in aprivate school to share its vision of a new social contract, HOW CAN WE TALKABOUT ELECTIONS IN HAITI? HOW WILL ANY PARTY OTHER THEN THE ONE IN POWER EVERBE ABLE TO HAVE AN ELECTORAL CAMPAIGN?After doing this research, I believe you will feel the need to retractyour declaration and apologize to your fellow citizens, to all Haitians and Haitian Americans, and to your fellow senators for the misinformation conveyed by your light statement.Regards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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