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Aristide: I feel good because I feel that in very difficult circumstances I have remained faithful to the Haitian people. I have had confidence in the Haitian people, and my confidence has been justified. It is my duty to accompany the Haitian people on the road to democracy and to listen to their voice and take what they are saying into account as I deal not only with Haitian politics and the terror in our country but with the international community as well. My loyalty to the Haitian people is what gives me a certain serenity as I contemplate going...
Aristide: It will be nice to have a cup of strong Haitian coffee...
While the political arrangements worked out by former President Jimmy Carter seemed to be running on schedule, the more complicated task of bringing calm to Haiti has required improvisation. The original agreement, which envisioned using the Haitian security forces to continue to police the country under the aegis of the U.S. Army, has fallen apart. "We really didn't figure," a U.S. officer says, "that the Haitian police would evaporate the way they...
...operation. Now the U.S. faces the more difficult challenge of making Haiti safe for returning President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, expected to arrive by the end of the week. The U.S. had counted on leaving most of the dirty work of policing a volatile nation to rapidly reformed Haitian security forces. But as American military leaders realized by last week, they could not hope to preserve Haiti's army and police institutions while they arrested key leaders and took over their responsibilities. Nor could the U.S. avoid playing an ever larger role in the face of looting, renegade gunmen and chaos...
...same time becoming Haiti's palace guard. But ready or not, the figurative baton could be thrust into Aristide's hands as early as this Saturday, when the remaining military rulers, Lieut. General Raoul Cedras and Brigadier General Philippe Biamby, have agreed to step down. Last week the Haitian parliament approved an amnesty bill that will permit Aristide to grant the generals pardons as sweeping or narrow as he chooses, but they are obligated to resign no matter what he decides...