Word: haitians
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...have died. The anonymous victims must be remembered along with the better known ones because they too died so that the country can live. Some have died in all innocence, but others, like Jean-Marie, have chosen to lose their lives for the nation. I myself and the Haitian people must feed ourselves at the source of his courage...
When I was in Israel, I had a chance to visit a museum that commemorates the Holocaust. The point it makes is "Never again." Never again seems to me to be the most important lesson Haitian children can learn. We must transcend the past without drowning ourselves in forgetfulness or vengeance or impunity. I want to erect monuments to our martyrs and perhaps establish a museum like...
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...
...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...