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...disturbing double standard exists in the Bush administration's decision to send troops into Kuwait last year and its present position toward the fleeing Haitians. Iraq's aggression merited definitive condemnation by the U.S. government. The brutal conduct of the Haitian dictatorship against its own people deserves similar censure...
...instead of condemning the Haitian authorities, the administration has coddled them. The Haitians, thousands of them, say they are running for political reasons. President Bush and Secretary of State James A. Baker III say they're lying. It's not political persecution they fear--it's American economic goodies they want...
...administration has even more reason to believe the Haitians. The U.S. Coast Guard has intercepted several boats of "double-backers," repatriated Haitians trying to leave their homeland for a second time. Documents released by Helton containing the statements of dozens of these "double-backers" contradict Baker's claim that Haitian authorities are not persecuting repatriated refugees...
VERIFICATION WASN'T even mentioned before the U.S.-led coalition bombed Iraq back to oblivion. operating according to this precedent, the administration should be willing to accept the Haitian refugees' allegation without need for corroborating evidence...
...just glad everybody got out safely," saida Haitian immigrant. "My family is OK. That's allI care about...