Word: nunn
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What changed the military plan was the work of former President Carter, Senator Sam Nunn and retired General Colin Powell. All along, Bill Clinton had intended to deliver an ultimatum: the military dictators had to step down or an invasion would follow at once. But two months before, Carter on his own had been trying to establish contact with Cedras, consulting with Congressman Bill Richardson, who had just been to see the Haitian leaders. Meanwhile, Cedras had been trying to find an American intermediary to step in and negotiate a settlement with Washington. As an invasion date loomed, Carter went...
...session continued, a U.S. aide informed the Carter team that Clinton was on the secure telephone in the next room and wanted to speak with one of them. Powell left the room for a 15- to 20-minute talk with the President. His absence rattled Cedras, says Nunn: "General Cedras immediately looked like he had been stricken -- he looked like it was a terrible thing for him. He was increasingly nervous as he waited for General Powell. Finally, he got up and went to the door twice. It became very apparent to me then that he was relying on Colin...
...responded to the concerns of Cedras and his wife with a heartfelt plea to military honor: when a mission became impossible, the duty of a commander was to protect the soldiers serving under him and not get them killed. Cedras and his wife listened intently. It was, said Nunn, "a very strong and, I think, decisive argument...
...original noon deadline, Biamby burst into the room to report that he had received a fax and two phone calls from the U.S. informing him that American airborne troops had taken off and the invasion was about to begin. "He concluded we were part of a trap," says Nunn. Biamby told Cedras to go into hiding instantly and warned Nunn that he would commit suicide before he would flee the country. Nunn said he feared "it was over, we weren't going to get any agreement." Cedras said he had to consult his president, meaning Emile Jonassaint, the former Supreme...
...announced that former President Jimmy Carter would lead a high-level delegation to Haiti for one last try at getting the junta to step down. The 11th-hour mission, which also includes former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Colin Powell and Senate Armed Services Committee chairman Sam Nunn, left Saturday amid rumors that Haitian strongman Raoul Cedras and his two top aides were at last considering a peaceful departure...