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Aristide reacted by pledging to fortify democratic institutions if he is returned to power. That prospect became more complicated when Joseph Nerette, 67, a Supreme Court judge, was sworn in as provisional President. The figurehead President was hastily appointed by Haitian lawmakers after soldiers stormed the legislature to close off...
At the OAS meeting in Washington, meanwhile, Secretary of State James Baker offered strong support for Aristide's proposals. "This junta is illegal," he said. "It has no standing in our democratic community. It will be treated as a pariah, without friends, without support."
To explain the seriousness of the OAS decisions to the army leaders, a nine- member delegation headed by Secretary-General Joao Baena Soares of Brazil was dispatched to Port-au-Prince at week's end. If the junta does not back down, the organization has resolved to call another emergency...
As part of the pressure on the Haitian junta, there is talk of a possible multilateral OAS military operation to put Aristide back in charge. The ousted Haitian President says he does not favor it, but some countries are not feeling constrained. Venezuela apparently meant what it said about taking...
While such warnings should increase the pressure on the Haitian army to back down, the western hemisphere's leaders hope they will not have to contemplate military action. The OAS has traditionally looked with horror on even the hint of intervention in its members' affairs. The fact that it is...