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March 2, 2009

Thousands Protest Anniversary of US-Backed Coup in Haiti
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In Haiti, several thousand people staged a protest Saturday to mark the
fifth anniversary of the US-backed coup that led to the ouster of
Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. The protest came days after
the Haitian government barred members of Aristide’s Lavalas party from
running in the upcoming Senate elections.

Jacques Mathelier: “We are here so the rights of the majority of the
population will be respected. The people cannot eat. They only have
battery acid to live on. Also, there can be no election without the
participation of the Lavalas party. And five years after the kidnapping
of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the people’s dream is to ask for
his return.”



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