Haiti on the UN Occupation
on the 92nd anniversary
of the first US occupation of Haiti (1915- 1934)
July 28th 2007
marks exactly ninety-two years since our country was
first invaded and occupied by the United States. Since
then the country is officially been under total
domination by American Imperialism.
In 1492 the
Spanish colonial power came to this part of the world to
amass a vast quantity of our wealth. They killed the
first Indigenous people—the Indians. After this horrible
massacre of the Indians they went out and snatched the
Africans to make them slaves. But after long centuries
of struggle, the rebellious slaves finally defeated the
French and kicked them out of Haiti. In spite of their
well-earned victories, the French colonial powers and
their allies systematically demanded that the new
Haitian authorities pay them for a so-called "debt of
independence."
The plundering of
our natural resources, the paying of that so called
debt, ninety two years of American domination upon the
country taking all types of forms; all of that brought
about extreme difficulties for the country. All of that
constitutes real barriers to have and enjoy real and
durable independence.
They also put in
jeopardy all tentative by the popular sectors to
establish a different kind of society, free of
domination and exploitation.
In 1915, U.S
imperialism invaded Haiti to encourage big capitalist
enterprises to make the rich richer; they came and
seized our gold reserve in the Central Bank. The biggest
resistance they faced came from the peasant sectors.
Under the direction of Charlemagne Perate and Benoit
Batraville, the peasants were able to organize
themselves into the Caco guerillas resistance against
the occupation. The American military massacred many
hundreds of peasants that were the integral part of that
army of the resistance through treachery and deception.
In October 1994,
the American military invaded the country a second
time to bring about the return of Aristide and at the
same time apply the nefarious neo-liberal plan. After
Aristide mandate, Preval came to exactly continue the
same plan. Under the second occupation, Preval started
to liquidate the state enterprises. Meanwhile the
Haitian government sold out the Minoterie d' Haiti
(National Flour Company) and the Ciment d' Haiti (The
National Cement Company).
Nowadays many other
state Enterprises are being threatened and are underway
to be sold under the government of President Preval and
his Prime Minister Alexis.
In 2004, at exactly
the time of the 200th Celebration of Haiti's
Independence, American, French and Canadian troops
invaded our soil. Several months later the Minustha
(United Nations) forces took over to continue the
occupation.
It is the Minustha
that is taking care of Police reforms, it is also them
that is reforming Haitian Justice. They are present in
all sphere and important institutions of the State in
order to continue carrying their plan to push projects
that liquidate the State Holdings or keep it under
imperialism domination and the rule of the corrupt
bourgeoisie.
In this historical
crossroad we are facing today, we the undersigned
organizations are making this important historical
call to all progressive forces to fight in unity for the
defense and the autonomy of this country, We essentially
ask all popular organizations and progressive forces to
come forward and unite in that fight. We do not want an
occupied country where foreign diplomats and U.N
soldiers are the arrogant caretakers. We want a free
country that exists for those that live in it. We want
an autonomous state that exists in the interest of the
masses of people.
To come to the
realization of that autonomous state, we ask that the
current government in place.
1) Stop renewing
the Minustha mandate in Haiti.
2) Stop engaging
Haiti in neo-liberal death policies, "free market," the
privatization of the state enterprises. These policies
only bring more misery, unemployment, and insecurity to
the country.
3) Stop paying the
I.M.F and World Bank loans and debts and use the monies
to provide health, education, and other services to the
population.
4) Immediately
address the crisis of the management of the State
Enterprises. Get the State Enterprises to function
properly and keep them as the property of the country.
To come to the
realization of that autonomous state, we ask that the
current government in place.
1) Stop renewing
the Minustha mandate in Haiti.
2) Stop engaging
Haiti in neo-liberal death policies, "free market,"
theprivatization of the state enterprises... These
policies only bring more misery, unemployment, and
insecurity to the country.
3) Stop paying the
I.M.F and World Bank loans and debts and use the monies
to provide health, education, and other services to the
population.
4) Immediately
address the crisis of the management of the State
Enterprises. Get the State Enterprises to function
properly and keep them as the property of the country.
Down with occupation!
Down with privatization!
Long live a free and sovereign Haiti!
Long live Haiti's State Enterprises!
We, the undersigned members of
M.D.P (Movement for Popular Democracy),
Tet Kole Ti Peyizan Ayisyen (Unity of poor/little Haitians peasants),
Chandel (Popular Organization for Popular Education),
Morap (Movement for Reflexion and Popular Action,
Move (Organized movement for Efficient Life),
SAJ/Veye Yo (Solidarity among the Youth/Vigilance)
are making this
unity call for general mobilization, all over the
country against the U.N occupying forces (Minustha)
in/our territory.
(Unofficial English Translation by Lionel O Legros,
Aug.3, 2007)
Source. E-mail:
TiLyon25@aol.com
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updated 4 November 2007 |
