Dr. D. Elisabeth GlasscoApr 11

In February 2004, American aircraft landed in Port-au-Prince and, by morning, Haiti’s elected president Jean-Bertrand Aristide was gone. Haiti isn’t an exception. It’s part of a longer history of the U.S. removing democratically elected governments when they conflict with U.S. strategic or economic interests.

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Image: Jean-Bertrand Aristide celebrates inauguration as Haiti’s first democratically elected president in decades, Port-au-Prince, 1991. Photo: Associated Press.

Show threadJoe PerryApr 11
@Deglassco And as if that wasn't bad enough, they flew him to the Central African Republic in hopes he would never return to Haiti.
Show threadSeaApr 11

@Biggreenjoe @Deglassco

It's always sad to learn more American history. No wonder they don't want to teach it in schools.

Show threadJace
@Sea1Am @Biggreenjoe @Deglassco But it’s absolutely necessary to do so.
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