From: RL [ezilidanto] Carnival Musician Michel Martelly Elected President of Haiti

For years we Haitians at HLLN have been struggling to vindicate the bicentennial insult and assault by the former slaveholders on Haiti in 2004 and have insisted that these powers show respect for the value of Haitian life and vote.

Yes, the return has ease the insult but not the assault. Justice has yet to be done and the lives destroyed valued.

Back around 1915, before the first US-long term occupation in Haiti (19-years), a similar deportation was accomplished to stop Dr. Rosalvo Bobo, then head of the Caco rebels and the people’s most likely choice from taking office. Dr. Bobo was deported and never returned from exile.

After the 1957 Duvalier ascendancy, Daniel Fignole, another much loved Haitian leader, was also sent to exile by the Oligarchy and former slave-holding Western countries we face today and never returned, except to die late in his life around 1986.

The return of Aristide, at a fairly young age, is a success not seen for a defenseless country and peoples, ravaged by the elite’s rabid rage.

We hope president Aristide a long and productive life in the field of education and his family well. We hope he continues his work with the poor in health and education.

As for Martelly;
Haiti is a lawless country. Rendered lawless, despite every effort of Haitian lawyers like the HLLN and I, by powerful US and Western forces, by the lawless NGOs and the Haiti Oligarchy. Martelly is lawless and recognizes no establishment. ("First thing, after I establish my power, which would be very strong and necessary, I would close congress...Out of my way... For the first year he would outlaw all strikes and demonstrations." http://bit.ly/hHHkHV.)

For what it was, his election, even though only 22% of the electorate were able to vote, but for what it was, he WON that election squarely. Not enough cared about 70- year old, out-of-touch, Manigat and this vote was the REJECTION of the current political class in office since 2004 and all its “technocrats.” It was a REJECTION vote for Preval and his INITE party and it was a rejection of politics that’s never garnered change for those most in need - basically for most of those who voted for Martelly in Haiti.

In the parliamentary results, you also see very clearly the rejection of the current US/UN parliamentary puppets.

As human rights advocates and lawyers, we are heartened that no one died yesterday after the announcement because the people’s vote was acknowledged. Now, let’s see what the US just bought itself!!!

Martelly is untamed. Perhaps that will work to bring some real schooling, health care, national production and counter the international predators, end the occupation, void the power of Bill Clinton/Paul Farmer’s UN and its un-elected HIRC. That is our best hope for the situation. We wish the people of Haiti to have less dependency, more dignity and to get rid of the UN, who now has what mission? So, it could be a brand new time and change could come, if Martelly pays attention to those who went out and voted for him.

Martelly knows the Haiti Oligarchy, knows their voracious greed, he knows himself in their circle – that gives him an advantage that those other past recent president, who were too schooled-trained tolerant, more structured and diplomatically concerned with self-image perhaps, did not have. Perhaps he can elevate the standard of living of the people, nix the dependency and the NGOs, bring Haitians back at the center of Haiti life and heart. On the other hand, Martelly is pals with the former bloody military and drug dealers like Michel Francois as well as death squad enforcers for the US like FRAPH’s Louis Jodel Chamblain and US-Special forces-trained, Guy Phillip.

This makes him even scarier. As far as we’re concerned at HLLN, Haiti is lawless, US is lawless in Haiti, and Martelly is lawless. Perhaps that’s what’s needed for a change to happen. Decent folks get beaten too easily. Logic hasn’t worked. Decency hasn’t work. Maybe indecent will. For, it may not be that easy to beat untamed Martelly and his crew. So we shall wish for the best for the disenfranchised and just continue our work.

Be well,

Ezili Dantò of HLLN
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