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State Dept. Suggests Haiti’s Aristide Must Go

HeadlineFeb 11, 2004

In Haiti fighting between opponents of President Aristide and the government spread Tuesday into the historic Cap Haitien, Haiti’s second largest city. Opponents of Aristide have called for a major anti-government protest in Port-au-Prince on Thursday. It will mark the first street protest in the capital since an armed uprising began last week. The government has portrayed the opposition — which includes many former Aristide supporters — as terrorists. The country’s national security chief said yesterday QUOTE “The entire population must work together with the police to fight this phenomenon of terrorism.” Agence France Press is reporting that the government has retaken control of three cities seized by opposition groups. And Reuters is reporting that in Washington a senior State Department official said proposals for a resolution on Haiti were under discussion which could involve Aristide’s departure from office. The official however did not specify who was making the proposals. And State Department spokesman Richard Boucher told reporters “We recognize that reaching a political settlement will require some fairly thorough changes in the way Haiti is governed.”

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