Comments: Aristide Resigns
I heard Aristide had gone to either Morocco or South Africa... One seems like a better choice to me than the other, but does anyone have more concrete information? I don't really think you'll be seeing him blading through the streets of South Beach.
Posted by Dave K. at February 29, 2004 11:42 AM
This is from the latest AP report:
There were conflicting reports on where Aristide was headed. A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said South Africa was the country most often mentioned. Seretary of State Colin Powell conferred on Saturday with South African President Thabo Mbeki about the situation.
Radio reports on the island of Antigua said Aristide's jet had refueled there en route to South Africa, but officials in Johannesburg said there had been no recent contact with Aristide nor an offer of asylum.Powell also spoke by telephone with the foreign ministers of Argentina, France, Jamaica and Panama. The official declined to discuss details of the conversations.
Other reports said Aristide would go to Morocco, Taiwan or Panama. But officials in Taiwan said there were no plans to shelter the ousted Haitian leader, and Morocco said he was not welcome. Panamanian officials would not address the issue.
I'm not sure what the politics surrounding the issue of asylum are; this may be fog-of-war, so to speak, or there may be a good reason for Aristide to keep his destination undisclosed. Still, I imagine a more concrete answer will come out in the next couple of days.
Posted by David Mader at February 29, 2004 12:16 PM
South Africa denied entry to Aristide.
Posted by J.Scott Barnard at March 1, 2004 01:47 PM
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