OWENS CONDEMNS TERRORIST TAKEOVER OF HAITI

Convicted murderers, drug dealers and ex-army assassins have been allowed to drive the elected President Aristide out of the nation. For the entire world this terrorist takeover sets a dangerous precedent.

The Congressional Black Caucus, in a face-to-face meeting with President Bush provided ample evidence of terrorist involvement in the Haiti opposition. It is the duty of all members of Congress to work to expose this international injustice.

It is a sad day for democracy as we know it, when it's discovered that the ideals and values we believe in can be just tossed aside for no legal reason. Aristide, whatever faults he may have had as leader of a democratic nation deserved to finish his term. It is unfortunate that our own government might have had a hand in the destruction of a democratic government in Haiti.

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