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Clinton in Haiti This page intentionally left blank Clinton in Haiti: The 1994 U.S. Invasion of Haiti Dr. PHILIPPE R. GIRARD ISBN 978-1-349-99964-4 ISBN 978-1-4039-7931-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4039-7931-5 CLINTONINHAITI © Dr.Philippe R.Girard,2004. All rights reserved.No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. First published in 2004 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN™ 175 Fifth Avenue,New York,N.Y.10010 and Houndmills,Basingstoke,Hampshire,England RG21 6XS Companies and representatives throughout the world. PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St.Martin’s Press,LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States,United Kingdom and other countries.Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN 978-1-4039-6716-9 (hc) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Girard,Philippe R. Clinton in Haiti :the 1994 U.S.invasion of Haiti / Philippe R.Girard. p.cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4039-6716-9 (hc) 1.Haiti—History—American intervention,1994–1995.2.Clinton,Bill,1946– 3.United States—Foreign relations—1993–2001.4.United States—Military policy.I.Title. F1928.2.G57 2004 327.7307294(cid:1)09(cid:1)049—dc22 2004049760 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Design by Newgen Imaging Systems (P) Ltd.,Chennai,India. First edition:December 2004 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Contents Acknowledgments vii List of Abbreviations and Foreign Terms ix Chapter One Introduction 1 Chapter Two Haiti Before the U.S. Intervention 9 Chapter Three Economic Interests 21 Chapter Four Restoring Democracy 27 Chapter Five U.S. Credibility 37 Chapter Six National Security 51 Chapter Seven Domestic Politics 61 Chapter Eight Haitian Lobbying 79 Chapter Nine Invading Haiti, Evading Responsibilities 103 Chapter Ten Peacekeeping 121 Chapter Eleven Nation Building: Great Expectations 131 Chapter Twelve Nation Building: Hard Times 147 Chapter Thirteen Conclusion 161 Appendix I Economic Statistics 169 Appendix II Political Contributions from the Clothing Industry 171 Appendix III Immigration Data 173 Appendix IV Haiti after 1994 175 Appendix V Haitian Lobbying 177 Notes 179 Bibliography 225 Index 241 This page intentionally left blank Acknowledgments I conducted most of the research for this book when studying at the Contemporary History Institute at Ohio University, whose facilities proved invaluable. Research for this book was funded in part by a Contemporary History Institute Fellowship, a John and Elizabeth Baker Peace Fellowship, and a John Houk Memorial Research Grant. I would like to thank Dr. Michael Grow, Dr. Alonzo Hamby, Dr. Harold Molineu, and Dr. Chester Pach for their insightful comments during and after the completion of the manuscript. I also would like to express my gratitude to the vari- ous people interviewed for this book, who graciously spent much of their time answering my questions. There is only one thing more pleasant than going on research trips to exotic islands: having a beloved Penelope to come back to. I was lucky enough to have not one, but three beautiful women waiting for me: my wife Preble and my daughters Cécile and Hélène. This page intentionally left blank List of Abbreviations and Foreign Terms AFP Agence France-Presse ANDP Alliance Nationale pour la Démocratie et le Progrès AP Associated Press APEC Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Attaché paramilitary unit Blan white man, or foreigner (slightly derogatory) BLTS Bureau de Lutte contre le Trafic de Stupéfiants CARICOM CARIbbean COMmunity CAS Committee on Armed Services CFA House Committee on Foreign Affairs (until 1994) CFR Committee on Foreign Relations (U.S. Senate) Chef seksyon, or chef de section section chief (Haitian Army) CIA Central Intelligence Agency CIR House Committee on International Relations (after 1995) CNVJ Commission Nationale de Vérité et de Justice (National Truth and Justice Commission) CNN Cable News Network Corvée forced labor, during the first U.S. occupation of Haiti CR Congressional Record DC Washington (District of Columbia) DEA Drug Enforcement Agency Dechoukaj uprooting, or manhunt FAdH Forces Armées d’Haïti(Haitian Army) FARA Foreign Agents Registration Act, or archives of the Foreign Agents Registration Unit of the Department of Justice. FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation FBIS Federal Broadcast Information Service Daily Report FNCD Front National pour le Changement et la Démocratie
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