Sunday, January 15, 2017

Donald Trump s’attaque à une figure de la lutte pour les droits civiques

John Lewis, l'icône du mouvement des droits civiques. élu au Congrès depuis trente ans
A deux jours du Martin Luther King Day, Donald Trump a choisi, samedi 14 janvier, de s’en prendre à l’une des personnalités les plus révérées du Parti démocrate, John Lewis. Le président élu n’a pas apprécié les remarques de cette icône du mouvement des droits civiques, élu au Congrès depuis trente ans.Le représentant du cinquième district de Géorgie a annoncé qu’il ne participerait pas à la cérémonie d’investiture du 20 janvier. Dans une interview sur la chaîne NBC, M. Lewis, 76 ans, a déclaré :

« Je crois au pardon. Je crois qu’il faut essayer de travailler avec tout le monde. Cela va être difficile. Je ne considère pas le président élu comme un président légitime. »

Vainqueur de l’élection, Donald Trump a perdu le vote populaire face à Hillary Clinton ; une situation rendue possible par le système électoral américain.

Comme à son habitude, M. Trump a réagi sur Twitter :
« Le parlementaire John Lewis ferait mieux de passer du temps à s’occuper d’aider sa circonscription, qui est dans un état déplorable et qui se désintègre (sans parler de la criminalité qui la gangrène) plutôt que de se plaindre à mauvais escient des résultats de l’élection. Paroles, paroles, paroles – pas d’action ni de résultats. Regrettable ! »

Héros de la lutte contre la ségrégation
Plusieurs figures conservatrices comme les auteurs Dinesh D’Souza et Mark R. Levin ont soutenu le milliardaire, fustigeant M. Lewis et sa remise en cause du résultat du scrutin. D’autres personnalités plus modérées, à l’image de David Axelrod, ancien conseiller de Barack Obama, le journaliste Piers Morgan ou l’activiste russe Garry Kasparov, lui ont également reproché d’avoir ouvert les hostilités.

Mais la majorité des réactions ont plutôt visé les propos de Donald Trump. John Lewis jouit d’un immense respect aux Etats-Unis pour sa participation active à la lutte contre la ségrégation raciale aux côtés de Martin Luther King Jr.

De nombreuses photos du parlementaire matraqué par la police, le visage en sang ou arrêté lors d’une marche ont envahi les réseaux sociaux afin d’illustrer son engagement. La NAACP, principale organisation de défense des droits civiques, a demandé à M. Trump de s’excuser.

Que le président élu reproche son inaction à un militant régulièrement passé à tabac dans les années 1960 a suscité beaucoup d’ironie. Celle de Jerry Springer, connu pour ses émissions de télé-poubelle, par exemple, a commenté la remarque sur Twitter :

« Dire que John Lewis, membre héroïque du Congrès, n’est que paroles revient à dire que mon émission de télévision est de l’art. »

Réactions ironiques aussi alors que le nouveau président américain doit visiter à Washington le musée de l’histoire et de la culture afro-américaine à l’occasion du Martin Luther King Day, jour férié célébrant la naissance du célèbre pasteur. Quelques utilisateurs de Twitter l’ont invité à y visiter l’exposition figurant... John Lewis.

Evan McMullin, candidat indépendant lors de l’élection présidentielle, a préféré mettre en parallèle le destin des deux hommes, rappelant que Donald Trump n’avait pas combattu au Vietnam :

« Pendant que vous vous faisiez réformer, John Lewis risquait sa vie pour l’égalité en Amérique. Vous ne pourriez même pas rêver d’un patriotisme aussi désintéressé, Donald. »

Les habitants d’Atlanta en colère
Le New York Times a également souligné que si Donald Trump semblait trouver intolérable de voir sa légitimité remise en cause, lui-même n’avait pas hésité à douter publiquement du lieu de naissance de Barack Obama.

Donald Trump s’est aussi attiré les foudres des habitants d’Atlanta et sa périphérie, vexés qu’il décrive leur région, représentée par M. Lewis, comme une zone gangrénée par la violence et la pauvreté. Rappelant que le district figurait parmi les quartiers les plus riches de l’état de Géorgie, le site Internet du quotidien The Atlanta Journal-Constitution a invité ses lecteurs à poster des photos de leurs communautés en utilisant le mot-clé « defendthe5th » (défendez les cinquièmes). Avec un taux de pauvreté inférieur à la moyenne nationale et une criminalité en baisse, chiffres du FBI à l’appui, le cinquième district n’a rien de l’enfer dépeint par M. Trump.

​La polémique a en tout cas poussé de nouveaux élus démocrates à boycotter la cérémonie d’investiture. Le site politique The Hill en a recensé dix-sept. Et selon le site Thinkprogress, les ventes des ouvrages consacrés à la vie de John Lewis ont explosé en quelques heures sur Amazon.

Source: Le Monde.fr

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

The full transcript of President Obama's farewell address


Here is the text of the farewell address President Obama delivered Tuesday in Chicago
"It’s good to be home.  My fellow Americans, Michelle and I have been so touched by all the well-wishes we’ve received over the past few weeks.  But tonight it’s my turn to say thanks.  Whether we’ve seen eye-to-eye or rarely agreed at all, my conversations with you, the American people – in living rooms and schools; at farms and on factory floors; at diners and on distant outposts – are what have kept me honest, kept me inspired, and kept me going.  Every day, I learned from you.  You made me a better president, and you made me a better man.
I first came to Chicago when I was in my early 20s, still trying to figure out who I was; still searching for a purpose to my life.  It was in neighborhoods not far from here where I began working with church groups in the shadows of closed steel mills.  It was on these streets where I witnessed the power of faith, and the quiet dignity of working people in the face of struggle and loss.  This is where I learned that change only happens when ordinary people get involved, get engaged, and come together to demand it. 
After eight years as your president, I still believe that.  And it’s not just my belief.  It’s the beating heart of our American idea – our bold experiment in self-government. 
It’s the conviction that we are all created equal, endowed by our creator with certain unalienable rights, among them life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
It’s the insistence that these rights, while self-evident, have never been self-executing; that we, the people, through the instrument of our democracy, can form a more perfect union.
This is the great gift our Founders gave us.  The freedom to chase our individual dreams through our sweat, toil, and imagination – and the imperative to strive together as well, to achieve a greater good.
For 240 years, our nation’s call to citizenship has given work and purpose to each new generation.  It’s what led patriots to choose republic over tyranny, pioneers to trek west, slaves to brave that makeshift railroad to freedom.  It’s what pulled immigrants and refugees across oceans and the Rio Grande, pushed women to reach for the ballot, powered workers to organize.  It’s why GIs gave their lives at Omaha Beach and Iwo Jima; Iraq and Afghanistan – and why men and women from Selma to Stonewall were prepared to give theirs as well. 
So that’s what we mean when we say America is exceptional.  Not that our nation has been flawless from the start, but that we have shown the capacity to change, and make life better for those who follow. 
Yes, our progress has been uneven.  The work of democracy has always been hard, contentious and sometimes bloody.  For every two steps forward, it often feels we take one step back.  But the long sweep of America has been defined by forward motion, a constant widening of our founding creed to embrace all, and not just some.
If I had told you eight years ago that America would reverse a great recession, reboot our auto industry, and unleash the longest stretch of job creation in our history…if I had told you that we would open up a new chapter with the Cuban people, shut down Iran’s nuclear weapons program without firing a shot, and take out the mastermind of 9/11…if I had told you that we would win marriage equality, and secure the right to health insurance for another 20 million of our fellow citizens – you might have said our sights were set a little too high.
But that’s what we did.  That’s what you did.  You were the change.  You answered people’s hopes, and because of you, by almost every measure, America is a better, stronger place than it was when we started.
In 10 days, the world will witness a hallmark of our democracy:  the peaceful transfer of power from one freely elected president to the next.  I committed to President-elect Trump that my administration would ensure the smoothest possible transition, just as President Bush did for me.  Because it’s up to all of us to make sure our government can help us meet the many challenges we still face.
We have what we need to do so.  After all, we remain the wealthiest, most powerful, and most respected nation on Earth.  Our youth and drive, our diversity and openness, our boundless capacity for risk and reinvention mean that the future should be ours.
But that potential will be realized only if our democracy works.  Only if our politics reflects the decency of the our people.  Only if all of us, regardless of our party affiliation or particular interest, help restore the sense of common purpose that we so badly need right now.
·         That’s what I want to focus on tonight – the state of our democracy.
Understand, democracy does not require uniformity.  Our founders quarreled and compromised, and expected us to do the same. But they knew that democracy does require a basic sense of solidarity – the idea that for all our outward differences, we are all in this together; that we rise or fall as one.
There have been moments throughout our history that threatened to rupture that solidarity.  The beginning of this century has been one of those times.  A shrinking world, growing inequality; demographic change and the specter of terrorism – these forces haven’t just tested our security and prosperity, but our democracy as well.  And how we meet these challenges to our democracy will determine our ability to educate our kids, and create good jobs, and protect our homeland. 
In other words, it will determine our future.
Our democracy won’t work without a sense that everyone has economic opportunity.  Today, the economy is growing again; wages, incomes, home values, and retirement accounts are rising again; poverty is falling again.  The wealthy are paying a fairer share of taxes even as the stock market shatters records.  The unemployment rate is near a ten-year low.  The uninsured rate has never, ever been lower.  Health care costs are rising at the slowest rate in fifty years.  And if anyone can put together a plan that is demonstrably better than the improvements we’ve made to our health care system – that covers as many people at less cost – I will publicly support it. 
That, after all, is why we serve – to make people’s lives better, not worse. 
But for all the real progress we’ve made, we know it’s not enough.  Our economy doesn’t work as well or grow as fast when a few prosper at the expense of a growing middle class.  But stark inequality is also corrosive to our democratic principles.  While the top one percent has amassed a bigger share of wealth and income, too many families, in inner cities and rural counties, have been left behind – the laid-off factory worker; the waitress and health care worker who struggle to pay the bills – convinced that the game is fixed against them, that their government only serves the interests of the powerful – a recipe for more cynicism and polarization in our politics. 
There are no quick fixes to this long-term trend.  I agree that our trade should be fair and not just free.  But the next wave of economic dislocation won’t come from overseas.  It will come from the relentless pace of automation that makes many good, middle-class jobs obsolete.
And so we must forge a new social compact – to guarantee all our kids the education they need; to give workers the power to unionize for better wages; to update the social safety net to reflect the way we live now and make more reforms to the tax code so corporations and individuals who reap the most from the new economy don’t avoid their obligations to the country that’s made their success possible.  We can argue about how to best achieve these goals.  But we can’t be complacent about the goals themselves.  For if we don’t create opportunity for all people, the disaffection and division that has stalled our progress will only sharpen in years to come.
There’s a second threat to our democracy – one as old as our nation itself.  After my election, there was talk of a post-racial America.  Such a vision, however well-intended, was never realistic.  For race remains a potent and often divisive force in our society.  I’ve lived long enough to know that race relations are better than they were ten, or twenty, or thirty years ago – you can see it not just in statistics, but in the attitudes of young Americans across the political spectrum.
But we’re not where we need to be.  All of us have more work to do.  After all, if every economic issue is framed as a struggle between a hardworking white middle class and undeserving minorities, then workers of all shades will be left fighting for scraps while the wealthy withdraw further into their private enclaves.  If we decline to invest in the children of immigrants, just because they don’t look like us, we diminish the prospects of our own children – because those brown kids will represent a larger share of America’s workforce.  And our economy doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game.  Last year, incomes rose for all races, all age groups, for men and for women. 
Going forward, we must uphold laws against discrimination – in hiring, in housing, in education and the criminal justice system.  That’s what our Constitution and highest ideals require.  But laws alone won’t be enough.  Hearts must change.  If our democracy is to work in this increasingly diverse nation, each one of us must try to heed the advice of one of the great characters in American fiction, Atticus Finch, who said “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view…until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.”
For blacks and other minorities, it means tying our own struggles for justice to the challenges that a lot of people in this country face – the refugee, the immigrant, the rural poor, the transgender American, and also the middle-aged white man who from the outside may seem like he’s got all the advantages, but who’s seen his world upended by economic, cultural, and technological change. 
For white Americans, it means acknowledging that the effects of slavery and Jim Crow didn’t suddenly vanish in the ‘60s; that when minority groups voice discontent, they’re not just engaging in reverse racism or practicing political correctness; that when they wage peaceful protest, they’re not demanding special treatment, but the equal treatment our Founders promised. 
For native-born Americans, it means reminding ourselves that the stereotypes about immigrants today were said, almost word for word, about the Irish, Italians, and Poles.  America wasn’t weakened by the presence of these newcomers; they embraced this nation’s creed, and it was strengthened. 
So regardless of the station we occupy; we have to try harder; to start with the premise that each of our fellow citizens loves this country just as much as we do; that they value hard work and family like we do; that their children are just as curious and hopeful and worthy of love as our own. 
None of this is easy.  For too many of us, it’s become safer to retreat into our own bubbles, whether in our neighborhoods or college campuses or places of worship or our social media feeds, surrounded by people who look like us and share the same political outlook and never challenge our assumptions.  The rise of naked partisanship, increasing economic and regional stratification, the splintering of our media into a channel for every taste – all this makes this great sorting seem natural, even inevitable.  And increasingly, we become so secure in our bubbles that we accept only information, whether true or not, that fits our opinions, instead of basing our opinions on the evidence that’s out there.
This trend represents a third threat to our democracy.  Politics is a battle of ideas; in the course of a healthy debate, we’ll prioritize different goals, and the different means of reaching them.  But without some common baseline of facts; without a willingness to admit new information, and concede that your opponent is making a fair point, and that science and reason matter, we’ll keep talking past each other, making common ground and compromise impossible. 
Isn’t that part of what makes politics so dispiriting?  How can elected officials rage about deficits when we propose to spend money on preschool for kids, but not when we’re cutting taxes for corporations?  How do we excuse ethical lapses in our own party, but pounce when the other party does the same thing?  It’s not just dishonest, this selective sorting of the facts; it’s self-defeating.  Because as my mother used to tell me, reality has a way of catching up with you. 
Take the challenge of climate change.  In just eight years, we’ve halved our dependence on foreign oil, doubled our renewable energy, and led the world to an agreement that has the promise to save this planet.  But without bolder action, our children won’t have time to debate the existence of climate change; they’ll be busy dealing with its effects: environmental disasters, economic disruptions, and waves of climate refugees seeking sanctuary. 
Now, we can and should argue about the best approach to the problem.  But to simply deny the problem not only betrays future generations; it betrays the essential spirit of innovation and practical problem-solving that guided our Founders.
It’s that spirit, born of the Enlightenment, that made us an economic powerhouse – the spirit that took flight at Kitty Hawk and Cape Canaveral; the spirit that that cures disease and put a computer in every pocket. 
It’s that spirit – a faith in reason, and enterprise, and the primacy of right over might, that allowed us to resist the lure of fascism and tyranny during the Great Depression, and build a post-World War II order with other democracies, an order based not just on military power or national affiliations but on principles – the rule of law, human rights, freedoms of religion, speech, assembly, and an independent press.
That order is now being challenged – first by violent fanatics who claim to speak for Islam; more recently by autocrats in foreign capitals who see free markets, open democracies, and civil society itself as a threat to their power.  The peril each poses to our democracy is more far-reaching than a car bomb or a missile.  It represents the fear of change; the fear of people who look or speak or pray differently; a contempt for the rule of law that holds leaders accountable; an intolerance of dissent and free thought; a belief that the sword or the gun or the bomb or propaganda machine is the ultimate arbiter of what’s true and what’s right.
Because of the extraordinary courage of our men and women in uniform, and the intelligence officers, law enforcement, and diplomats who support them, no foreign terrorist organization has successfully planned and executed an attack on our homeland these past eight years; and although Boston and Orlando remind us of how dangerous radicalization can be, our law enforcement agencies are more effective and vigilant than ever.  We’ve taken out tens of thousands of terrorists – including Osama bin Laden.  The global coalition we’re leading against ISIL has taken out their leaders, and taken away about half their territory.  ISIL will be destroyed, and no one who threatens America will ever be safe.  To all who serve, it has been the honor of my lifetime to be your Commander-in-Chief.
But protecting our way of life requires more than our military.  Democracy can buckle when we give in to fear.  So just as we, as citizens, must remain vigilant against external aggression, we must guard against a weakening of the values that make us who we are.  That’s why, for the past eight years, I’ve worked to put the fight against terrorism on a firm legal footing.  That’s why we’ve ended torture, worked to close Gitmo, and reform our laws governing surveillance to protect privacy and civil liberties.  That’s why I reject discrimination against Muslim Americans.  That’s why we cannot withdraw from global fights – to expand democracy, and human rights, women’s rights, and LGBT rights – no matter how imperfect our efforts, no matter how expedient ignoring such values may seem.  For the fight against extremism and intolerance and sectarianism are of a piece with the fight against authoritarianism and nationalist aggression.  If the scope of freedom and respect for the rule of law shrinks around the world, the likelihood of war within and between nations increases, and our own freedoms will eventually be threatened.
So let’s be vigilant, but not afraid.  ISIL will try to kill innocent people.  But they cannot defeat America unless we betray our Constitution and our principles in the fight.  Rivals like Russia or China cannot match our influence around the world – unless we give up what we stand for, and turn ourselves into just another big country that bullies smaller neighbors.
Which brings me to my final point – our democracy is threatened whenever we take it for granted.  All of us, regardless of party, should throw ourselves into the task of rebuilding our democratic institutions.  When voting rates are some of the lowest among advanced democracies, we should make it easier, not harder, to vote.  When trust in our institutions is low, we should reduce the corrosive influence of money in our politics, and insist on the principles of transparency and ethics in public service.  When Congress is dysfunctional, we should draw our districts to encourage politicians to cater to common sense and not rigid extremes.
And all of this depends on our participation; on each of us accepting the responsibility of citizenship, regardless of which way the pendulum of power swings. 
Our Constitution is a remarkable, beautiful gift.  But it’s really just a piece of parchment.  It has no power on its own.  We, the people, give it power – with our participation, and the choices we make.  Whether or not we stand up for our freedoms.  Whether or not we respect and enforce the rule of law.  America is no fragile thing.  But the gains of our long journey to freedom are not assured.
In his own farewell address, George Washington wrote that self-government is the underpinning of our safety, prosperity, and liberty, but “from different causes and from different quarters much pains will be taken…to weaken in your minds the conviction of this truth;” that we should preserve it with “jealous anxiety;” that we should reject “the first dawning of every attempt to alienate any portion of our country from the rest or to enfeeble the sacred ties” that make us one.
We weaken those ties when we allow our political dialogue to become so corrosive that people of good character are turned off from public service; so coarse with rancor that Americans with whom we disagree are not just misguided, but somehow malevolent.  We weaken those ties when we define some of us as more American than others; when we write off the whole system as inevitably corrupt, and blame the leaders we elect without examining our own role in electing them.
It falls to each of us to be those anxious, jealous guardians of our democracy; to embrace the joyous task we’ve been given to continually try to improve this great nation of ours.  Because for all our outward differences, we all share the same proud title:  Citizen.
Ultimately, that’s what our democracy demands.  It needs you.  Not just when there’s an election, not just when your own narrow interest is at stake, but over the full span of a lifetime.  If you’re tired of arguing with strangers on the internet, try to talk with one in real life.  If something needs fixing, lace up your shoes and do some organizing.  If you’re disappointed by your elected officials, grab a clipboard, get some signatures, and run for office yourself.  Show up.  Dive in.  Persevere.  Sometimes you’ll win.  Sometimes you’ll lose.  Presuming a reservoir of goodness in others can be a risk, and there will be times when the process disappoints you.  But for those of us fortunate enough to have been a part of this work, to see it up close, let me tell you, it can energize and inspire.  And more often than not, your faith in America – and in Americans – will be confirmed. 
Mine sure has been.  Over the course of these eight years, I’ve seen the hopeful faces of young graduates and our newest military officers.  I’ve mourned with grieving families searching for answers, and found grace in Charleston church.  I’ve seen our scientists help a paralyzed man regain his sense of touch, and our wounded warriors walk again.  I’ve seen our doctors and volunteers rebuild after earthquakes and stop pandemics in their tracks.  I’ve seen the youngest of children remind us of our obligations to care for refugees, to work in peace, and above all to look out for each other.
That faith I placed all those years ago, not far from here, in the power of ordinary Americans to bring about change – that faith has been rewarded in ways I couldn’t possibly have imagined.  I hope yours has, too.  Some of you here tonight or watching at home were there with us in 2004, in 2008, in 2012 – and maybe you still can’t believe we pulled this whole thing off. 
You’re not the only ones.  Michelle – for the past twenty-five years, you’ve been not only my wife and mother of my children, but my best friend.  You took on a role you didn’t ask for and made it your own with grace and grit and style and good humor.  You made the White House a place that belongs to everybody.  And a new generation sets its sights higher because it has you as a role model.  You’ve made me proud.  You’ve made the country proud.
Malia and Sasha, under the strangest of circumstances, you have become two amazing young women, smart and beautiful, but more importantly, kind and thoughtful and full of passion.  You wore the burden of years in the spotlight so easily.  Of all that I’ve done in my life, I’m most proud to be your dad. 
To Joe Biden, the scrappy kid from Scranton who became Delaware’s favorite son:  you were the first choice I made as a nominee, and the best.  Not just because you have been a great Vice President, but because in the bargain, I gained a brother.  We love you and Jill like family, and your friendship has been one of the great joys of our life.
To my remarkable staff:  For eight years – and for some of you, a whole lot more – I’ve drawn from your energy, and tried to reflect back what you displayed every day: heart, and character, and idealism.  I’ve watched you grow up, get married, have kids, and start incredible new journeys of your own.  Even when times got tough and frustrating, you never let Washington get the better of you.  The only thing that makes me prouder than all the good we’ve done is the thought of all the remarkable things you’ll achieve from here.
And to all of you out there – every organizer who moved to an unfamiliar town and kind family who welcomed them in, every volunteer who knocked on doors, every young person who cast a ballot for the first time, every American who lived and breathed the hard work of change – you are the best supporters and organizers anyone could hope for, and I will forever be grateful.  Because yes, you changed the world.
That’s why I leave this stage tonight even more optimistic about this country than I was when we started.  Because I know our work has not only helped so many Americans; it has inspired so many Americans – especially so many young people out there – to believe you can make a difference; to hitch your wagon to something bigger than yourselves.  This generation coming up – unselfish, altruistic, creative, patriotic – I’ve seen you in every corner of the country.  You believe in a fair, just, inclusive America; you know that constant change has been America’s hallmark, something not to fear but to embrace, and you are willing to carry this hard work of democracy forward.  You’ll soon outnumber any of us, and I believe as a result that the future is in good hands.
My fellow Americans, it has been the honor of my life to serve you.  I won’t stop; in fact, I will be right there with you, as a citizen, for all my days that remain.  For now, whether you’re young or young at heart, I do have one final ask of you as your President – the same thing I asked when you took a chance on me eight years ago.
I am asking you to believe.  Not in my ability to bring about change – but in yours. 
I am asking you to hold fast to that faith written into our founding documents; that idea whispered by slaves and abolitionists; that spirit sung by immigrants and homesteaders and those who marched for justice; that creed reaffirmed by those who planted flags from foreign battlefields to the surface of the moon; a creed at the core of every American whose story is not yet written:
Yes We Can. 
Yes We Did. 
Yes We Can.
Thank you.  God bless you.  And may God continue to bless the United States of America.”

Friday, January 6, 2017

HAÏTI HUMILIEE - LE PEUPLE HAÏTIEN HUMILIÉ.

MES POINTS SUR LES I
DE MICHELE BENNETT DUVALIER
Michele Bennett Duvalier

Hier était un triste jour pour notre pays.
Un Sénateur élu de la République a été arrêté ou devrais-je dire qu'il a été kidnappé par la DEA (Drugs Enforcement Administration).  Le Sénateur Guy Philippe a été arrêté à son arrivée devant les locaux d'une radio située a PetionVille.


Que Guy Philippe fasse l'objet d'un mandat d'arrêt de la Police Haïtienne et d'un mandat d'arrêt de la DEA, là n'est pas la question.

Mais à la veille de la rentrée Parlementaire prévue pour lundi 9 prochain, on est en droit de se poser des questions sur les conditions de son arrestation et sur sa déportation vers les USA le soir même.

Voilà un homme, recherché par la police Haïtienne et la toute puissante DEA qui malgré ces deux mandats d'arrêt, a reçu la bénédiction du CEP et a mené sa campagne électorale depuis plus de quinze mois dans toute la Grand-Anse sans jamais être inquiéter. On l'a même vu faire campagne aux côtés du Président élu Jovenel Moise a qui il a apporté la victoire de la Grand-Anse (voir photo). On l'a encore vu et entendu, donnant des interviews à la presse locale et internationale lors du passage du cyclone Matthew dans le Grand Sud. On a tous vu des images de Guy Philippe portant secours aux sinistrés de sa ville de Pestel et des environs.

Pourquoi avoir attendu après le résultat des élections pour l'arrêter et le déporter? Pourquoi ce coup d'éclat à la veille de la rentrée Parlementaire? Pourquoi le Cep a-t-il accepté son dossier de candidature? Pourquoi cette arrestation n'a pas été faite avant ou pendant la campagne électorale? Ou avant le résultat des élections! Pourquoi HIER? Le Sénateur Guy Philippe a même reçu son certificat du CEP hier dans la matinée. Ce qui veut dire qu'il était couvert par l'immunité parlementaire.

Quid du mandat d'arrêt national? Ne prévaut-il pas sur le mandat d'arrêt international?
Alors Pourquoi hier?  Est-ce un message fort envoyé par les USA au nouveau Président élu et à son futur Gouvernement? Le nettoyage des écuries d'Augias a-t-il commencé? Le prochain sera qui?


Hier soir, on a tous vu la vidéo montrant les images déplorables du Président du Sénat, Ronald Lareche, bousculé et malmené par des agents encagoulés de la PNH, l'empêchant d'accéder dans les locaux ou se trouvaient le Sénateur Guy Philippe. Quel triste spectacle!
On a tous vu des images du puissant Sénateur Youri Latortue arrivant essoufflé à la rescousse de son confrère devant les locaux de la Radio Scoop FM. Mais trop tard. Les carottes étaient déjà cuites pour Guy Philippe.


Nos Poules de Luxe du Senat étaient impuissantes hier devant les cowboys américains qui ont investi l'aéroport international et ont fait monter à bord d'un petit avion affrété spécialement pour le transport du détenu Guy Philippe, menotté dont le visage avait perdu le sourire qu'il affichait depuis sa victoire aux élections.

Que reste-il de notre dignité ? Depuis 30 ans Haiti est devenue un énième département américain, incapable de vivre sans l'aide étrangère. Sommes-nous devenus un sous-peuple? On vit sous les dicktats des grandes puissances étrangères. Nous sommes devenu les poubelles des USA.

Un traité a été signé entre les USA et le Gouvernement de l'ancien Président Rene Preval pour mettre fin au traffic illicite de drogue. Ce traité accorde tous les droits aux Sheriffs américains.

Mais le Sénateur Guy Philippe a été arrêté et deporté en étant couvert par l'immunité parlementaire. Guy Philippe est-il un citoyen américain? Détient-il un passeport américain? Comme c'est le cas de beaucoup de ceux qui nous gouvernent.
Ce qui est arrivé hier, n'est nullement anodin et mérite réflexion de la part de la classe politique dans son ensemble.


Souvenez vous du Président Noriega qui croupit dans une prison américaine après avoir été arrêté et déporté aux USA.

Nous avons depuis 30 ans, perdu HONNEUR ET RESPECT. J'aimerais vous citer une phrase tirée de notre Acte d'Independance, écrite par Boisrond Tonnerre, Secrétaire de Jean Jacques Dessalines, le 1er Janvier 1804: "Je jure enfin de poursuivre à jamais les traîtres et les ennemis de ton indépendance."

Messieurs du Gouvernement actuel et Président élu, Honorables du Sénat, le peuple haïtien attends des réponses à toutes ces questions.
Haiti humiliée. Haiti vilipendée.

"Qu'avez-vous fait de mon Pays?" JC Duvalier.
Michele Bennett Duvalier
Le 6 Janvier 2017

Paris, France

NEWS RELEASE: HAITIAN NATIONAL CHARGED WITH INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND MONEY LAUNDERING CONSPIRACY

U.S. Department of Justice
United States Attorney
Southern District of Florida
99 N.E. 4 Street
Miami, FL 33132
(305) 961-9001
Public Information Officer:
Sarah Schall, Special Counsel
(305) 961-9377
Sarah.schall@usdoj.gov

NEWS RELEASE:
HAITIAN NATIONAL CHARGED WITH INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND MONEY LAUNDERING CONSPIRACY
Guy Philippe during his first appearance
in front of the American Judge in Miami
Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Adolphus P. Wright, Special Agent in Charge, United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Miami Field Division, and Kelly R. Jackson, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), Miami Field Office announced that the indictment against Guy Philippe, 48, of Haiti, was unsealed this morning in the Southern District of Florida.  

Philippe was indicted in 2005 on one count of conspiracy to import narcotics; one count of conspiracy to launder monetary instruments and engage in monetary transactions in property derived from unlawful activity; and one substantive count of engaging in monetary transactions derived from unlawful activity.  This afternoon, Philippe was ordered held without bond during an initial hearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge Barry L. Garber of the Southern District of Florida.  Philippe’s arraignment hearing is scheduled for January 13, 2017.

According to the indictment, from approximately 1997 through 2001, Philippe conspired with others to import more than five kilograms of cocaine into the United States.  From approximately June 1999 through April 2003, Philippe also allegedly conspired with others to engage in money laundering to conceal their participation in criminal activity, including narcotics trafficking.  The indictment alleges that in 2000, Philippe transferred a $112,000 check through a financial institution, affecting interstate and foreign commerce, that included monies derived from the illicit drug trafficking enterprise. 
An indictment is merely an allegation and a defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

The DEA and IRS-CI investigated the case.  The Criminal Division’s Office of International Affairs, U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Miami Office of Field Operations and the Haitian Government, including the Haitian Ministry of Justice, Haitian National Police and La Brigade de Lutte contre le Trafic de Stupéfiants (BLTS), provided assistance in this matter.  Assistant U.S. Attorneys Lynn M. Kirkpatrick and Andy R. Camacho of the Southern District of Florida and Senior Trial Counsel Mark A. Irish of the Criminal Division’s Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section are prosecuting the case.

This case is the result of the ongoing efforts by the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) a partnership that brings together the combined expertise and unique abilities of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies.  The principal mission of the OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt, dismantle and prosecute high level members of drug trafficking, weapons trafficking and money laundering organizations and enterprises.

A copy of this press release may be found on the website of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida at www.usdoj.gov/usao/fls. Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Southern District of Florida at www.flsd.uscourts.gov or on http://pacer.flsd.uscourts.gov.

French Translation is available

Video in Creole - about his first appearance in front of the Judge in Miami
A courtesy of Tripotay Lakay

Extradition de l'ex chef rebel et nouveau sénateur élu de la Grand’Anse


Port-au-Prince, jeudi 5 janvier 2017-

Guy Philippe, le nouveau sénateur élu de la Grand'Anse arrêté et extradé...

Guy Philippe durant sa garde à vue
au DCPJ.                                        
L’ex chef rebel et nouveau sénateur élu  de la Grand’Anse vient d’être extradé  à destination des Etats-Unis à bord d’un avion immatriculé au numéro N5888k. Selon les premiers rapports qui nous sont parvenus, Mr Philippe aurait été arrêté vers les 3 heures de l`après-midi, dans la commune de Pétion-Ville, à sa sortie de l`émission “Haiti Débats” animée par Gary  Pierre-Paul Charles sur la radio Scoop FM..
Mr Philippe revenait du Conseil Electoral Provisoire pour prendre son certificat de validation et participait à une émission radiophonique avec le sénateur Saurel Jacynthe sur la radio Scoop FM . Comme le nouvel élu n’a pas encore prêté serment, il ne bénéficie pas encore d’immunité parlementaire selon certains observateurs.
 Au moment où il s’apprêtait à quitter la radio avec ses agents de sécurité, il a été acclamé par ses partisans, parmi lesquels un policier en infiltration l’a pris en dépourvu et l’a maîtrisé. Les autres policiers ont tiré en l’air pour intimider ses agents de sécurité.
Les auditeurs pouvaient même entendre les détonations en direct sur Scoop FM. Un journaliste de cette station qui a assisté à cette scène a affirmé que cette opération menée conjointement par des membres de BLTS et de DCPJ, a provoqué une panique générale à Pétion Ville.
Selon quelques sources,  Guy Philippe faisait l’objet de deux mandats. Le premier émanant de la justice haïtienne et le second de l’agence des Etats-Unis de lutte contre la drogue (DEA).
Un mandat d’amener aurait été émis contre l’ex commissaire de Delmas dans l’affaire de l’attaque du commissariat des Cayes dans la nuit du 15 au 16 juin 2016.
En Haïti, les réactions sont mitigées après cette arrestation de Guy Philippe. Cette arrestation survient 4 jours avant que le nouvel élu au Sénat de la République soit installé. Si Guy Philippe avait déjà prêté serment comme sénateur il aurait bénéficié d’une immunité empêchant son arrestation .
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