Tuesday, March 09, 2004

Congressman Rangel's address to the Subcommittee on International Relations regarding Haiti

In reading the press, it is always interesting to see how easily right wing conservatives disparage the rule of law when it suits their purpose.

Those who question the legitimacy of my call for an investigation into the facts and circumstances of the role of the US Government in effecting the forcible removal from office of the constitutionally elected President of Haiti accuse me of just wanting to be negative and critical of the President.

I have been accused of using improper and inflammatory language. The truth is that what I am doing, through the use of appropriate and accurate language, is seeking to hold the Government of the United Sates accountable for its actions in Haiti over this past weekend.

Isn't this exactly what President Bush and his administration claim to be doing in Iraq and elsewhere, promoting democracy and the rule of law?

Let's examine the facts and the language I have applied to them.


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