<<http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,8833298%255E1702,00.html
>>
US troops 'made Aristide leave'
>From correspondents in Paris
March 1, 2004
HAITIAN leader Jean Bertrand Aristide was taken away from his home by US
soldiers, it was claimed today.
A man who said he was a caretaker for the now exiled president told
France's RTL radio station the troops forced Aristide out.
"The American army came to take him away at two in the morning," the man
said.
"The Americans forced him out with weapons.
"It was American soldiers. They came with a helicopter and they took the
security guards.
"(Aristide) was not happy. He did not want to be taken away. He did not
want to leave. He was not able to fight against the Americans."
The RTL journalist who carried out the interview described the man as a
"frightened old man, crouched in a corner" who said he was the "caretaker
of the residence".
Aristide fled Haiti today in the face of an armed revolt. The United
States has ordered Marines to the Caribbean state to help restore order.
Agence France-Presse
_______________________________________________
http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
