17877: Uttley: What I meant to write

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: Jim & Jan Uttley <juttley5@mts.net>

In answer to my comments about President Aristide's  decision to go to
Mexico
was not that I didn't think he should be there or that Haiti did not
deserve to
be among the other nations of the Americas, but rather I was surprised
that he
left considering the turmoil in Haiti right now and the instability.
His going, especially at this time, makes him (correct me if I'm wrong)
the
first Haitian president to travel abroad since President Magloire who
travelled
to the Eisenhower White House in the 50s.  I was living in Haiti at the
time.
I know President Aristide has travelled abroad before, but it would seem
perilous to his future that he can leave and not be overthrown in a coup
d'etat.

 do stand by my comments that I hope other Summit leaders give him a
"talking
to" about the mess in his country and his need to compromise, negotiate
and
bring this crisis to an end.  I would hope the Summit leaders would talk
frank
to any leader who is supporting the abuse of human rights and not
upholding the
constitution of his country.

Jim