19665: haitiaction: *** DEFEND HAITI *** Media Calls Urgently Needed (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: Haiti Action Committee <haitiaction@yahoo.com>

contact numbers for the media and Congress listed below


Dear Friends,

At this critical time in Haiti's history, it's imperative to force the media and Congress to deal with the fact that the United States government engineered a coup against the democratically elected government in Haiti, and to hold our "selected" officials responsible.  Please do all you can do to spread the word.

Guy Phillipe has proclaimed himself the new head of the Haitian military.  Several officials and activists have been arrested already  Deaths squads roam the streets, many people have been killed, and the lives of many more -- currently in hiding -- are at risk.

Thanks for taking action,

Haiti Action Committee



Post-Coup
Demands and Talking Points for
the Media and Congress

* Denounce the US-sponsored coup.

* Return Aristide to power as the legitimate president of Haiti.  Aristide was "kidnapped" (in his own words.)  He did not voluntarily resign.

* Protect Aristide, Fanmi Lavalas officials, members of the popular organizations and the population in general from the military.

* Grant refugee status to Haitians fleeing US-sponsored death squad terror.

* Investigate the role of the United States government in the coup, inlcuding the State Department, the military, the CIA, and the various intelligence services. Who supplied the weapons, logistics and training to the FRAPH death squads, former army leaders, and Duvalierists who have returned to Haiti?  These criminal activities are impeachable offenses under the US Neutrality Act.

* No to reconstitution of the Haitian military.


Key Media Contacts

San Francisco Chronicle: letters@sfchronicle.com

Reuters: www.reuters.com  click on "contact us"
Americans Desk: (202) 898-8300 or (202) 898-8300

New York Times: www.nytimes.com/ref/membercenter/help/lettertoeditor.html
letters@nytimes.com
Foreign Desk: (212) 556-7415
Reporters who write on Haiti: LYDIA POLGREEN and TIM WEINER

Associated Press: pr@ap.org
International Desk: (212) 621-1663

Miami Herald
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/opinion/2598828.htm
e-mail: HeraldEd@herald.com

Washington Times
Foreign Desk: (202) 636-3222
Reporter who writes on Haiti: Sibylla Brodzinsky


Washington Post
Foreign Desk: (202) 334-7400
Reporters who write on Haiti: Kevin Sullivan and Scott Wilson

LA Times
Foreign Desk: (213) 237-4413
Reporter who writes on Haiti: Carol J. Williams

ABC
Foreign Desk: (212) 456-2800

NBC
Foreign Desk: (201) 583-5777

CBS
Foreign Desk: (212) 975-3019

CNN
International Desk: (404) 827-1519
State Department Correspondent: Andrea Koppel (202)898-7515

NPR
Foreign Desk: (202) 513-2299


Key Congressional and Government Phone Numbers

Congressional Switchboard - 800-839-5276 or 202-224-3121
Nancy Pelosi - (SF) 415-556-4862; (DC) 202-225-4965
Dianne Feinstein - (SF) 415-249-4777; (DC) 202-224-3841
Barbara Boxer - (SF) 415-403-0100; (DC) 202-224-3553
White House Comment line - 202-456-1111
US State Department - 202-647-5291 or 202-647-7098(phone)
                                202-647-2283 or 202-647-5169 (fax)






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