“I HAVE NOW LOCATED AND RECORDED FROM THE INTERNET SITE MY RADIO CANADA INTERVIEW, WHICH I GAVE NOV 27. I WILL HAVE IT TRANSCRIBED MONDAY. ANYONE WHO HAS AN URGENT NEED FOR IT CAN FIND IT FOR THEMSELVES. AFTER ALL THAT HAS BEEN SAID ABOUT IT, IT IS A SURPRISINGLY BALANCED INTERVIEW AND I STAND BEHIND ITS MAIN POINT, WHICH WAS THAT VIOLENCE FROM BOTH GOVERNMENT AND OPPOSITION SUPPORTERS IS SHUTTING DOWN HOPES FOR AN ELECTORAL SOLUTION AND PROGRESSIVELY DETERIORATING LIFE IN HAITI..
FOR THE RECORD THE SPECIFIC QUOTES USED BY AHP FROM MONTREAL DEC 4 ARE INACCURATE IN KEY DETAILS, ARE TAKEN OUT OF CONTEXT AND MISLEADING. FOR EXAMPLE, I NEVER REFER TO THE CONVERGENCE, NEVER SAY THAT ANYONE WOULD CERTAINLY LOSE, AND EXPLICITLY BLAME EXTREMISTS ON BOTH SIDES FOR THE VIOLENCE WHILE ALSO REFERRING TO MODERATES ON BOTH SIDES.
AS I DID SAY IN MY SPEECH IN VANCOUVER DEC 4, WE FOREIGNERS CAN TRY ALL WE CAN BUT THE INITIATIVE FOR REFORM MUST ULTIMATELY COME FROM WITHIN. IN HAITI WHAT WE ARE GETTING BEST FROM BOTH MAJOR SIDES IS COMBAT”