Word: bertrand
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...potential Republican presidential nominees in 1996, the former secretaries of State and Defense are the best qualified to speak about foreign affairs, and both would avoid the invasion Bill Clinton seems ready to launch. For Baker and Cheney, the bottom line is simple: restoring Haiti's deposed President, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, isn't worth a single American life. From there, however, their positions diverge. Both would stay out of Haiti, but Cheney would also stay away...
...Pentagon has long insisted its troops would meet little resistance from the 7,000-man Haitian army, spokesmen indicated the total invasion force will probably consist of 20,000 U.S. troops, an overwhelming force intended to minimize casualties. Nearly half would be slated for peacekeeping, once returning President Jean-Bertrand Aristide settles in. Only about 13,000 are expected to actually invade Haiti, led by 1,800 Marines, who will storm Port-au-Prince to secure the airport and the U.S. embassy and then await reinforcements. The entire operation will be commanded by Admiral Paul D. Miller, a hard-charging...
...expected to leave within 24 hours, and Clinton pledged to hold the invasion at least until his envoys begin their return trip. Flanking Carter are retired Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Colin Powell and Senate Armed Services Committee chairman Sam Nunn. Earlier, Clinton met with ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, who pledged amnesty to opponents once he is restored. The surprise White House announcement capped a day of apparent jitters and Byzantine dealmaking in the Caribbean. TIME correspondent Sam Allis, in the Haitian capital, says the junta may be staying put because they fear their own troops. This morning...
...house ever be safe? Less than a week after a plane crashed onto the White House lawn, three fire trucks raced to the mansion early this afternoon to investigate smoke in the West Wing, safely away from the room where President Clinton was meeting with exiled Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Verdict: "A light fixture shorted out, and there was a strong odor," said press secretary Dee Dee Myers...
...American-led invasion all but certain. Four Caribbean countries -- Barbados, Belize, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago -- have promised to contribute a grand total of 266 support troops to a "multi-national" invasion force. Earlier in the week, the Rev. Jean-Marie Vincent, a prominent supporter of the Rev. Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the exiled President, was assassinated, the first priest killed since the military took over...