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U.S. Marines in Haiti to Secure U.S. Embassy, Determined Rebels Closing in Capital
Aired February 24, 2004 - 10:07 ET
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DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: Let's turn to the prospect of peace or more violence in Haiti. U.S. Marines there are there to secure the U.S. embassy. Determined rebels say they're closing in on the Haitian capital. For the very latest, let's live to our Lucia Newman. She is in Port-Au-Prince.
LUCIA NEWMAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: (AUDIO GAP) are in a race against time trying to get Haiti's political operation, not the insurgents to sign onto a peace deal in order to avoid a blood bath. A blood bath many here see as inevitable.
It's the rebels, who control now more than half the country, make good to vow on to march toward the capital next. Yesterday U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell personally called members of the opposition parties here, trying to get them to reconsider a power sharing deal that's been put forward. In fact they have until 5:00 p.m. today to say whether or not they will sign on.
They have very, very reluctant to agree because the deal does not include their main demand, and that is that President Jean-Bertrand Aristide resign first.
In the meantime in the north of the country, insurgents belonging mostly to members of Haiti's disbanded army continue to control the key city of Cap Haitien. There was widespread looting there yesterday and there are also reports that the insurgents and their supporters are now hunting down members of the Lavalas Party, President Aristide's party and supporters of the government. So it's a very, very tense and chaotic situation there.
We also have news that President Aristide is expected to make a statement sometime this morning perhaps to clarify what his position if he has a new position is -- Daryn.
KAGAN: Lucia Newman in Port-Au-Prince, thank you for that.
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Rebels Closing in Capital>
Aired February 24, 2004 - 10:07 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: Let's turn to the prospect of peace or more violence in Haiti. U.S. Marines there are there to secure the U.S. embassy. Determined rebels say they're closing in on the Haitian capital. For the very latest, let's live to our Lucia Newman. She is in Port-Au-Prince.
LUCIA NEWMAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: (AUDIO GAP) are in a race against time trying to get Haiti's political operation, not the insurgents to sign onto a peace deal in order to avoid a blood bath. A blood bath many here see as inevitable.
It's the rebels, who control now more than half the country, make good to vow on to march toward the capital next. Yesterday U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell personally called members of the opposition parties here, trying to get them to reconsider a power sharing deal that's been put forward. In fact they have until 5:00 p.m. today to say whether or not they will sign on.
They have very, very reluctant to agree because the deal does not include their main demand, and that is that President Jean-Bertrand Aristide resign first.
In the meantime in the north of the country, insurgents belonging mostly to members of Haiti's disbanded army continue to control the key city of Cap Haitien. There was widespread looting there yesterday and there are also reports that the insurgents and their supporters are now hunting down members of the Lavalas Party, President Aristide's party and supporters of the government. So it's a very, very tense and chaotic situation there.
We also have news that President Aristide is expected to make a statement sometime this morning perhaps to clarify what his position if he has a new position is -- Daryn.
KAGAN: Lucia Newman in Port-Au-Prince, thank you for that.
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