Stuart Leiderman leiderman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: leiderman: haiti defense white papers , cont'd - 2015, and 2017
interview
As attachment size is limited, I just Google-translated and attached the
2015 white paper. Links to the original versions that include important
tables and graphics are:
2015 White Paper -
http://www.md.gouv.ht/Livre_Blanc.pdf
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2013 White Paper -
http://www.haitilibre.com/images/plan-d-action-2013-2016.pdf
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An interview from this April is appended below and there is another
article from a few days ago that I'll prepare for posting.
http://lenouvelliste.com/article/172888/jeunes-de-18-a-35-ans-preparez-vous-a-integrer-les-forces-armees-de-lere-jovenel-moise
The game is afoot... Note in the diagrams of the 2015 white paper how the
writers inserted military elements, influence and dependence into almost
every facet of Haitian life. At least that's how I read it.
Philippe Clérié's perceptions and everyone else's are welcomed. I think
this is a critical time to weigh in.
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http://haitiliberte.com/quel-serait-le-role-des-forces-armees-dhaiti/
Google-translation
What would be the role of the Armed
Forces of Haiti?
By Thomas Peralte -
April 26, 2017
photo: Haitian military personnel trained in
Ecuador
This propaganda around the Army has only one meaning, as it is the class
interest that is paramount; The men in power and their allies of the
bourgeoisie agree that they have armed men with weapons of war to defend
them
against the army of the poor, the unemployed, the left behind. Yet the
people
themselves are only seeking a small and simple survival and do not need any
Army for their safety, since the country is not at war; Any army would be
for
him only an extremely heavy financial burden which would undoubtedly further
reduce the pittance which the great disadvantaged majority of the population
should have.
However the Haitian bourgeoisie sees it differently, the police is
insufficient
to guarantee them security in front of the population. An army with heavy
weapons of war could better confront the masses than the police. It is from
this political point of view that we must understand what the opponents
of the
people hide; When the Minister of Defense Hervé Denis "considers the
situation as urgent taking into account the withdrawal of the soldiers of
the
United Nations Mission for the Stabilization of Haiti (Minustah). "And to
the president of the senate Youri Latortue a former military to shout
loud and
clear" Replace MINUSTAH by MINUJUSTH, it is white cap, white cap ".
Latortue, since he was adviser to his uncle the de facto Prime Minister
Gérard
Latortue never denounced the occupation of the country as did the
anti-occupation and anti-imperialist compatriots; On the contrary, he
enjoyed
their presence; But to return with his soldiers he uses it as an alibi
when he
"demands a definite withdrawal of the UN mission and encourage the
adoption of the principles of the mother law wanting the presence of two
armed
forces on the territory, The army. And Rosny Desroches, the Executive
Director
of the SAI, reinforced him in his demagoguery: "We need armed forces in
the country to maintain public order and peace."
photo: Minister of Defense Hervé Denis
Thus the current regime begins to work double in this direction and the
Minister of Defense Hervé Denis simply stated in the Senate on Thursday
April
20th during a meeting of Prime Minister Jack Guy Lafontant, accompanied
by His
ministerial cabinet "having already made every effort to set up this
military force so long desired" and "that a High Command of the armed
forces will be appointed" and others in addition to a "plan on
recruitment Of the new military was submitted to the Head of State and the
Prime Minister ", adding then" that the administrative process to
facilitate the recruitment of 500 new soldiers is launched ". Minister
Denis could not be more clear when he said that "in the coming weeks,
officials of the Ministry of Defense will have to make an inventory of
the bases
and camps of the Armed Forces of Haiti (ADF'H). Barracks in the border area
should be rehabilitated within a record time limit in order to facilitate
the
fight against smuggling. Moreover, the government hopes to obtain certain
equipment from the troops of the Minustah who will leave the country before
October 15, 2017 ".
Well understood, it would not be a progressive
army aimed really at defending the nation, serving and defending the
country by
walking hand in hand with the people; But to use it to fight the people
in case
of need.
It would be an army serving the ruling clique and the anti-ruling ruling
class
in order to protect them from the anger of the people, a kind of commanders
serving the exploiters and pillagers of the country's resources.
Prime Minister Jack Guy Lafontant gave Prime Minister Hervé Denis's
handout for
the establishment of the Haitian army:
"You will work to put the army on the service of the Nation. In this
sense, you must:
- Establishing and voting by Parliament the law reorganizing and
operating the
Haitian Armed Forces (FAD'H);
- Developing and passing by Parliament the law of military programming;
- Work with relevant ministries to draft and pass by Parliament the law
establishing the Central Military Intelligence Directorate (DCRM);
- Collect information of strategic importance for the National Security
Council
(CNS).
The Armed Forces of Haiti must have qualified
human resources. To this end, a budget will be gradually allocated to the
Ministry of Defense. A Military Engineering Corps and a University Military
Hospital will be established to enable the Armed Forces of Haiti to achieve
their objectives. You press the laws and constitutional provisions to:
- Ensure knowledge of potential risks, threats and potential disruptions
of any
type;
- Anticipating crises by strengthening supervisory structures;
- Maintain the deterrent function;
- Permanently dispose of pre-positioned forces to better rescue and
defend the
territory;
- To contribute to the protection of the population on the national
territory,
to the resilience of the Nation, in the face of risks and threats of all
kinds
(terrorism, drug trafficking, banditry, natural disasters, etc.);
- Strengthen the safety of facilities of vital importance;
- Secure the territory (air, land, sea);
- Supporting internal security and civil security systems;
- Contribute to international security by participating in stabilization and
peacekeeping operations;
- To safeguard the interests of the Nation;
- Continuously and efficiently carry out national defense missions;
- To have specialized services and units contributing to the tasks of
protecting the integrity of the territory and protecting the population;
- Conduct civic, environmental and development activities;
- Support the other components of the National Army;
- Rescue people and assist civil protection services in disasters and
natural
disasters;
- Contribute to protecting and securing the vital sites of the Nation;
- Assist police in countering possible terrorist activities.
So that the Haitian State can assert its
sovereignty in its territorial waters. I ask you to make arrangements for:
- Ensure the defense of the coastline;
- Protecting maritime borders;
- Monitor maritime territory;
- Support the other components of the National Army;
- Provide maritime patrols.
You must safeguard the economic interests of the
maritime domain. In this perspective you will:
- Ensure legal practices in marine fisheries;
- To combat maritime pollution (hydrocarbon, toxic waste);
- Combat smuggling and drug trafficking;
- Ensure the legal exploitation of cultural property and submarine
treasures.
Public services should be provided in territorial
waters. To this end, the Ministry of Defense must:
- Bringing relief and assistance to ships and people in danger in the
Exclusive
Economic Zone of Haiti;
- To carry out transport missions of public services;
- Ensure evacuation missions.
For years, the defense of airspace has not been
assured. There is a need to:
- Defend Haitian airspace;
- Protect and defend airport areas;
- Support other forces in the transport and release of materials and men;
- Monitoring and protecting fisheries resources;
- Assist in the search and rescue of ships and aircraft in distress.
I ask you to start preparing the 2017-2018 Budget,
which will have to be approved by the Council of Ministers, after
arbitration
by the Ministry of the Economy and Finance, and filed within the required
legal
timeframe in Parliament.
You
will also have the task of increasing transparency, the fight against
corruption and the good management of public property. It belongs to you To
organize, direct and animate the services, teams and agents of the State
placed
under your responsibility. But what army can we build the clique at
Martelly-Jovenel-Latortue, if not an army of bandits, mercenaries,
traffickers
and putschists in the service of the imperial forces like a Paul Eugene
Magloire, Of a Cedar. The people must say No to an army defending the class
interests of the bourgeoisie! To the Haitian people to organize and set up
their own revolutionary army like our indigenous ancestors to fight the new
settlers and counter their dishonest actions Reduce the country to its
simplest
form.
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