And it betrays the Haitian people who have suffered so long and fought and died to plant the seeds of a new democracy there. Aristide abolished the system of rural section chiefs that had provided the infrastructure of brutality for Haitis Duvalierist government. replacing it with elected mayoral councils. And for those concerned about refugees. and its relation to political violence. let us be clear: The flow of refugees slowed to a trickle under his administration. After the coup. it again exploded. pressed on by the increase in political violence and intimidation. The tired. 2yearold. shopworn gossip that has been dredged up again by a few Senators over the last few daysabout President Aristides personal character and emotional stability. the pictures he hangs in his office. the allegation that he had ordered a political enemy killed through a mysterious late evening phone call on the eve of the coupwhile our own Ambassador Adams was pleading for his safety at the time and his life under threatis just that: political gossip.
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