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Latortue on "democracy"

Submitted March 19, 2004 - 7:48 pm by Andrew Grice (not verified)

Today's NYT describes a speech given under heavy military guard by the Coup-Appointed Prime Minister Lortortue, where he "promised to introduce a culture of governmental accountability."  Deeper into the article it mentions how Lortortue is claiming that elections "can't be held" until 2005.  So apparently, accountable doesn't mean accountable to the Haitian people.  At least not to a Haitian people that would probably reelect Arisitide in any election held right now.
Maybe he really means accountability to something else.  How about France?  AFP reported (sorry, I can't find the link right now) that the first foreign bigwig to visit the new coup government will be none other than the French foreign minister.  This will be the first state visit on such a high level to Haiti from France since the success of the revolution in 1804.  

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