Haiti Won't Yield to Rebel Demands, "President" Says
Saturday, September 4, 2004 at 07:25PM
TheSpook
Haitian President Boniface Alexandre said on
Thursday his administration would not give in to rebels who took over a
southern town six days ago to back demands for the reestablishment of
the army. "The government is going to do everything necessary to regain
control of positions taken by the former military," Alexandre told a
news conference shortly after he arrived from Panama, where he attended
the inauguration of President Martin Torrijos. "Haiti does not have two
security forces. We won't accept it, and we will never accept it," he
said. The military was disbanded in 1995 by then-President
Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Former soldiers, who helped overthrow Aristide
in February, say the government owes them more than 10 years of back
pay, which Haitian authorities deny. [more 
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