Ortega claims that US is exploiting tragedy of Haiti to set up their troops

U.S. wants to install a military base in Haiti

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Caracas, Jan. 16. 2010, Tribuna Popular TP .- A massive American military presence in Haiti is being installed, taking advantage of the tragedy that these people are living, with the objective of establishing a new military base in the Caribbean to threaten progressive governments in the region.

Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega, accused the United States (U.S.) uses the tragedy experienced by Haiti to join thousands of armed soldiers, and felt that the situation is troubling because "had already been taking military control airport.

"They are manipulating a tragedy to install U.S. troops in Haiti and have been taking military control of the airport in Port au Prince and this is worrying," said the president at the website on 19.

The president made the complaint on Friday night during a meeting with Syrian Information Minister Mohsen Bilal, in his private residence.

Ortega does not preclude the U.S. bring humanitarian cooperation, rescue teams, or that military aircraft and helicopters arriving with food and other necessary items, "but it seems that not enough military bases and want to take this tragedy of the Haitian people to settle in Haiti, and I I condemn this, "he said.

U.S. send up to 10 thousand troops to the Caribbean country, aiming to help and prevent possible riots, military officials said.

The head of the Joint Chiefs, Admiral Mike Mullen, said the total of his country's presence in and around Haiti  could be more than 10 thousand soldiers if they determine the officers who assess needs.

It is estimated that by next Monday, the troops are coming to the airport in Port au Prince.

Given the decision of chief White House, President Ortega said he "has no logic that American troops are landing in Haiti. If Haiti is asking for is relief, not asking for troops. It would be madness to start all send troops to Haiti, "he questioned.

The president of the Central American country in solidarity brigades sent to the devastated nation.

Since last Thursday in Port au Prince are 31 members of a military brigade to Nicaragua to participate in rescue, medical care and assessing damage from the quake.

Ortega praised the partition of the Bolivarian Alliance for the peoples of our America (ALBA), but  "I worry that the U.S. is doing humanitarian aid to accompany an army," said the Sandinista leader.

"I think that the president (U.S., Barack) Obama you are creating a situation of fact, military interests in the United States, which are associated with the large transnationals of war that are enriched by war and arms race, "said Ortega.

"I believe that President Obama is not seeing the seriousness of U.S. military presence in Haiti, so dramatic a moment as this," he affirmed.

Against this background, demanded the withdrawal of troops  military and called on the U.S. government to maintain and multiply humanitarian aid.

He also proposed that funds are investing in to keep the military on the island is intended for humanitarian aid.

"I hope to withdraw troops occupy Haiti because the U.S. is occupying a territory Latin American and Caribbean," he warned.

Not for the first time the U.S. engages directly and unilaterally in the Caribbean nation. There are many implications that the northern country has a policy in Haiti, leading to mistrust in the actions they performed to "help" these people.

The most significant example of this interference

Aristide has twice been a victim of American colonial action, after the exile in 1991, where she assumed the position his Prime Minister Rene Preval, the president then returned to the island in 1994 to complete its mandate.

After Aristide's blow, this is preceded by its former Prime Minister René Préval, who was elected with 88 percent of votes.

The term of office of Preval, Aristide returned to power with a significant majority.

Aristide starts again with its anti-imperialist, especially to France requires the payment or repayment of 90 million gold francs, which were stolen by the French government to Haiti between 1825 and 1885, but in 2002, and the administration of George W. Bush as U.S. president takes the decision to oust Aristide for which consultation with France.

Again Aristide was kidnapped on 29 February 2004 by U.S. special forces after being threatened by French emissaries Regis Debray and Veronique de Villepin-Albanel, who tried to convince him to resign.

Ortega also recalled that during the earthquake of 1931, Nicaragua was occupied by invading U.S. troops and those soldiers set out to kill people.

"They killed people, that was how they helped to confront the tragedy, because they had a total military dominance in Managua."

Also, the Nicaraguan president also concerned about the proliferation of U.S. military bases in Latin American territory. The latest are the seven that will install in Colombia. occurred in 1991, when the constitutional president of Haiti Jean-Bertrand Aristide, was ousted in a coup, according to the same ex-dignitary, was organized by the United States and France.