Haiti: Remember Drèd Wilme

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Celebrating the life of Emmanuel "Drèd" Wilmè By Frantz Jerome, Ezili Danto
Witness Project, July 1, 2006

Inspired by Ezili, I write these simple words to celebrate the life of a simple
man. One who took a stand reminiscent of those mythical characters of a Malreaux
novel; defining by action Camus’ true rebel; but most important, less we forget,
gave up his life so a little boy or little girl can live… a life different than
his own.

I’ve asked but no one knows. Or maybe I have not yet met one who knows where
Drèd came from. He was one of “La Fanmi SeLavi” children, I was told. Thus he
may have been born on a street of Port-au-Prince. His mother may have been a
“machann” or a “bòn.” I don't know. But, a bit more than twenty-eight years ago
Drèd Wilmè entered the world and ended up an orphan on the streets of
Port-au-Prince. How many days without food, shelter, protection and how many
sunups and sundowns being a defenseless child, prey to his society’s more
powerful predators? What manners of deprivation are Haiti’s street children not
forced to suffer...especially as they were also hunted down like dogs under
Duvalier's regime? But somehow Drèd Wilmè survived starvation and a dangerous
early life. Probably with the help of his mothers, the many community makomères
who raise each other’s children, or, perhaps his own poor mother or grandmother
who nonetheless could not give him permanent shelter from life's storms. For,
the love Emmanuel "Drèd" Wilmè naturally expressed towards others can only be
learned from a mother.

He must have been tough as a child, fast and determined. He must have more than
once beaten the multitudes of others like him to a car windshield to be cleaned
for a few cents. He must have learned to run, hide, dodge a bullet, roll with
the punches and get up and fight some more, in order to have lasted long enough
for “La Fanmi SeLavi” to be created.

He could have been one of those boys who walked by my house at rue Bonne Foi.
The bambinos with the charming smiles who instinctively knew how to tilt their
head when trying to soften my sisters’ hearts enough to get a few cents… maybe
their day’s only meal. I can’t recreate a true image. But he must have looked
like many of them. He must have looked like any of them. Forgettable faces to
those who want to forget.

When “La Fanmi SeLavi,” President Aristide’s home for street children and
orphans, was created, Drèd Wilmè had not yet reached his teens. No one can tell
me whether or not he was of the original group. But then again, are there any
original members or staffers left to answer my question? For aggression did not
stop seeking the bunch, just because they thought they had found a new life… a
family.

On the eve of their benefactor’s inauguration as president of the country in
1991, cowards too shy to attempt to harm the priest-president, settled for the
children. Arsonists set fire to “La Fanmi SeLavi," killing four of the children.
Unfortunately, they did not stop there, for when nine months later the military
staged a coup against President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, soldiers assaulted La
Fanmi Selavi - the home for children - again. As his right of passage into
teenage years, young Drèd would have found himself again running for his life,
dodging bullets, Cedras' FRAPH mercenaries, hiding, running, hiding… to live and
fight another day.

That day came again, - the hunting of Aristide’s orphans from LaFanmi SeLavi
came again - in the second coup d’etat against President Aristide.

To fight to protect those children, their mothers, fathers and aunts, he knew so
well, to fight to protect his Site Soley community relentlessly came again for
Drèd Wilmè, the adult now, in 2004, when “assailants,” as the Haitian people
like to call them, were let loose on the inhabitants of popular neighborhoods.
They attacked the poor, they attacked the children again, many now grown men,
like Drèd. They attacked Drèd Wilmè’s family again, in 2004. They killed for
political reasons. They killed to make a point. They killed to wreak havoc. They
killed to instill fear. They killed to bring the people to submission. This is
the stage onto which our man-child chose to step into history.

Facing overwhelming odds, Emmanuel "Drèd" Wilmè did what all his life he knew he
had to do to live, to preserve the life of his friends, brothers, sisters,
family: fight.

How can I, a pacifist, celebrate a life that has only known fight? Simple.
Pacifists believe in a demilitarized society. Pacifists believe violent
conflicts ought to be avoided. Nonetheless, there are a few other things that
pacifists believe strongly about and among them are the right to self-defense
and the concept of fairness and justice.

Drèd Wilmè may have learned to defend himself and his community using tools that
many frown on. I will refrain from placing a value judgment on actions stemming
form a context that I can only imagine… no mater how romantic an image I create.
But certainty I do have. I know I heard the people of Site Solèy say, over and
over again, in multiple interviews from a cross-section of journalists, that
they would never betray Drèd Wilmè because he was the only one willing to bleed
for them.

He said: “I will die so that others may live,” to which the people responded:
“We will die so that Drèd may live!”

Though many avid dilettantes of existential philosophy fail to recognize Drèd
Wilmè in their literature, as a student of Camus, as a student of Malreaux, as a
student of Fanon, Sartre or any other existential philosopher who confronted
man-child-me with hypothetical action, I ought to at least once recognize
authentic heroism and bear witness to real-action rather than symbolic-action.

Unfortunately or fortunately, you decide, my path took me on a different
journey. One still filled with sorrow, for I am Haitian… Ayisyen. Of those who
dared to put a stop to slavery. Of those that the “civilized ones” still want to
teach a lesson, because they dared to be free.

My path often takes me to the realm of abstractions, the paralysis of analysis.
But this path also leads to the realm of language as symbolic action. Thus this
past year, through the Ezili Danto Witness Project, I lent my language skills to
those in Haiti they want quiet.

I have given voice to these dead babies or those sixteen-years-old pregnant teen
girls, hacked to death by machete wielding “police attaches,” called “Lame Ti
Manchete.” Today, I lend my voice in memory of Drèd Wilmè, as the pacifist I
believe him to be. I ask for a thorough investigation around the circumstances
that got Drèd declared "bandit" with not one iota of evidence provided. I
further call on the sense of fairness and justice of all pacifist to recognize
and uphold the right to self-defense for all.

No more political assassinations under the guise of law and order.

No more incrimination of the poor just because rich people call them "bandit."

Today, remembering how Drèd Wilmè was systematically hunted down and slaughtered
by the "civilized ones," I bear witness and celebrate Drèd Wilmè's real-action,
self-defense, ultimate sacrifice and authentic heroism.

Franz Jerome
Ezili Danto Witness Project
July 1, 2006




See - Remembering July 6, 2005 and the UN massacre of innocent civilians from
Site soley: Demand UN soldiers stop killing innocent Haitian civilians and
brutalizing the Haitian public, Demand Justive for the UN Victims from Site
Soley (also Apèl Pou Aksyon in Kreyol) by Haitian Lawyers Leadership Network,
Haitian Perspectives, June 28, 2006
http://www.margueritelaurent.com/pressclips/justice_sitesoley.html

Kreyol: Apèl Pou Aksyon 6 Jiye 2006
http://www.margueritelaurent.com/pressclips/justice_sitesoley.html#apel
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"Lakou New York" April 4th, 2005 interview with Dread Wilme


L-NY: We have on the line with us Dread Wilme, a
Lavalas militant and activist in Site Solèy where
today there is a massive repression against the
population being carried out by United Nations
MINUSTHA forces along with the Haitian National
Police. Dread Wilme, can you tell the New York area
Haitian community through "Lakou New York" at Radio
Lakay how is the situation today in Site Solèy?

D. Wilme: Well, the situation is very serious not just
in Site Solèy but all over Haiti, in Site Solèy, in
Bèlè, in Lasalin, as well as Solino, Granravin and
elsewhere in all the 9 departments of the country. The
way things are in the country today, journalists are
being killed, school children are being killed,
business people are being killed. Many people who
would have been useful to the country are being
killed. As Lavalas militants throughout all the parts
of the country, all 9 departments and even in the 10th
department we are standing up to defend our rights, to
demand that President Aristide return to the country
and for us to live in peace because without President
Aristide there can be no peace. The government that is
here right now is doing only one thing: killing people
all over the country. The Haitian National Police has
forgotten that it was the people who called for the
army to be done with so we could have this Police. The
people and the Police are brothers and sisters. The
Police should not listen to the bourgeoisie and take
Andy Apaid and Charles Henri Baker's money to kill
people in Site Solèy. Many people have already been
killed, children, school kids and even people praying
inside churches have been shot. This is the climate we
are living under today in Site Solèy.

L-NY: Compatriot, we have learned that since
Thursday, after the news came out that Labanyè was
killed many many people are in tears because they no
longer have Labanyè to keep the people of Site Solèy
in check for them. Many people are saying that this is
the real reason why MINUSTHA is killing the people of
Site Solèy, to avenge Labanyè's death. What is your
view on this?

D. Wilme: The way we see it, it is these big shots who
used to pay Labanyè to shoot demonstrators in Site
Solèy where whenever we held demonstrations Labanyè
himself came out to shoot at the demonstrators. He was
doing the work of Andy Apaid and Charles Henri Baker.

You see, these big shots if they really had a vision,
a plan to help Site Solèy this is not the way they
would behave. Today, Site Solèy is living in filth.

Today the people of Site Solèy are living in dirt. The
people cannot eat. They are hungry. Children cannot go
to school. These people who were saying that they had
the support of Labanyè, they should know that Labanyè
did not represent the masses of the people. Labanyè
was nothing inside of Site Solèy. All alone, Labanyè
could not have taken all of Site Solèy hostage because
by himself he was weak. We have to be honest and admit
that by himself Labanyè could not have held the masses
of Site Solèy hostage. They have to admit that Labanyè
did not represent Site Solèy. Labanyè was just in one
of the neighborhoods of Site Solèy which is the
largest ghetto in Haiti. They have to face this fact.

Today we are facing severe repression by the National
Police and the MINUSTHA where they are saying that
this is because of Labanyè but our demonstrations have
only just begun. We are demanding the physical return
of President Aristide immediately. Today, Site Solèy
is whole. There is no longer 33 neighborhoods on one
side and 1 on another. All 34 neighborhoods are united
and we are demonstrating peacefully to demand the
physical return of President Aristide to Haiti. If the
bourgeoisie wanted to do something for the people of
Site Solèy, this is not the way they woud go about
doing it because they have never done anything to
benefit the people of Site Solèy. They want the people
to be their slaves. They want the people to go and
vote but to continue living in the same conditions we
are living in today. We have been living for 1 year
now under this defacto government which is destroying
the country. 95% of the people from the masses who
were working government jobs have been fired. Children
cannot go to school. Students cannot advance in their
studies. We are wondering just how far this crisis
will be allowed to go. All of this is why we are in
the streets, demonstrating and demanding the physical
return of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to Haiti
immediately. This is the only issue the people are
interested in today. Aristide is the one who can save
Haiti from all its woes.

L-NY: Dread Wilme, tell us what's been happening this
past weekend in Site Solèy. We understand that there
were major attacks which have taken place and we heard
that you were on the phone with a radio station in
Port-au-Prince where you said that the MINUSTHA was
shooting tear gas at the people. Tell us what's
happening inside Site Solèy today.

D. Wilme: MINUSTHA has been shooting tear gas on the
people. There are children who have died from the gas
and some people inside churches have been shot. The
Red Cross was with us. The Red Cross was just here and
might have just gone on to pick up more children and
adults who have gotten shot. The Red Cross is the only
one helping us. The MINUSTHA soldiers remain hidden in
their tanks and just aim their guns and shoot the
people. They shoot people selling in the streets. They
shoot people just walking in the streets. They shoot
people sitting and selling in the marketplace.
MINUSTHA must understand that the people in the
streets are the masses of the people. They say that
these people are "chimè" but they are not "chimè".

They are the masses of the people fighting for their
rights and demanding the return of President
Jean-Bertrand Aristide to Haiti. Inside Site Solèy
today we are facing a very serious climate of terror
where many people have been killed and many children
have been shot. We are asking for support because
President Aristide must come back for peace to reign
in Haiti.

L-NY: We know that there is a huge protest planned
for April 7th. This will be the first large protest
since Labanyè has been gone, will there be a large
turnout from Site Solèy to join with Bèlè and Kafou?
What we are hearing is that this demonstration will be
more like a tsunami rather than a lavalas.

D. Wilme: Well there is no doubt about that because
when the Lavalas is flowing there is nothing that can
hold us back. They know what Lavalas is all about.

Lavalas remains very powerful. All 34 neighborhoods of
Site Solèy will be mobilizing. It will be a huge
demonstration because everyone is planning to march on
the city. Site Solèy will move to join with Bèlè,
Granravin, Solino, Lasalin, etc., all the popular
neighborhoods so that all together the people will
take the streets on the 7th of April to demand with
one voice the immediate return of President Aristide
to Haiti.

L-NY: Dread Wilme, many people are not clear about
the exact relationship which exists between you, the
militants of Lavalas in Site Solèy, Lavalas in general
and Grenn Sonnen. Can you tell us the nature of this
relationship? Are both of you fighting for the same
thing?

D. Wilme: This is a very important question. The
relationship between us and Grenn Sonnen is a question
we will answer today. For our part, we are engaged in
a people's struggle where we are fighting for the
return of President Aristide in Haiti. Grenn Sonnen
used to work for the Lavalas Government. Right now he
claims to be fighting as a former FADH soldier to
defend the rights of the former soldiers. That is the
difference between us. We do not have any form of
contact with Grenn Sonnen. The former soldiers who are
involved with him in his fight believed that the
defacto government would be doing good things for the
country. Later, they realized that this is a criminal
government which is killing people left and right.

This government lied to them and is killing their
brother soldiers. Those former soldiers have now taken
up arms against this government and they are asking
for it to be removed from power. As Lavalas militants,
we are also demanding the departure of the defacto
government. We demand the physical return of President
Jean-Bertrand Aristide. We do not know whether they
are also for the President's return but us, the
Haitian people, the people of Site Solèy, Bèlè,
Granravin etc., all of the 10th department and all 9
departments of the country we are fighting for the
physical return of President Aristide to Haiti. I
cannot tell you anything about their ideology whether
they are for the return or not but for us our purpose
is clear.

L-NY: Do you have any last words for the Haitian
community listening to you over the internet and all
over the world over the internet?

D. Wilme: My last words to the Haitian community of
New York and all over the 10th department is that they
must remain mobilized. We are asking all Haitians,
those who become U.S. citizens, those who were born
overseas, those who have been over there 13, 14, 15
years, we are asking all of them to remain mobilized,
to demonstrate peacefully wherever they are in the
10th department to demand the immediate physical
return of President Aristide. They must speak to
President Bush and as people of the United States
demand the return of President Aristide to Haiti. We
are sending our respects to all of you in the 10th
department who are standing firm in the struggle for
the immediate return of President Jean-Bertrand
Aristide to Haiti.

L-NY: Thank you very much compatriot.

D. Wilme: Thank you very much compatriot.


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Kreyol original of Lakou New York Interview with Dread
Wilme
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Entèvyou "Lakou New York" ak Dread Wilme 4 Avril 2005

L-NY: Nou genyen nan liy nan ak nou Dread Wilme,
militant, aktivis ki nan Site Solèy k ap fè fas la
jodi a ak yon kokenn represyon bò kote MINUSTHA ak
Lapolis. Dread Wilme, èske ou ka pale ak kominote
Ayisyen nan New York atravè emisyon "Lakou New York"
ki nan Radio Lakay, di nou kouman sitiyasyon an ye
jodi a?

D. Wilme: Bon, sitiyasyon an pou jan l reprezante
kounye a anndan peyi d Ayiti, se pa sèlman nan Site
Solèy, li reprezante yon gwo klima pou peyi d Ayiti.

Site Solèy, Bèlè, Lasalin kankou Solino, Granravin,
elatriye ak tout 9 depatman an. Jan peyi a ye jounen
jodi a, jounalis ap tonbe. Elèv lekòl ap tonbe. Moun
ki gen biznis ap tonbe. Lè nou gade nou wè anpil moun
serye ki ka itil peyi a jodi a, se moun sa yo k ap
tonbe. Nou menm militan Lavalas anndan peyi d Ayiti,
nan 4 kwen peyi a, tout 9 depatman jiska dizyèm
depatman, nou wè jan peyi a tonbe la se peyi pa nou l
ye antan Ayisyen, nou revandike dwa nou kote n ap di
pou Prezidan Aristide retounen e pou kapab gen lapè
paske san Prezidan Aristide pa ka gen lapè paske
kounye a la gouvènman sa k la se moun l ap detwi
anndan peyi a. Polis Nasyonal la bliye si se Pèp la ki
te rele kraze lame a bay polis la. Noumenm ansanm ak
Polis la se frè ak sè. Fòk Polis la pa koute
laboujwazi pou l ap pran kòb nan men Andy Apaid ak
Charles Henri Baker pou vin detwi Pèp Site Solèy. Se
nan kontèks sa nou gen latriye moun ki gen tan mouri
deja, timoun ki gen tan mouri, elèv lekòl epi gen menm
moun ki anndan legliz ki pran bal nan Site Solèy.

Jounen jodi se konsa n ap sibi yon gwo klima anndan
Site Solèy.

L-NY: Konpatriyòt, nou aprann depi Jedi, apre nouvèl
la te soti ke Labanyè te tonbe genyen anpil anpil moun
k ap plenyen nan peyi a kòmkwa yo pa ta genyen Labanyè
pou asire Site a anfavè yo jodi a. Anpil moun di se
pou sa MNUSTHA ap fè represyon an, kidonk se yon
revanj k ap tire. Kijan noumenm nou wè koze a?
D. Wilme: Jan nou wè koze a, si genyen gwo bwa sa yo
ki te konn ap bay Labanyè kòb pou te tire sou
manifestasyon k ap fèt jounen jodi a tout sa k ap pase
atravè Site Solèy kote lè nou met manifestasyon deyò
se Labanyè ki parèt an pèsòn k al tire sou
manifestasyon yo. Li mache avèk Andy Apaid ak Charles
Henri Baker. Enben gran nèg sa yo si yo te gen yon
vizyon pou Site Solèy se pa konsa yo ta fè bagay la.

Site Solèy ap viv sou fatra jounen jodi a. Pèp Site
Solèy ap viv sou pousyè jounen jodi. Pèp la pa ka
manje. Pèp la grangou. Timoun pa ka al lekòl. Jounen
jodi anndan Site Solèy, nèg sa yo ki di yo te gen apui
Labanyè, enben Labanyè pa yon mas Pèp. Labanyè pa t
anyen anndan Site Solèy. Labanyè pa t ka rete pou l t
ap fè tout pil pou l te ka mete Pèp la an otaj paske
Labanyè pou kont li mezanmi li fèb. An nou pran
konsyans pou wè si sèl ti Labanyè te ka mete yon mas
Pèp konsa an otaj. Jounen jodi Pèp la revandike dwa l.

Se pou sa yo di ke MINUSTHA ansanm ak Polis Nasyonal
la ap tire revanj pou Labanyè. Fò yo rekonèt byen
Labanyè pa t reprezante Site Solèy. Labanyè se te nan
yonn nan katye nan Site Solèy yo l te ye paske Site
Solèy se pi gwo bidonvil ki gen nan peyi d Ayiti. Fòk
yo rekonèt sa byen. Jounen jodi nou wè n ap sibi gwo
represyon anba men Polis Nasyonal la avèk MINUSTHA
kote yo di se pou Labanyè, enben noumenm nou fenk kare
manifeste. N ap mande retou fizik Prezidan
Jean-Bertrand Aristide prese prese. Site Solèy la fè
yon sèl. Pa genyen 33 katye ankò paske nou tou l 34
katye yo nou tout fè yon sèl kote n ap manifeste
pasifikman n ap mande retou fizik Prezidan
Jean-Bertrand Aristide an Ayiti. Si laboujwazi te vle
fè yon bagay pou Pèp la se pa konsa yo ta fè l paske
yo pa p janm regle anyen pou Pèp Site Solèy. Yo ta
renmen bourike Pèp la, fè Pèp la al vote epi Pèp la ap
toujou viv nan menm konjonkti jounen jodi. Nou panse
genyen 1 an nou la ak yon gouvènman defakto k ap
debalize yon peyi. Kounye a 95% Pèp la revoke nan bwat
leta. Timoun pa ka al lekòl. Sa k te rive nan twazyèm
pa ka kontinye. Sa k te rive nan segonn nan reto pa ka
kontinye. N ap mande ki bò kriz sa prale. Se sa ki fè
Pèp la leve kanpe ap mande retou fizik Prezidan
Jean-Bertrand Aristide prese prese an Ayiti. Se sèl sa
ki enterese Pèp le se Aristide pou sove Ayiti nan tout
mizè l ye jounen jodi a.

L-NY: Dread Wilme, di nou sa k ap pase nan wikenn nan
la, paske yo fè konnen te genyen gwo atak ki fèt, yo
di ou te fè yon kout fil nan yon radyo nan Pòtoprens
la kote ou di MINUSTHA t ap bay gaz. Di nou sa k ap
pase anndan Site Solèy jounen jodi a.

D. Wilme: Jodi a anndan Site Solèy MINUSTHA t ap bay
gaz. Nou gen timoun ki mouri nan gaz epi nou gen divès
moun ki te anndan legliz ki pran katouch. Nou te fenk
gen Lakwa Wouj ki te ansanm ak nou la. Yo te fenk la a
yo gen lè fè yon vire ap ranmase timoun ki pran bal
ansanm ak granmoun ki pran bal. Se Lakwa Wouj k ap
pote nou sekou. MINUSTHA limenm kote l kache nan
chadegè a li pa bezwen konnen anyen paske se bourik
zam li ki nan lari. Li jwenn moun k ap vann li fizye
l. Li jwenn moun k ap pwonmennen li fizye l. Li jwenn
ti machann ki chita nan mache li fizye l. Jounen jodi
a fòk MINUSTHA rekonèt tout moun li wè nan lari se mas
Pèp la. Jan yo di gen chimè a pa gen chimè vre. Se Pèp
la k ap revandike dwa li k ap mande retou Prezidan
Aristide an Ayiti. Anndan Site Solèy kounye a la nou
gen yon gwo klima perèz kote nou gen anpil mou ki
mouri ak timoun ki pran bal. N ap mande pou yo kapab
pote nou sekou paske fòk Prezidan Aristide tounen pou
kapab gen lapè an Ayiti.

L-NY: Nou konnen gen yon kokenn manifestasyon ki
anonse pou 7 Avril. Fwa sa a, se premye fwa Labanyè pa
la, èske Site a ap soti an mas pou rejwenn ak Bèlè, ak
Kafou pou se yon kokenn leve kanpe paske nou tande fwa
sa a se pa lavalas men se yon sounami k pral desann la
a?

D. Wilme: Ebyen ou konnen se kanmenm paske lavalas la
lè l desann an mas pa gen sa ki ka sipòte l paske yo
konn ki ès ki lavalas la. Lavalas la toujou rete
puisan. 34 katye Site Solèy yo pral mobilize la a. Se
yon gwo kokenn chenn manifestasyon k pral genyen 7
Avril la paske tout moun la pou pran vil la. Site
Solèy pral pran vil la pou l rankontre ak Bèlè,
Granravin, Solino, Lasalin elatriye, tout zòn popilè
yo kote 7 la tout Pèp la deside l pou l pran lari pou
n mande retou fizik Prezidan Jean-Bertrand Aristide an
Ayiti prese prese.

L-NY: Dread Wilme, genyen anpil moun ki pa klè sou
relasyon ekzakt ki ta genyen jounen jodi a ant oumenm
nan Site Solèy la, Lavalas, ak Grenn Sonnen. Eske ou
kapab di nou ki sa relasyon sa a ye jodi a? Eske n ap
batay pou menm bagay?

D. Wilme: Kesyon sa a se yon kesyon ki trè enpòtan. Se
yon kesyon m ap reponn jounen jodi. Kesyon Grenn
Sonnen an avèk noumenm anndan Site Solèy. Noumenm n ap
fè yon lit Pèp kote n ap mande retou fizik Prezidan
Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Grenn Sonnen t ap travay nan
Gouvènman Lavalas. Aktyèlman li reklame tèt li etan ke
militè. L ap revandike dwa militè yo. Ka sa a
diferansye. Noumenm nou pa gen kontak ak Grenn Sonnen.
Militè ki ansanm avèk li yo se militè ki te panse
gouvènman defakto sa a t ap fè yon bon bagay nan peyi
a. Lè yo vin wè gouvènman defakto sa a se moun l ap
touye agoch adwat. Gouvènman sa a ba yo manti.

Gouvènman sa a ap detwi pwòp san frè yo. Enbyen yo
menm ansyen militè yo, yo leve kont rejim defakto sa a
kote y ap mande depa rejim defakto sa a. Noumenm
militan Lavalas, Pèp Ayisyen noumenm kote n ap mande
depa rejim defakto sa a. N ap mande retou fizik
Prezidan Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Nou pa konn pa yo a
si se retou Prezidan an men noumenm pa nou an, Pèp
Ayisyen, Pèp Site Solèy, Pèp Bèlè, Granravin,
elatriye, tout dizyèm depatman an, tout 9 depatman an
noumenm se pou retou fizik Prezidan Aristide n ap
travay. Ideyoloji pa yo a m pa ka ba ou yon ide de sa
si se pou retou oswa pa pou retou men noumenm se pou
retou n ap travay.

L-NY: Eske ou genyen yon dènye mo pou kominote
Ayisyèn nan k ap koute ou la nan New York epi k ap
koute nan entènèt tout kote?

D. Wilme: Dènye mo m gen pou kominote Ayisyèn nan k ap
koute m tout kote nan New York, nan dizyèm depatman an
n ap di yo mobilize. Ni Ayisyen ki natiralize pou
Ameriken, tout sa ki sitizenn, ni sa ki fèt laba a, ni
sa ki gen 13 an, 14 an, 15 an laba a, n ap mande yo
pou yo rete mobilize, pou yo fè manifestasyon
pasifikman nan dizyèm nan. Pou yo pale ak Prezidan
Bush, pou yo mande l nou se pitit Ameriken etan ke
Amerik, n ap mande retou fizik Prezidan Jean-Bertrand
Aristide an Ayiti. Noumenm an Ayiti tou nou voye yon
gwo respè pou yo dizyèm nan ki kenbe mouvman an solid
solid pou retou fizik Prezidan Jean-Bertrand Aristide
an Ayiti prese prese.

L-NY: Mèsi anpil konpatriyòt.

D. Wilme: Mèsi anpil konpatriyòt mwen.

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