January 8, 2006

Haitians Now - A People of Nostalgia

Since it has been clearly reported that they would be no elections on January 8, 2006, Haitians keeps questioning their future and the future of their children and grand-children. What is going to be next? We are foreigners on our homeland and foreigners outside of Haiti – We are homesick here because at anytime our lives, the lives of dear ones might be taken away or might be kidnapped for $50,000.00 or $100,000.00 US bucks. Flee to the other place would make you feel like Nehemiah or Esther. The question would be “How about those who can not go anywhere?” Now, beside the $60,000,000.00 United States that has been spent for the elections on January 8, 2006; $14,000,000.00 United States has been required for the no-reason-why-Postponed-Elections – Which should be held on a SHORTLY Unknown date. Haiti still has not moved from the back yard of AMERICA, 700 miles away from Miami, 1h30mn by plane.

No data yet about how many innocents that have lost their lives, their moms, dads, sons, daughters or else since September 30, 2004. Haitians, unanimously, have come to the conclusion that there is no will at all to change anything in that has made Haitians a nostalgic nation. For the more the situation terribly and catastrophically lasts, the more millions will be given by the United States. And of course the rescuers – employees will keep being paid really well for a job whose output is below Zero. Monday, January 9, 2006, is general strike in Haiti, the goal is to ask Juan Gabriel Valdes to wake up. Too many people have been kidnapped and killed. Too much money has been given by the kidnappees. This strike seems to be accepted by more than 90% of the Haitians population. January 9th, might be a dark day in Haiti. Everybody might stay home and all businesses including schools, banks and others might keep their doors closed.

Just recently, three American citizens were kidnapped in Port-au-Prince. Shortly after the kidnappees (Americans) were rescued and the kidnappers were caught and brought to Justice in Washington DC, and where they have been condemned for ever. After that phenomenon, we would hear Haitians saying:<< If Haitians had been American citizens, kidnapping problem in Haiti would have been solved a longtime ago>>.

We are blooming in Bayonnais where we are planted in Bayonnais. We’re grateful to you all for being part of that.

Rev. Actionnel Fleurisma

January 8, 2006