U.N. Urged to Probe U.S. Role in Haiti

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An unidentified Haitian that was rescued in the Caribbean by a US Coast Guard cutter carries a boy at the Carrefour port, in the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2004. Three hundred Haitian boat people that were intercepted in the Caribbean by the US Coast Guard were returned to Haiti. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

BERT WILKINSON

Associated Press


BASSETERRE, St. Kitts - Caribbean leaders said the U.N. General Assembly should investigate Jean-Bertrand Aristide's claims that the United States staged a coup in Haiti and forced the ouster of the country's first democratically elected president.

The 15-nation Caribbean Community also said it was considering rejecting the U.S.-backed government of Haiti.

At the first day of a two-day summit Thursday, Caribbean leaders said they were focusing on whether to recognize a government that praises the rebels who helped oust Aristide.

Jamaican officials said Aristide will take permanent asylum in South Africa, but not until it holds general elections next month. Aristide has been in temporary exile in Jamaica since March 15, despite protests from U.S. and Haitian officials.

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