As the news from Haiti grows worse, President Obama deserves praise for his rapid mobilization of American resources. Thousands of lives have been saved as a result.
At the same time, President Obama has chosen public words that do not reveal America’s painful history in Haiti.
Click here to urge President Obama to be open about America’s past in Haiti.
On January 15th, Newsweek published a piece by President Obama entitled “Why Haiti Matters.” In the piece, President Obama wrote of Haiti’s “tragic history,” while also writing that “we do not use our power to subjugate others, we use it to lift them up.”
Unfortunately, past U.S. foreign policy towards Haiti has fallen short of this ideal.
Click here to ask the Obama Administration to be upfront about America’s past in Haiti.
Posted by Freedom Forward 
