"A film that pretends to be neutral in order to reinforce a biased viewpoint can be more powerful than one that openly takes an advocacy position. The practical impact of the film has been to discredit the victims, to create confusion about the conviction of the perpetrators and to generally support the mistaken view that people often are falsely convicted of child abuse."
Tim Robbins Mystic River Oscar Acceptance Speech "In this movie, I play a victim of abuse and violence and if you are out there and are a person that has -- had that tragedy befall you, there is no shame and no weakness in seeking help and counseling it is sometimes the strongest thing that you can do to stop the cycle of violence." http://oscar.com/oscarnight/winners/win_33171.html
Film undermines efforts to fight child abuse By Jennifer Freyd 2/29/04 "We are in serious denial, as a culture, about child abuse and its brutal costs - both to our youth and to our nation. The latest sign of our collective denial is the nomination of a seriously flawed film for an Oscar." "A film that pretends to be neutral in order to reinforce a biased viewpoint can be more powerful than one that openly takes an advocacy position. The practical impact of the film has been to discredit the victims, to create confusion about the conviction of the perpetrators and to generally support the mistaken view that people often are falsely convicted of child abuse." http://www.registerguard.com/news/2004/02/29/ed.col.freyd.0229.html
http://www.internationalanswer.org/news/update/022904haiti.html
Statement from the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition
February 29, 2004
The A.N.S.W.E.R. (Act Now to Stop War & End Racism) Coalition condemns the U.S.-led coup carried out today against the elected president of Haiti, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, as well as the U.S. occupation of that country. U.S. marines have entered Haiti tonight (February 29).
Whether President Aristide was actually kidnapped by U.S. forces, as some sources have reported, or was just presented with 'an offer he couldn't refuse,' there is no question that Washington played the decisive role in this regime change. The coup in Haiti is reminiscent of similar deadly CIA operations in Iran, Guatemala, the Congo, Chile and numerous other countries in the last half-century.
The removal of President Aristide follows more than a century of U.S. intervention in Haiti, and years of destabilization designed to bring about the destruction of the Aristide government. This negation of Haiti's democracy and sovereignty by the U.S. comes as the country is marking its 200th anniversary of independence which followed the heroic revolt against slavery and the creation of the first free Black republic in the Western Hemisphere.
Since the election of Aristide to a second term in late 2000 with 92% of the vote, Washington has maintained economic sanctions against the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Sanctions have had the intended effect of wearing down the people and popular support for the Aristide government by denying food, medicine and other necessities of life to the population. Haiti's poverty today is a direct result of centuries of slavery and exploitation for the benefit of corporate interests in France and the U.S.
In addition, the U.S. has extended financial and political support to the so-called "Democratic Convergence," the right-wing opposition....
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/03/01/1077989469596.html
US took Aristide away: report
March 1, 2004 - 8:30AM
A man who said he was a caretaker at the home of Jean Bertrand Aristide told French radio that the ousted Haitian leader had been taken away by US soldiers. "The American army came to take him away at two in the morning," the man told RTL radio. "The Americans forced him out with weapons." "It was American soldiers. They came with a helicopter and they took the security guards." "(Aristide) was not happy. He did not want to be taken away. He did not want to leave. He was not able to fight against the Americans," the man said. The RTL journalist who carried out the interview described the man as a "frightened old man, crouched in a corner" who said he was the "caretaker of the residence". Aristide fled Haiti in the face of an armed revolt and world pressure and the United States ordered Marines to the Caribbean state to help restore order.
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