Kevin Pina on the US backed coup in haiti : Melbourne Indymedia

In Haiti, as in Venezuela, corporate media act as public relations agents for a political opposition nurtured by the U.S. government. Truth is shamelessly obscured by relentless quotes from opposition figures pursuing American goals of “regime change,” a euphemism for the overthrow of popularly elected governments.

With scant resources but plenty of courage, Associate Editor Kevin Pina exposes himself daily to the dangers of telling the truth about a nation under siege by a superpower. Pina has lost friends to opposition violence (and gained a newborn baby boy) during his most recent reporting from Haiti. Meanwhile, the corporate press hobnob with U.S. embassy officials and fraternize with the Haitian elite, among the most corrupt in the hemisphere.

Below are two links that demonstrate the hopeless bias of corporate shills who pretend to be reporters for Reuters and the Associated Press. The Reuters report is blatant propaganda for the opposition, who are made to seem victims, while the AP dispatch mentions 21 killings since mid-September, but gives the impression that pro-Aristide forces are committing most of the violence.

Reuters, December 12

Associated Press, December 14

Yet, as ’s Kevin Pina reports, the ongoing violence is in fact a deliberate provocation by the U.S. backed opposition, bent on creating a climate of anarchy to justify outside military intervention.

Following Pina’s article are reports from a Haitian government press spokesperson and the Haitian Press Agency (AHP) – The Publishers

rest of report here:
http://blackcommentator.com/69/69_haiti.html