Yeah, we know about willingly submitting to abuse, but I usually don't hobnob with higher priority abuse so I'm not in your class. ----- Original Message ----- From: Frank LeFever To: NewPacifica@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2008 3:09 AM Subject: [NewPacifica] Re: rally flier --- In NewPacifica@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "stephan" <sgeras@...> wrote: > Mr. [sic] LeFever, I get them, have for years in my outlook inbox, got this one > too. If you are willing to subject your Inbox to abuse, you can elect to have messages posted at NewPacifica sent to you via email, and attachments will be included. If you elect NOT to have your Inbox cluttered up (I use my email for personal, scientific, and professional communications as well as some higher-priority Pacifica groups), and elect instead to read messages at the group site (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewPacifica ), you will not receive attachments. --Frank LeFever --- In NewPacifica@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "stephan" <sgeras@...> wrote: > > Mr. LeFever, I get them, have for years in my outlook inbox, got this one > too. > > But here's the info minus the picture............ > > > > > > Emmanuel "Toto" Constant headed the > > paramilitary death squad known as FRAPH > > (Revolutionary Front for the Advancement and > > Progress of Haiti) during Haiti's 1991-1994 > > coup d'état, which claimed the lives of 5000 > > Haitians. FRAPH repressed resistance to the > > military dictatorship that governed Haiti during > > the coup d'état. Under the command of Mr. > > Constant, members of FRAPH orchestrated a > > systematic campaign of rape, torture, arson and > > executions against the residents of the poorest > > communities in Haiti. > > Mr. Constant fled Haiti to the U.S. in 1994 when > > a Haitian court issued a warrant for his arrest for > > murder and torture. From 1996 until his arrest > > by New York State authorities for mortgage > > fraud in 2006, Constant has enjoyed de facto > > political asylum and a comfortable lifestyle as a > > mortgage broker in Queens, NY, despite > > extradition requests from Haiti for his crimes > > against humanity and international outcry. > > In 2004, the Center for Constitutional Rights > > (CCR) and the Center for Justice & Accountability > > LEADER OF FRAPH > > For Crimes Against the Haitian People > > RAPE - TORTURE - MURDER > > 666 Broadway, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10012 212-614-6464 www.ccrjustice.org > > RALLY for HUMAN > > RIGHTS in HAITI > > Tuesday, May 6, 2008 > > 8:00am > > Supreme Court of NY State > > 320 Jay St (at Johnson St.) > > Brooklyn, NY 11201 > > Join us outside the courthouse on the first > > day of Toto Constant's trial for mortgage > > fraud to bear witness as Constant faces > > justice in the U.S. and to show solidarity with > > the Haitian people who anxiously await a fair > > trial for Constant's human rights abuses in > > Haiti someday. > > (CJA) filed a civil suit against Mr. Constant in > > New York on behalf of three women who > > survived FRAPH's campaign of violence against > > women, including rape. In 2006, the court > > found Constant liable for torture, including rape, > > attempted extrajudicial killing, and crimes > > against humanity humanity. He has been ordered to pay > > $19 million dollars in damages, which he is > > currently trying to get out of paying. > > However, Mr. Constant continued to live freely in > > the U.S. until he was arrested for mortgage > > fraud in July 2006. In 2007, after receiving > > information from Haitian and U.S. activists and > > human rights attorneys about Constant's past, > > Judge Gerges set aside the original plea bargain > > for Constant, over objections of the Department > > of Homeland Security, which was urging > > Constant's immediate deportation to Haiti. Haiti > > is currently fraught with an incompetent > > judiciary, a weak prison system, and a complete > > disregard for the rule of law. If Constant was > > deported to Haiti as a result of this plea, he > > would likely serve no time for his previous > > crimes of systematic rape, torture, arson and > > executions of civilians and would continue to > > wreak havoc on the people of Haiti. > > www.ccrjustice.org >