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02-19-04, 01:31 PM
U.S. to Send Military Team to Haiti
By ROBERT BURNS, AP Military Writer
WASHINGTON - The Bush administration said Thursday it would send a military team to Haiti to assess the security of that country and its embattled leader, President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
The Pentagon announcement came as Aristide declared he was "ready to give my life" to defend Haiti, indicating he was not prepared to give up power.
Earlier this week, Secretary of State Colin Powell said the United States was reluctant to send military personnel to Haiti to help resolve the bloody uprising against Aristide.
The military team is expected to consist of three or four experts from U.S. Southern Command, the military command with authority over the Caribbean, Pentagon spokesman Lawrence Di Rita told reporters at a press conference.
"The ambassador in Haiti has asked for that kind of assistance," Di Rita said. The U.S. ambassador to Haiti is James Foley.
By ROBERT BURNS, AP Military Writer
WASHINGTON - The Bush administration said Thursday it would send a military team to Haiti to assess the security of that country and its embattled leader, President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
The Pentagon announcement came as Aristide declared he was "ready to give my life" to defend Haiti, indicating he was not prepared to give up power.
Earlier this week, Secretary of State Colin Powell said the United States was reluctant to send military personnel to Haiti to help resolve the bloody uprising against Aristide.
The military team is expected to consist of three or four experts from U.S. Southern Command, the military command with authority over the Caribbean, Pentagon spokesman Lawrence Di Rita told reporters at a press conference.
"The ambassador in Haiti has asked for that kind of assistance," Di Rita said. The U.S. ambassador to Haiti is James Foley.