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米がハイチ大統領拉致を否定
U.S. denies kidnapping Aristide
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration insisted March 1 that Haiti's exiled president was not kidnapped or strong-armed into fleeing, despite Jean-Bertrand Aristide's claims that the U.S. military forced him to leave
White House officials said Aristide left willingly and that the United States aided his safe departure. "He was not kidnapped. We did not force him onto the airplane. He went onto the airplane willingly, and that's the truth," U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said.
But in an interview March 1, Aristide said: "No. I was forced to leave."
"They were telling me that if I don't leave they would start shooting and be killing in a matter of time," Aristide said. It was unclear whether Aristide meant that rebels or U.S. agents would begin shooting.
Aristide's supporters in the United States said the one-time U.S. ally told them he was being held against his will in the Central African Republic. Activist Randall Robinson said Aristide told him on the phone March 1 that he had been kidnapped at gunpoint by American soldiers and ousted in a U.S.-run coup d'etat.
But the foreign affairs minister of the Central African Republic, Charles Wenezoui, said, "He is a free man and the heavy security measures around the presidential palace are for his own security."
A senior White House official said that Aristide, on the ride to the airport, was philosophical about what was happening. Aristide "made clear that he believed what he was doing was in the best interest of Haiti and the Haitian people," said the official.
Shukan ST: March 12, 2004
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- denies 〜
- 〜を否定する
- kidnapping 〜
- 〜を拉致する
- Aristide
- ハイチのアリスティド前大統領
- exiled
- 国を追われた
- (was)strong-armed into fleeing
- 強制的に出国させられた
- departure
- 出国
- U.S. Secretary of State
- 米国務長官
- in a matter of time
- そのうちに
- rebels
- 反政府勢力
- ally
- 同盟者
- Central African Republic
- 中央アフリカ共和国
- at gunpoint
- 銃で脅されて
- ousted
- 追放された
- U.S.-run coup d'etat
- 米主導のクーデター
- foreign affairs minister
- 外相
- presidential palace
- 大統領府
- philosophical
- 淡々とした