WL: Embassy's "privatization update" shows Shock Doctrine at work in Haiti (2005)

August 27, 2011 | Tags: haiti, wikileaks

Klein spells out the definition of shock doctrine: using shocking situations to push through legislation that would not be passed under normal circumstances. The shock doctrine is, as she states, a “democracy-avoidance strategy.”

- Naomi Klein lecture at Berkeley, 2009

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON EFIN EIND ECPS ENRG ETRD PGOV HA
SUBJECT: HAITI: PRIVATIZATION UPDATE

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Despite assurances that privatization is a still a priority for the government, as elections draw nearer we are increasingly skeptical that privatization, in whatever form, will happen under the watch of the IGOH. Time is running out and we are not convinced that the IGOH has the technical capacity nor political will to carry out even one privatization prior to turning over power to an elected government. We will continue to advocate strongly on behalf of privatization and/or private management. Post repeats its recommendation in reftels that privatization be a requirement under future agreements with the IFIs, including an IMF Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) to be negotiated with the new government. Indeed we believe that the only reason that the audits will eventually be completed is because it is a requirement of the World Bank program.

- US Ambassador to Haiti James Foley, Aug. 25, 2005

GOH refers to Interim Government of Haiti, the unelected government installed after a US-backed coup ousted Jean-Bertrand Aristide in February 2004.

http://www.mediahacker.org/2011/08/wikileaks-embassys-privatization-update-shows-shock-doctrine-in-action/

where the will of the people might oppose it!

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"Despite assurances that privatization is a still a priority for the government, as elections draw nearer we are increasingly skeptical that privatization, in whatever form, will happen under the watch of (our installed puppet regime) the IGOH. Time is running out...".

:puke:

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But, hey, Hillary topped even that Pukism, by forbidding the majority party to even run in the recent elections--thus 75% of Haitians didn't even vote and it was easy to slip in a manipulable mafioso as president, with, oh, 15%-20% of Haitians (the rich few, the criminals) supporting him.

Hard to know whom to call :puke: these days.