{"article":{"id":105020,"heading":"Democracy Now! On-the-Gound Report  on Aristide's Return to the Caribbea","author":"Democracy Now!","created":"2004-03-14 23:04:18","modified":"2004-03-14 23:35:23","last_modified":"Mon, 15 Mar 2004 06:35:23","article":"<a href=\"http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/article.pl?sid=04\/03\/13\/1835255\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/article.pl?sid=04\/03\/13\/1835255<\/a> <br><br> SPECIAL UPDATE: Democracy Now! To Report on Aristide's Return to the Caribbean <br><br> Friday, March 12th, 2004 <br><br> Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman is accompanying a delegation to the Central African Republic <br>  <br> today to report on Haitian President Jean Betrand Aristide's trip to Jamaica. Members on the <br>  <br> delegation include U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Randall Robinson. Please vist the Democracy Now! website throughout the weekend for updates. <br><br> The following is a press release from Randall Robinson about the trip: <br><br> Both within the United States as well as within the Caribbean community there have been efforts, over the past two weeks, to have President and Madame Aristide returned to the Caribbean. A delegation is now on its way to the Central African Republic to meet with President and Madame Aristide, and to accompany them to Jamaica, where Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has announced the Aristides will be residing for the next several weeks. U.S. Congresswoman Maxine Waters, author Randall Robinson, and attorney Ira Kurzban are the American members of the delegation, and Jamaican parliamentarian Sharon Hay-Webster will be representing the Government of Jamaica and Caricom. Accompanying the delegation are Peter Eisner of the Washington Post and Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! <br><br> The delegation is expected to arrive in the Central African Republic on Sunday, March 14, and is expected to arrive in Jamaica, along with the Aristides, on Monday March 15, 2004. <br><br> Check Democracy Now! web-site <a href=\"http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/<\/a>  for frequent updates. Special coverage to air on Democracy Now! Monday's regularly scheduled show. <br><br> ###\n","contact":"mail@democracynow.org","link":"http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"\r\nDemocracy Now!'s Amy Goodman is accompanying a delegation to the Central African Republic\r\ntoday to report on Haitian President Jean Betrand Aristide's trip to Jamaica","numcomment":1,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2004\/03\/105020.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[{"id":105021,"heading":"Amy Goodman, tch tch","article":"Amy Goodman doesn't ever report.\r\n\r\nShe distorts.\r\n\r\nPacifica IS the Spin Zone.\r\n\r\nAs usual she's attempting to bend the news around to fit her warped perspective.\r\n\r\nPacifica and Amy Goodman are right there with The Guardian and Al Jazeera at the very bottom of the news credibility rankings. Matt Drudge does a better job than Amy.","author":"GD","parent_id":105020,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-03-14 23:35:23","modified":"2004-03-14 23:35:23","fileurl":""}]}