Jean-Bertrand Aristide

I am still the leader of Haiti and vow I'll return there one day.

Of course not, because no one should force an elected president to move in order to avoid bloodshed.

Yes, because on September 11, 2001, when terrorists went to the United States and put fire, killing people, President Bush and the world, we all said no to terrorism. Today, we have terrorists in Haiti after killing people, burning houses…

We had 32 coup d'etats; it's enough. We need now to respect the constitutional order. And I will leave the palace on February 7, 2006, which is good for our democracy.

I think the best way for the United States to demonstrate it's mature is to send additional police, international police troops to increase the number of those international police already in Haiti, and helping us to disarm the terrorists…

The terrorists are here, but not better armed than you. You have the constitution as your compass, and democratic values as your weapons.

Haiti's president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, is defiant. He rejected the Bush administration's suggestion to hold early elections in an effort to diffuse the crisis.

I reject the Bush administration's suggestion to hold early elections in an effort to diffuse the crisis.