Porter Goss: “It would be very easy indeed to miss these things because no one-- neither the media nor the White House--seems…”

“It would be very easy indeed to miss these things because no one-- neither the media nor the White House--seems interested in making a concerted effort to analyze what is going on in that small Caribbean nation. Although, behind the scenes we understand that Haiti is hosting a high level cast of characters from the administration--National Security Advisor Anthony Lake, Joe Sullivan from the Haiti Working Group, Janet Reno our Attorney General, General Sheehan of the Atlantic Command and even Strobe Talbot himself. With them, we understand, goes an additional $10 million for the beleaguered Haitian National Police Force--we are certainly all anxious to know which account it came from. Then there is another gift for the national police in the form of a contingent of Marines who went last week for yet another training mission--this time protecting the U.S. Embassy in Haiti. We can almost certainly expect to see more of these training exercises--muscle-flexing, if you will--for the next few months. What specifically are my colleagues and I so concerned about? The few reports we have seen in recent weeks tell a tale of assassination plots, political killings, threats against the Haitian media community, and general civil unrest.”