Like freedom, hope, civilized co-existence, Drèd lives on

Dréd Wilme was reported assassinated by the UN occupation forces in Haiti on Wednesday, July 7, 2005. But he’s been falsely reported dead before. Haitians with faith still know that long after the hired triggermen who are shooting the people of Cite Soleil and even at Wilme, are dust in the wind, Dréd Wilme’s deeds, the people of Haiti’s resistance to tyranny, will live on, in all Haitians, for all peoples on this globe, who resist Euro/US-led greed, racism and tyranny against the poor and African on this planet.

The Haitian resistance against the Western bicentennial re-colonization of Haiti lives on. Below, we bring again the voice of Dréd Wilme, speaking a few days after the Apaid-hired-gun, Labanye, was killed and the UN occupation troops themselves had entered Site Soleil to continue the Haitian extermination campaign begun when the U.S. Marines kidnapped President Aristide and exiled him from his country. Dréd Wilme was announced dead on July 7, 2005, the same day that US CIA asset and the real killer and Haitian bandit, Guy Phillipe, announced his candidacy for President of Haiti. Guy Phillipe is a terrorists to the majority of Haitians thus, naturally he’s a “freedom fighter” for Roger Noreiga, James Foley, Haiti Democracy Project, NED, IRI and their Group 184 lackeys.

Dréd Wilme represent(ed) Haiti’s manhood, its courage and commitment to liberty. He stood, as a lone fighter, a father to the Haitians in Site Soleil without defenders against the most powerfully armed nations on earth. Wilme lasted without resources for more than 16months evading the biggest manhunt in the Western Hemisphere led against Haitian self-determination by the alien and foreign occupying forces. But because Dred Wilme could not, like Guy Phillipe be bought off by a U.S. dollar, he was a terrorist for the aims of U.S. Ambassador Foley and right wing Cuban-American hater of indigenous self-rule, Roger Noreiga. Haitians throughout Haiti and the Diaspora embrace Wilme as they do Kapwa LamÚ and Charlemagne Peralte. None of those calling Dréd Wilme “bandit” have ever shown he traveled outside his community to attack either the foreigner who came to kill him in his own home, nor the morally repugnant Haitian bourgeoisie who paid assassins to destroy his community, his nation. In contrast to the bi-centennial Coup D’etat traitors, Dréd Wilme is known to the people in his community as a defender of the defenseless and poor. Again, we say, as we did last April, Wilme covered himself in glory because he added value in his own community, and if, in fact, he lives no more, he joins the line going back to that first Neg and Negés Ginen who can only – depi lan Guinen – live free or die. That unborn spirit, that Haitian soul, cannot die. It’s rising.

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Ezili Danto Li led li la July 2005 ********** “Lakou New York” April 4th, 2005 interview with Dread Wilme

L-NY: We have on the line with us Dread Wilme, a Lavalas militant and activist in Site Soléy where today there is a massive repression against the population being carried out by United Nations MINUSTHA forces along with the Haitian National Police. Dread Wilme, can you tell the New York area Haitian community through “Lakou New York” at Radio Lakay how is the situation today in Site Soléy?

D. Wilme: Well, the situation is very serious not just in Site Soléy but all over Haiti, in Site Soléy, in Bélé, in Lasalin, as well as Solino, Granravin and elsewhere in all the 9 departments of the country. The way things are in the country today, journalists are being killed, school children are being killed, business people are being killed. Many people who would have been useful to the country are being killed. As Lavalas militants throughout all the parts of the country, all 9 departments and even in the 10th department we are standing up to defend our rights, to demand that President Aristide return to the country and for us to live in peace because without President Aristide there can be no peace. The government that is here right now is doing only one thing: killing people all over the country. The Haitian National Police has forgotten that it was the people who called for the army to be done with so we could have this Police. The people and the Police are brothers and sisters. The Police should not listen to the bourgeoisie and take Andy Apaid and Charles Henri Baker’s money to kill people in Site Soléy. Many people have already been killed, children, school kids and even people praying inside churches have been shot. This is the climate we are living under today in Site Soléy.

L-NY: Compatriot, we have learned that since Thursday, after the news came out that Labanyé was killed many many people are in tears because they no longer have Labanyé to keep the people of Site Soléy in check for them. Many people are saying that this is the real reason why MINUSTHA is killing the people of Site Soléy, to avenge Labanyé’s death. What is your view on this?

D. Wilme: The way we see it, it is these big shots who used to pay Labanyé to shoot demonstrators in Site Soléy where whenever we held demonstrations Labanyé himself came out to shoot at the demonstrators. He was doing the work of Andy Apaid and Charles Henri Baker.

You see, these big shots if they really had a vision, a plan to help Site Soléy this is not the way they would behave. Today, Site Soléy is living in filth.

Today the people of Site Soléy are living in dirt. The people cannot eat. They are hungry. Children cannot go to school. These people who were saying that they had the support of Labanyé, they should know that Labanyé did not represent the masses of the people. Labanyé was nothing inside of Site Soléy. All alone, Labanyé could not have taken all of Site Soléy hostage because by himself he was weak. We have to be honest and admit that by himself Labanyé could not have held the masses of Site Soléy hostage. They have to admit that Labanyé did not represent Site Soléy. Labanyé was just in one of the neighborhoods of Site Soléy which is the largest ghetto in Haiti. They have to face this fact.

Today we are facing severe repression by the National Police and the MINUSTHA where they are saying that this is because of Labanyé but our demonstrations have only just begun. We are demanding the physical return of President Aristide immediately. Today, Site Soléy is whole. There is no longer 33 neighborhoods on one side and 1 on another. All 34 neighborhoods are united and we are demonstrating peacefully to demand the physical return of President Aristide to Haiti. If the bourgeoisie wanted to do something for the people of Site Soléy, this is not the way they woud go about doing it because they have never done anything to benefit the people of Site Soléy. They want the people to be their slaves. They want the people to go and vote but to continue living in the same conditions we are living in today. We have been living for 1 year now under this defacto government which is destroying the country. 95% of the people from the masses who were working government jobs have been fired. Children cannot go to school. Students cannot advance in their studies. We are wondering just how far this crisis will be allowed to go. All of this is why we are in the streets, demonstrating and demanding the physical return of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to Haiti immediately. This is the only issue the people are interested in today. Aristide is the one who can save Haiti from all its woes.

L-NY: Dread Wilme, tell us what’s been happening this past weekend in Site Soléy. We understand that there were major attacks which have taken place and we heard that you were on the phone with a radio station in Port-au-Prince where you said that the MINUSTHA was shooting tear gas at the people. Tell us what’s happening inside Site Soléy today.

D. Wilme: MINUSTHA has been shooting tear gas on the people. There are children who have died from the gas and some people inside churches have been shot. The Red Cross was with us. The Red Cross was just here and might have just gone on to pick up more children and adults who have gotten shot. The Red Cross is the only one helping us. The MINUSTHA soldiers remain hidden in their tanks and just aim their guns and shoot the people. They shoot people selling in the streets. They shoot people just walking in the streets. They shoot people sitting and selling in the marketplace. MINUSTHA must understand that the people in the streets are the masses of the people. They say that these people are “chimé” but they are not “chimé”.

They are the masses of the people fighting for their rights and demanding the return of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to Haiti. Inside Site Soléy today we are facing a very serious climate of terror where many people have been killed and many children have been shot. We are asking for support because President Aristide must come back for peace to reign in Haiti.

L-NY: We know that there is a huge protest planned for April 7th. This will be the first large protest since Labanyé has been gone, will there be a large turnout from Site Soléy to join with Bélé and Kafou? What we are hearing is that this demonstration will be more like a tsunami rather than a lavalas.

D. Wilme: Well there is no doubt about that because when the Lavalas is flowing there is nothing that can hold us back. They know what Lavalas is all about.

Lavalas remains very powerful. All 34 neighborhoods of Site Soléy will be mobilizing. It will be a huge demonstration because everyone is planning to march on the city. Site Soléy will move to join with Bélé, Granravin, Solino, Lasalin, etc., all the popular neighborhoods so that all together the people will take the streets on the 7th of April to demand with one voice the immediate return of President Aristide to Haiti.

L-NY: Dread Wilme, many people are not clear about the exact relationship which exists between you, the militants of Lavalas in Site Soléy, Lavalas in general and Grenn Sonnen. Can you tell us the nature of this relationship? Are both of you fighting for the same thing?

D. Wilme: This is a very important question. The relationship between us and Grenn Sonnen is a question we will answer today. For our part, we are engaged in a people’s struggle where we are fighting for the return of President Aristide in Haiti. Grenn Sonnen used to work for the Lavalas Government. Right now he claims to be fighting as a former FADH soldier to defend the rights of the former soldiers. That is the difference between us. We do not have any form of contact with Grenn Sonnen. The former soldiers who are involved with him in his fight believed that the defacto government would be doing good things for the country. Later, they realized that this is a criminal government which is killing people left and right.

This government lied to them and is killing their brother soldiers. Those former soldiers have now taken up arms against this government and they are asking for it to be removed from power. As Lavalas militants, we are also demanding the departure of the defacto government. We demand the physical return of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. We do not know whether they are also for the President’s return but us, the Haitian people, the people of Site Soléy, Bélé, Granravin etc., all of the 10th department and all 9 departments of the country we are fighting for the physical return of President Aristide to Haiti. I cannot tell you anything about their ideology whether they are for the return or not but for us our purpose is clear.

L-NY: Do you have any last words for the Haitian community listening to you over the internet and all over the world over the internet?

D. Wilme: My last words to the Haitian community of New York and all over the 10th department is that they must remain mobilized. We are asking all Haitians, those who become U.S. citizens, those who were born overseas, those who have been over there 13, 14, 15 years, we are asking all of them to remain mobilized, to demonstrate peacefully wherever they are in the 10th department to demand the immediate physical return of President Aristide. They must speak to President Bush and as people of the United States demand the return of President Aristide to Haiti. We are sending our respects to all of you in the 10th department who are standing firm in the struggle for the immediate return of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to Haiti.

L-NY: Thank you very much compatriot.

D. Wilme: Thank you very much compatriot.

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Kreyol original of Lakou New York Interview with Dread Wilme

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Entévyou “Lakou New York” ak Dread Wilme 4 Avril 2005

L-NY: Nou genyen nan liy nan ak nou Dread Wilme, militant, aktivis ki nan Site Soléy k ap fé fas la jodi a ak yon kokenn represyon bÚ kote MINUSTHA ak Lapolis. Dread Wilme, éske ou ka pale ak kominote Ayisyen nan New York atravé emisyon “Lakou New York” ki nan Radio Lakay, di nou kouman sitiyasyon an ye jodi a?

D. Wilme: Bon, sitiyasyon an pou jan l reprezante kounye a anndan peyi d Ayiti, se pa sélman nan Site Soléy, li reprezante yon gwo klima pou peyi d Ayiti.

Site Soléy, Bélé, Lasalin kankou Solino, Granravin, elatriye ak tout 9 depatman an. Jan peyi a ye jounen jodi a, jounalis ap tonbe. Elév lekÚl ap tonbe. Moun ki gen biznis ap tonbe. Lé nou gade nou wé anpil moun serye ki ka itil peyi a jodi a, se moun sa yo k ap tonbe. Nou menm militan Lavalas anndan peyi d Ayiti, nan 4 kwen peyi a, tout 9 depatman jiska dizyém depatman, nou wé jan peyi a tonbe la se peyi pa nou l ye antan Ayisyen, nou revandike dwa nou kote n ap di pou Prezidan Aristide retounen e pou kapab gen lapé paske san Prezidan Aristide pa ka gen lapé paske kounye a la gouvénman sa k la se moun l ap detwi anndan peyi a. Polis Nasyonal la bliye si se Pép la ki te rele kraze lame a bay polis la. Noumenm ansanm ak Polis la se fré ak sé. FÚk Polis la pa koute laboujwazi pou l ap pran kÚb nan men Andy Apaid ak Charles Henri Baker pou vin detwi Pép Site Soléy. Se nan kontéks sa nou gen latriye moun ki gen tan mouri deja, timoun ki gen tan mouri, elév lekÚl epi gen menm moun ki anndan legliz ki pran bal nan Site Soléy.

Jounen jodi se konsa n ap sibi yon gwo klima anndan Site Soléy.

L-NY: KonpatriyÚt, nou aprann depi Jedi, apre nouvél la te soti ke Labanyé te tonbe genyen anpil anpil moun k ap plenyen nan peyi a kÚmkwa yo pa ta genyen Labanyé pou asire Site a anfavé yo jodi a. Anpil moun di se pou sa MNUSTHA ap fé represyon an, kidonk se yon revanj k ap tire. Kijan noumenm nou wé koze a? D. Wilme: Jan nou wé koze a, si genyen gwo bwa sa yo ki te konn ap bay Labanyé kÚb pou te tire sou manifestasyon k ap fét jounen jodi a tout sa k ap pase atravé Site Soléy kote lé nou met manifestasyon deyÚ se Labanyé ki parét an pésÚn k al tire sou manifestasyon yo. Li mache avék Andy Apaid ak Charles Henri Baker. Enben gran nég sa yo si yo te gen yon vizyon pou Site Soléy se pa konsa yo ta fé bagay la.

Site Soléy ap viv sou fatra jounen jodi a. Pép Site Soléy ap viv sou pousyé jounen jodi. Pép la pa ka manje. Pép la grangou. Timoun pa ka al lekÚl. Jounen jodi anndan Site Soléy, nég sa yo ki di yo te gen apui Labanyé, enben Labanyé pa yon mas Pép. Labanyé pa t anyen anndan Site Soléy. Labanyé pa t ka rete pou l t ap fé tout pil pou l te ka mete Pép la an otaj paske Labanyé pou kont li mezanmi li féb. An nou pran konsyans pou wé si sél ti Labanyé te ka mete yon mas Pép konsa an otaj. Jounen jodi Pép la revandike dwa l.

Se pou sa yo di ke MINUSTHA ansanm ak Polis Nasyonal la ap tire revanj pou Labanyé. FÚ yo rekonét byen Labanyé pa t reprezante Site Soléy. Labanyé se te nan yonn nan katye nan Site Soléy yo l te ye paske Site Soléy se pi gwo bidonvil ki gen nan peyi d Ayiti. FÚk yo rekonét sa byen. Jounen jodi nou wé n ap sibi gwo represyon anba men Polis Nasyonal la avék MINUSTHA kote yo di se pou Labanyé, enben noumenm nou fenk kare manifeste. N ap mande retou fizik Prezidan Jean-Bertrand Aristide prese prese. Site Soléy la fé yon sél. Pa genyen 33 katye ankÚ paske nou tou l 34 katye yo nou tout fé yon sél kote n ap manifeste pasifikman n ap mande retou fizik Prezidan Jean-Bertrand Aristide an Ayiti. Si laboujwazi te vle fé yon bagay pou Pép la se pa konsa yo ta fé l paske yo pa p janm regle anyen pou Pép Site Soléy. Yo ta renmen bourike Pép la, fé Pép la al vote epi Pép la ap toujou viv nan menm konjonkti jounen jodi. Nou panse genyen 1 an nou la ak yon gouvénman defakto k ap debalize yon peyi. Kounye a 95% Pép la revoke nan bwat leta. Timoun pa ka al lekÚl. Sa k te rive nan twazyém pa ka kontinye. Sa k te rive nan segonn nan reto pa ka kontinye. N ap mande ki bÚ kriz sa prale. Se sa ki fé Pép la leve kanpe ap mande retou fizik Prezidan Jean-Bertrand Aristide prese prese an Ayiti. Se sél sa ki enterese Pép le se Aristide pou sove Ayiti nan tout mizé l ye jounen jodi a.

L-NY: Dread Wilme, di nou sa k ap pase nan wikenn nan la, paske yo fé konnen te genyen gwo atak ki fét, yo di ou te fé yon kout fil nan yon radyo nan PÚtoprens la kote ou di MINUSTHA t ap bay gaz. Di nou sa k ap pase anndan Site Soléy jounen jodi a.

D. Wilme: Jodi a anndan Site Soléy MINUSTHA t ap bay gaz. Nou gen timoun ki mouri nan gaz epi nou gen divés moun ki te anndan legliz ki pran katouch. Nou te fenk gen Lakwa Wouj ki te ansanm ak nou la. Yo te fenk la a yo gen lé fé yon vire ap ranmase timoun ki pran bal ansanm ak granmoun ki pran bal. Se Lakwa Wouj k ap pote nou sekou. MINUSTHA limenm kote l kache nan chadegé a li pa bezwen konnen anyen paske se bourik zam li ki nan lari. Li jwenn moun k ap vann li fizye l. Li jwenn moun k ap pwonmennen li fizye l. Li jwenn ti machann ki chita nan mache li fizye l. Jounen jodi a fÚk MINUSTHA rekonét tout moun li wé nan lari se mas Pép la. Jan yo di gen chimé a pa gen chimé vre. Se Pép la k ap revandike dwa li k ap mande retou Prezidan Aristide an Ayiti. Anndan Site Soléy kounye a la nou gen yon gwo klima peréz kote nou gen anpil mou ki mouri ak timoun ki pran bal. N ap mande pou yo kapab pote nou sekou paske fÚk Prezidan Aristide tounen pou kapab gen lapé an Ayiti.

L-NY: Nou konnen gen yon kokenn manifestasyon ki anonse pou 7 Avril. Fwa sa a, se premye fwa Labanyé pa la, éske Site a ap soti an mas pou rejwenn ak Bélé, ak Kafou pou se yon kokenn leve kanpe paske nou tande fwa sa a se pa lavalas men se yon sounami k pral desann la a?

D. Wilme: Ebyen ou konnen se kanmenm paske lavalas la lé l desann an mas pa gen sa ki ka sipÚte l paske yo konn ki és ki lavalas la. Lavalas la toujou rete puisan. 34 katye Site Soléy yo pral mobilize la a. Se yon gwo kokenn chenn manifestasyon k pral genyen 7 Avril la paske tout moun la pou pran vil la. Site Soléy pral pran vil la pou l rankontre ak Bélé, Granravin, Solino, Lasalin elatriye, tout zÚn popilé yo kote 7 la tout Pép la deside l pou l pran lari pou n mande retou fizik Prezidan Jean-Bertrand Aristide an Ayiti prese prese.

L-NY: Dread Wilme, genyen anpil moun ki pa klé sou relasyon ekzakt ki ta genyen jounen jodi a ant oumenm nan Site Soléy la, Lavalas, ak Grenn Sonnen. Eske ou kapab di nou ki sa relasyon sa a ye jodi a? Eske n ap batay pou menm bagay?

D. Wilme: Kesyon sa a se yon kesyon ki tré enpÚtan. Se yon kesyon m ap reponn jounen jodi. Kesyon Grenn Sonnen an avék noumenm anndan Site Soléy. Noumenm n ap fé yon lit Pép kote n ap mande retou fizik Prezidan Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Grenn Sonnen t ap travay nan Gouvénman Lavalas. Aktyélman li reklame tét li etan ke milité. L ap revandike dwa milité yo. Ka sa a diferansye. Noumenm nou pa gen kontak ak Grenn Sonnen. Milité ki ansanm avék li yo se milité ki te panse gouvénman defakto sa a t ap fé yon bon bagay nan peyi a. Lé yo vin wé gouvénman defakto sa a se moun l ap touye agoch adwat. Gouvénman sa a ba yo manti.

Gouvénman sa a ap detwi pwÚp san fré yo. Enbyen yo menm ansyen milité yo, yo leve kont rejim defakto sa a kote y ap mande depa rejim defakto sa a. Noumenm militan Lavalas, Pép Ayisyen noumenm kote n ap mande depa rejim defakto sa a. N ap mande retou fizik Prezidan Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Nou pa konn pa yo a si se retou Prezidan an men noumenm pa nou an, Pép Ayisyen, Pép Site Soléy, Pép Bélé, Granravin, elatriye, tout dizyém depatman an, tout 9 depatman an noumenm se pou retou fizik Prezidan Aristide n ap travay. Ideyoloji pa yo a m pa ka ba ou yon ide de sa si se pou retou oswa pa pou retou men noumenm se pou retou n ap travay.

L-NY: Eske ou genyen yon dénye mo pou kominote Ayisyén nan k ap koute ou la nan New York epi k ap koute nan enténét tout kote?

D. Wilme: Dénye mo m gen pou kominote Ayisyén nan k ap koute m tout kote nan New York, nan dizyém depatman an n ap di yo mobilize. Ni Ayisyen ki natiralize pou Ameriken, tout sa ki sitizenn, ni sa ki fét laba a, ni sa ki gen 13 an, 14 an, 15 an laba a, n ap mande yo pou yo rete mobilize, pou yo fé manifestasyon pasifikman nan dizyém nan. Pou yo pale ak Prezidan Bush, pou yo mande l nou se pitit Ameriken etan ke Amerik, n ap mande retou fizik Prezidan Jean-Bertrand Aristide an Ayiti. Noumenm an Ayiti tou nou voye yon gwo respé pou yo dizyém nan ki kenbe mouvman an solid solid pou retou fizik Prezidan Jean-Bertrand Aristide an Ayiti prese prese.

L-NY: Mési anpil konpatriyÚt.

D. Wilme: Mési anpil konpatriyÚt mwen.

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