Both by the American gov't and the Israelis. He was being held illegally.

Now I'm not terribly sad he's gone, but I am irritated once again by a gov't which can't keep it's word.

A nation, just as an individual, needs trust, needs to have it known it will keep it's word. And this nation doesn't.

I would think it would get difficult to get defectors, with defectors knowing they can't believe anything said. It has been widely reported that Aristide was lied to by Americans. Not a great reference for the next guy.

The US did itself a lot of damage by killing the guy, or at least allowing him to die prematurely.

Arf