European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 21, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday september 21, 1994 intervention in Haiti the stars and stripes Page 5 by Donald m. Rothberg a diplomatic writer Washington a the Start was forceful and smooth but the . Mission in Haiti is fraught with military and political Pitfalls for the United states the deposed haitian military retains the potential for guerrilla warfare and the backers of Jean Bertrand Aristide thirst for revenge. President Clinton repeated his pledge monday that the operation analysis would be a limited in time and  but no one could predict with any certainty How Long the . Mission would take and at what Cost in lives and dollars. All involved breathed a sigh of Relief that an invasion and the bloodshed it might cause were averted. But Clinton conceded that a the situation in Haiti remains difficult. The Mission still has  the peaceful arrival of . Forces in Haiti bore a Clear resemblance to a similar Landing in Somalia nearly two years ago. That was a humanitarian Mission that Many people there welcomed until it turned into an Effort to build a viable government. The Mission in Haiti begins As an exercise in nation  a apparent Success in gaining the removal of the haitian Junta is a needed political plus at Home. Whether it remains so depends on events going More smoothly than Many people dare Hope. Less than 12 hours after Clinton announced that Haiti a military leaders had agreed to give up the Power they seized three years ago the details of the agreement a or Lack of details a were questioned the immediate questions were the status of it. Gen. Raoul Cidras and his colleagues. Nothing in the agreement required them to leave Haiti. They did no to even sign the document. And what of the followers of Aristide who will soon return to Haiti to assume the presidency he won in that country a Only free election Aristide appealed to them not to seek vengeance against the people who ruled through murder and rape for three years. Haiti is a devastated country the poorest in the Western hemisphere. Former Secretary of state Lawrence Hagle Burger said on lbs that the problem he sees with the agreement is that a we have inherited Haiti and we have inherited president Aristides governing of  Eagleburger offered a gloomy assessment that Quot we re going to end up i suspect putting hundreds of millions of dollars into the place to try to put it Back on its feet. And indeed we re going to probably have troops there for some period of time simply to be sure that the new est generation of generals done to do it All Over  How Jong three or four years he speculated. Even if Eagleburger is Overly pessimistic the prospects Are for an extended . Presence in Haiti. That a a troubling Prospect even for some of Clinton a supporters. A a in be always thought that maybe the most dangerous part of the Mission was not so much going in As it was meeting the possibility of harassment once the troops were there a said rep. Lee Hamilton d-ind., chairman of the House foreign affairs committee. A we could easily have a very unstable situation there for a while and we have to be Alert to  Atlanta apr former president Carter who served As intermediary for president Clinton and Haiti a military leaders says he accepted the Mission because he was ashamed of Clinton a policies toward the impoverished Caribbean nation. Hours after appearing with Clinton at a Washington news conference the former president said monday that Clinton a administration was wrong to avoid links to Haiti a military Leader it. Gen. Raoul Cidras and the other rulers who took Power after overthrowing president Jean Bertrand Aristide. Carter said he planned to remain in Contact with the haitian rulers a because no one in our state department no one in our embassy will even communicate with the acting president or the foreign minister or the minister of defense. I think the vacuum and inability to communicate Between our two countries is a very serious  Carters remarks provoked a White House response tuesday with press Secretary Dee Dee Myers saying a a it a certainly his rights to have different views. On sunday the diplomatic Mission headed by Carter averted a . Invasion of Haiti. Carter said he left the Island Only because Clinton asked him to. A i had wanted to stay because 1 Felt someone needed to be there that knew All the details of the negotiations a Carter said. A if a question arose i could say. This is what we agreed  the Deal Carter brokered has raised worries among human rights observers that Cedras wont step Down and that Aristide supporters must hide or be slaughtered As Long As the military leaders remain in Haiti. But Carter said he was confident Cedras  try to regain Power. He said Cedras told him by Telephone monday that former president Carter answers questions on his Haiti Mission during a White House news conference monday As president Clinton listens in the background. A everything was going  Carter said he Georgia democratic sen. Sam Nunn arid retired . Army Gen. Colin l. Powell had to act quickly when the haitian negotiators Learned late sunday afternoon that . Warplanes were already in route to Haiti a i made a very emotional speech about Why i came Down there Quot Carter said. A one of the things was that i was ashamed of my country a  can reporter just wanted pizza the action Washington apr that Wasny to an invasion Wolf. It was a Pepperoni pizza. State department spokesman Mike Mccurry disclosed monday How a trip for pizza ended looking far different in the race for news about what was happening in Haiti. Mccurry said he and Tom Donilon the assistant Secretary of stale for Public affairs were sitting ground the state department sunday a waiting for something to  they got a Call from staffer at the White House who invited them to join them for pizza. According to Mccurry when they entered the White House grounds they saw can correspondent Wolf Blitzer and waved and continued on their Way. A by the time we were in eating our pizza he announced breathlessly to the waiting world that there must be something significant developing because assistant Secretary Donilon and the. Spokesman from the state department had just wandered in a said Mccurry. A sorry Wolf it was Pepperoni a Mccurry said.  he said he criticized the , embargo and told the haitian leaders that some haitian mothers had told him How their children were harmed by the Lack of food and Medicine. A but Carter also declared that Haiti s rulers were showing Little regard for their own people saying he accused the military rulers a of just wanting to stay in office and being willing to sacrifice the Peoples  to Nab Cedras port a Prince Haiti a american commandos were set to Kidnap Haiti a military Leader it. Gen. Raoul Cedras As the . Invasion Force headed for the Caribbean nation a . Officer  by. A a a a a they were cocked arid loaded to get him a capt. Chris Hughes of the . Army a elite rangers said monday confirming reports from other military sources. Members of the special operations come aided by sophisticated tracking equipment and intelligence reports had been in Haiti for weeks and planned to capture Cidras to throw the haitian military a High command into confusion. A last minute agreement Between the United states and Cedras put a halt to the abduction plan and instead of invading the americans peacefully occupied the country. Monday Cedras was no longer a Kidnap target but a partner in .-led of forts to establish democracy and oversee his peaceful resignation. Other special forces members who had been readied for the invasion included some 100 soldiers armed with sniper rifles some with noise suppression devices and laser sighting units reporters travelling with the invasion Force saw the soldiers during a Stop at the . Naval base at Guantanamo Bay Cuba. Navy Seal commandos had also been on haitian soil at least 10 Days before the planned attack and recon loitered the Shoreline . Officials said. Specialists fluent in Creole had also been ashore. Although the unopposed arrival of the americans went smoothly Hughes a a Veteran of the 1989 Panama invasion a and other combat hardened troops believe their occupation of this Complex violent country May be another matter. The soldiers orders put them squarely in the Middle of any fighting Between haitian factions. There is widespread fear that the resignation of Cedras or the arrival of the elected president he helped to topple Jean Bertrand Aristide will trigger revenge attacks by Aristides followers against the military and its henchmen. Cedras must leave office by oct. 15 under the terms of the Accord and president Clinton has pledged to restore Aristide to Power. A my concern is that those who were oppressed will try to get revenge a said Hughes in an interview at port a Princess Airport