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General Urano Teixeira da Matta BacellarBrazilian Gen Bacellar led the UN forces, MINUSTAH, in Haiti in 2005-2006. He was found dead in his apartment in Port au Prince on January 7, 2006, the victim of a gunshot wound to the head, an event later labeled as a suicide. A recent Wikileaks cable published in Norway's Aftenposten recounts how Dominican President Fernandez expressed his suspicions Bacellar was killed by forces allied with the US Special Forces trained Guy Phillipe, a leader in the 2004 rebellion against Aristide. Phillipe was later wanted by the DEA on drug charges. Jafrikayiti offered most of the dates in this timeline: September 1, 2005, Lieutenant-General Augusto Heleno Ribeiro Pereira is
replaced by General Urano Teixeira da Matta Bacellar. January 11 State Department Deputy Assistant Secretary Patrick Duddy speaks with Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez, the conversation is summarized in a Wikileaks cable. |
WikiLeaks
points to US meddling in Haiti 1/21/2011 Guardian: "It
seems unlikely that a decorated army veteran, parachutist and instructor would
be careless enough with a pistol to accidentally shoot himself in the head.
Furthermore, Bacellar was a very religious man, with a wife and two children in
Brazil. He had just returned to Haiti four days earlier from a Christmas visit
home. Even if suicide cannot be ruled out, one would have expected such a man to
leave behind a message of some sort. Yet, according to the sources of Brazilian
journalist Ana Maria Brambilla, Bacellar "did not display any signs of
depression during his last days". He was accustomed, after "39 years
of service, to pressure far worse than he had seen in his four months in
Haiti," his military colleagues told the Independent. According to the
South African newspaper Beeld, "the latest reports in the Dominican media
questioned the feasibility of suicide, as no bullet casing was found near the
body … He would have been an easy target for a sniper." Most
incongruously, Bacellar's T-shirt and boxer-clad body was reportedly found with
a book on his lap, according to the Dominican daily El Nacional, as he had
apparently been reading and relaxing in his underwear on his balcony when the
urge to shoot himself came on."
Ask them
how the US assassination of a Brazilian general......would impact US-Latin
American relations 1/20/2011 Quotha: "KIM IVES:
Exactly. They’ve been pressuring Brazil. And there’s another interesting
WikiLeak that came out today, that the Brazilian general in 2006 who supposedly
committed suicide in his hotel room— AMY GOODMAN: Under MINUSTAH, the U.N.
forces. KIM IVES: Of the U.N. forces, MINUSTAH—was that he may in fact have
been assassinated."
17.01.2006:
DOMINICAN PRESIDENT RECEIVES STATE DAS FOR CARIBBEAN 1/17/2011 Aftenposten: "Fernandez
inquired about the circumstances surrounding the death of Brazilian Army General
Urano Teixeira da Matta Bacellar. DAS Duddy confirmed that all indications
pointed to suicide. Fernandez expressed skepticism. He had met General Bacellar;
to him, suicide seemed unlikely for a professional of Bacellar´s caliber.
Fernandez said he believes that there is a small group in Haiti dedicated to
disrupting the elections and creating chaos; that this group had killed MINUSTAH
members in the past (a Canadian and a Jordanian, and now the Brazilian General);
and that there would be more violence against MINUSTAH forces as the election
date approaches. The President said he knew of a case in which a Brazilian
MINUSTAH member had killed a sniper. Although he allowed that Bacellar´s death
might be due to an accidentally self-inflicted wound, he believes that the
Brazilian government is calling the death a suicide in order to protect the
mission from domestic criticism. A confirmed assassination would result in calls
from the Brazilian populace for withdrawal from Haiti. Success in this mission
is vital for President Lula of Brazil, because it is part of his master plan to
obtain a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council."
Real
reason for Haiti raid 7/26/2007 Haiti Action: "Between
his alleged drug affiliations and human rights abuses, Philippe has few friends
in the government of current Haitian President Rene Preval or in the United
States. But according to a report this week by Kevin Pina, writing for the Haiti
Information Project, there may be another explanation for the DEA grab.
According to Pina, on May 27, after the arrest of Wilfort Ferdinand, another
coup participant, Philippe went on Haitian radio and "began to name names
of business and political leaders who backed the paramilitary insurgency against
Aristide's government by providing arms, ammunition and logistical
support." "High on (Philippe's) list," Pina continued, "was
Andy Apaid, the leader of the civil society organization called the Group
184." Seven weeks after Philippe's radio broadcast, the DEA went after him.
In July 2004, Salon reported that Group 184, along with a group called the
Democratic Convergence, was supported by the International Republican Institute,
dominated by Bush loyalists and funded by the National Endowment for Democracy,
the U.S. Agency for International Development and conservative groups."
SA
sniper in Haiti hit? 1/10/2006 News 24, South Africa: "The
latest reports in the Dominican media questioned the feasibility of suicide as
no bullet casing was found near the body. Reports in El Nacional newspaper said
that Bacellar was sitting reading on his hotel-room balcony when he died. His
book was in his lap. He would have been an easy target for a sniper."
Mystery
Surrounds Death of U.N. Official in Haiti 1/9/2006 Ohmy
News: "His body was found in his apartment in Port Au Prince, the
Haitian capital, Jan. 7, with a gunshot wound to the head. According to
Lieutenant-colonel Fernando da Cunha Matos of the Brazilian Forces in Haiti,
Bacellar was the victim of an accident. International news agencies were
reporting the next morning that Bacellar committed suicide, though he did not
display any signs of depression during his last days."
Haiti:
UN Commander dead in Haiti amid pressure from elite 1/8/2006 Haiti
Action: "According to several sources in the Haitian press, Bacellar
had participated in a tense meeting with the president of Haiti's Chamber of
Commerce, Dr. Reginald Boulos, and Group 184 leader Andy Apaid the night before.
Bacellar's death comes on the heels of Boulos's announcement of a nationwide
general strike on Monday aimed at forcing the UN mission to get tough with
bandits in Cite Soleil. The term "Bandits" is often seen as a code
word for Lavalas supporters, and Cite Soleil has served as a launching site for
massive demonstrations demanding the return of ousted president Jean-Bertrand
Aristide. Mario Andresol, the current Chief of Police, representing the
US-installed government of Gerard Latortue, recently alleged that the community
was also being used by Columbian drug traffickers and "certain political
forces" to hide victims of a recent spate of kidnappings in the capital…
Following the death of Lt. Gen. Bacellar, the U.N. named controversial Chilean
Gen. Eduardo Aldunate Herman as the interim commander… On October 17th, the
Chilean Government admitted that Gen. Eduardo Aldunate, second in command of its
military forces in Haiti, was linked to the disbanded National Intelligence
Central (CNI), oppressive military forces that operated under the dictatorship
of Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990). The charge was initially denied by the Minister
of Defense and the Army Chief… he associations are made more grave in light
comments by rebel leader turned Haitian Police force top, Guy Philippe, stating
his admiration of the former dictator, adding, "Pinochet made Chile what it
is.""
Heleno
knew something his successor found out too late 1/8/2006 soc.culture.haiti: "January
5, in the midst of widespread rumours that Haiti's right wing elite will get its
wish granted for a massive attack on Cité Soleil, a reliable source informs me
that Cité Soleil have been declared off limits to journalists - something will
come down this week-end. January 6 U.N. Security Council meets to discuss
Haiti.... January 7 Urano Teixeira Da Matta Bacellar is found dead at Hotel
Montana. (According to several press reports, this death comes in the heal of a
heated debate with Mr. Valdes, the Civilian head of the MINUSTAH, the night
before)."
Gen
Bacellars Reason For Suicide - Did The Greedy Vampires Kill The UN Commander? 1/7/2006 Haiti
Elections Archives '05: The author of the first piece is Charles Henry
Baker, a wealthy sweatshop owner and prominent member of the Group 184:
"There is no suspicion of foul play in General Urano Texeira da Matta
Bacellar's death, it is being investigated but people recognize it to be a
suicide. As for why General Bacellar would committ suicide, the current theory
is that he had ordered the kidnapping of an American citizen who was eventually
freed after a ransom was paid, American authorithies while investigating caught
and questioned the kidnappers who revealed that they were acting on orders of
General Bacellar himself; realizing that the USA closing in on him, Bacellar
committed suicide."
Guy
Philippe: The rebelling soldier 3/4/2004 BBC: "In
1990, Mr Aristide was first elected president, but within a year had been
overthrown in a coup and was exiled to the United States. Mr Philippe, who was
by then in the army, escaped to Ecuador, where he allegedly received training
from US Special Forces as part of the US campaign to reinstate Mr Aristide…
While in the Dominican Republic, Mr Philippe's reputed taste for luxury hotels
fuelled speculation he was involved in drugs trafficking - a charge that he
vehemently denied in a recent interview."
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