Page "Jean-Bertrand Aristide" Paragraph 70

Videos surfaced showing a portion of a speech by Aristide on 27 August 1991 where he says " Don't hesitate to give him what he deserves.

What a beautiful tool!

What a beautiful instrument!

What a beautiful piece of equipment!

It's beautiful, yes it's beautiful, it's cute, it's pretty, it has a good smell, wherever you go you want to inhale it.

" Critics allege that he was endorsing the practice of " necklacing " opposition activists – placing a gasoline-soaked tire around a person's neck and setting the tire ablaze – However, just earlier in the speech, and edited from the videos, he is quoted as saying " Your tool in hand, your instrument in hand, your constitution in hand!

Don't hesitate to give him what he deserves.

Your equipment in hand, your trowel in hand, your pencil in hand, your Constitution in hand, don't hesitate to give him what he deserves.

" There is some suspicion that Aristide's speech was edited to make it sound as if he were advocating " necklacing " when he was actually urging his supporters not to use violence but to use the constitution and voting instead.