"he cables make clear that the US embassy in Haiti was the real power behind the throne of US-installed de facto Prime Minister Gérard Latortue after the 29 February 2004 coup d'état against former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
The Embassy was covertly leading Haiti's economic, policing and development policies, much as it is today openly leading Haiti's reconstruction, with former President Bill Clinton co-chairing the Interim Haiti Reconstruction Commission, which decides how the $10bn pledged for Haiti's post-quake rebuilding will be spent. Ironically, Clinton recently recognised that disaster can result when Washington dictates other nations' policies."
