David Wimhurst
David Wimhurst
basis provide soldiers troop voluntary withdraw
Troop contributors do provide soldiers on a voluntary basis and they can withdraw them when they feel it's appropriate.
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We were told at 11:30 this morning that the militias and the TNI -- the armed forces -- were attacking the refugees. We have just received a third piece of information, from another refugee in that area, who's on the top of the mountains overlooking Dare.
fired injure shots warning
We fired two warning shots into the air, and we didn't injure anyone.
few gone incidents
There have been a few incidents which were unpleasant. But for the most part, things have gone pretty well.
area continue cover soldiers
We have (enough) soldiers so we can continue to cover the area they were patrolling.
checked forensic laboratory ourselves somewhat task
We don't ourselves have forensic capability. We have checked in Freetown, and there is no forensic laboratory available, which makes our task somewhat difficult.
elections expected higher nobody
Nobody expected (voter turnout) to be higher than the first round, and historically there's not a lot of turnout for legislative elections in Haiti.
answer quick
But this is a long-term thing. There isn't going to be any short, quick answer to this one.
agreement completing date evidence hope intend peace protocol
Obviously, we always hope that they will see their way to completing the Lusaka protocol and peace agreement, but all evidence to date suggests that this is not what they intend to do.
centers council determine electoral job location mission physically selected verify voting
Our mission was to verify that the voting centers the electoral council had selected physically existed. It had never been our job to determine the location of voting centers.
picture start
From that we may be able to start to get a picture of who was involved.
accepted bad election entire except generally result welcomed
I don't think it's as bad as it sounds. The election of Mr. Preval has been universally welcomed except for one or two quarters. It's a result that has generally been accepted by the entire international community.
advancing army below fired happening hear minutes people reported shots
He has reported 10 minutes ago that he can hear shots being fired below him. People are screaming, and the Indonesian army is advancing up the mountain, slaughtering refugees. That is happening now, as we speak.
choice convinced elections held incidents quite schedule
We're quite convinced the elections will be held on schedule and will unfold, we hope, with no incidents so that everyone can make their choice democratically and freely.