US - Hti: Congressional Black Caucus split over Haiti

A bitter divide has opened up in the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) over what approach it should adopt toward the interim government in Haiti, with roughly six members refusing to recognize provisional Prime Minister Gerard Latortue.

The disagreement has led a former chairwoman of the CBC to criticize the current leader of the 39-member group publicly. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif) has accused Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) of diplomatic ignorance.

The divisions came to the fore last week when Latortue was in Washington for a meeting with Secretary of State Colin Powell and members of the CBC.

That visit gave birth to competing press conferences and conflicting claims about how many members met with Latortue.

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Oh well...Political positioning trumps principled action as usual.
Move along now...there's nothing to see in the CBC.