Richard Boucher Violence Quotations

Much of the violence that we see now is being created by the gangs that were once aligned with the Aristide government. Without that factor, Haiti would be much closer to the rule of law and farther away from gang violence. So it's critical for the actors who supported these groups and who supported this violence to be part of ending it.

One of the unfortunate, maybe inevitable, side effects of that is that we're probably going to see a rise in violence as NATO spreads into this area in an even more dense fashion.

But we don't meet with terrorists. We don't meet with people who are involved in violence or fomenting violence.

groups that perpetrated violence so widely and broadly against the Haitian people in recent weeks.

We are concerned about the violence and particularly regret the loss of life. But the parties themselves have committed a serious effort and are committed to a serious effort at the negotiating table.

first step towards the end to violence and terror. It needs to be followed by other steps to dismantle the capabilities. But we certainly believe that that could be a useful step to see in the coming days.

The steps that need to be taken now are steps by Chairman Arafat to stop the violence,

That process needs to be respected by all Haitians, but we're glad to see the violence is decreasing. But the rebels have no role to play in this process, and they need to lay down their arms and go home.

the need to end the cycle of violence is still there.

against a backdrop of a well-documented campaign of violence and intimidation against the opposition.

immediate, credible steps to end terror and violence.

In some ways, you could say he's assisting Ambassador Burns, and Burns has the overall context of achieving those steps of ending the violence and working on the timelines for confidence-building measures and getting back to peace talks,

In order for such discussions to take place, however, a climate of trust must be created through sincere efforts to end the violence and, of course, taking the wishes of the Kashmiri people into account,

In this context, we think the Palestinians have not done enough to fight terror and to end the violence.