Hypocrite of the Day

This one goes to the odious Gerard Latortue:

Haitians must reconcile and build a future after last year's bloody rebellion, the volatile Caribbean nation's interim prime minister said on Friday.

In his strongest statement to date on the need for national reconciliation, Prime Minister Gerard Latortue, whose opponents have accused his government of holding political prisoners, said Haitians need to give up their need for vengeance.

"The moment has come for us to be reconciled with each other, to forget about the past and to put all our energy into building the future," Latortue said in a statement aired on several radio stations.

Forget about the past? Hmmm, where have I heard that before?

Latortue is a rank hypocrite. If you want to reconcile a nation, you don't lock up those you don't like without charge:

Human rights groups say several hundred Aristide supporters and officials of his Lavalas Family party, including former Prime Minister Yvon Neptune, have been jailed without charges for nearly a year. Aristide supporters have said the release of prisoners would be a key element of any plan for national reconciliation.

Latortue did not say whether his government would consider freeing Neptune. Rights groups and the U.N. Security Council, have raised concern about Neptune's case and have urged the interim government to either try or free him.

You also don't whitewash the horrendous acts of those you regard as "freedom fighters."

What a jackass Latortue is.