This news on Haiti: U.S. State Department official Roger Noriega has accused former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide of orchestrating violence in his home country. Aristide is living in exile in South Africa. He was ousted in a U.S.-backed coup nearly 18 months ago. Noriega said “We believe that his people are receiving instructions directly from his voice and indirectly through his acolytes that communicate with him personally in South Africa.” This marks the strongest statement to date by the Bush administration against Aristide since the February 2004 coup.