Ex-presidents Clinton, Bush visit Haiti

Former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton arrived in Haiti Monday, pledging to remind Americans that Haiti is still suffering and in need of long-term quake-related aid.

The visit was marked by the critical move by Haitian President René Préval who told the former presidents that he signed an executive order declaring the right to seize land through eminent domain, Clinton told The Herald. The issue is key: American aid organizations saw their operations slow down because the government had not moved fast enough to find land for transitional housing.

``So we should be able to take some of the camps that are too crowded and those that are too low and therefore in danger of flooding and move them,'' Clinton said.

Asked by the Herald whether he had accepted the job as reconstruction czar as several sources told the Miami Herald, he said he had not yet been offered a post.

``I will do whatever I can,'' he said.

At a brief press conference, he told reporters that the Clinton Bush Fund aimed at finding long-term economic recovery solutions.

``Our mission is to help fill the gaps of human needs and help create jobs,'' Bush said. ``By stimulating the entrepreneurship we believe small business will help lead this nation's recovery.''

Clinton acknowledged that some of the U.S. legislation he and Bush signed while in office exacerbated Haiti's woes, and he promised to urge Congress to make changes.

Clinton cited the U.S. Congress-approved HOPE II as one piece of legislation in need of revision. As it is, the act -- which gives local garment manufacturers duty-free access to the U.S. market -- has already created 11,000 jobs. Revisions would bring even more.

``I think we can create 100,000 jobs in short order,'' Clinton said.

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