When will the US government start to take real action against the illegal HAT regime?

Is it supporting the African Union sanctions against the HAT leadership and supporters? NO.

Has it called for the freeing of political prisoners? NO.

Has it condemned the recent closure of a church radio station (& imprisonment of 10 radio personnel) and the recent arrest and imprisonment of an opposition politician while at another radio station? NO.

Has it directly criticized France's continued military assistance to the HAT regime? NO.

What about the fact that the US judged the 2006 election that gave Marc Ravalomanana a second term as president 'Generally free and fair'? The US accepted his ouster by a military coup d'etat. What does this say about President Obama's support for democracy in Africa?

Albert Camille Vital, the PM, is clearly involved with the resumption of shipments of timber illegally torn from Madagascar's rainforest parks:

- On 14 April the government of Madagascar signed a note prohibiting everything concerning rosewood.
- Two days after, on the 16th, PM Vital was in Maroantsetra and ordered that the rosewood stock there must be sent to Toamasina.
- One month later 16 unknown containers of rosewood are to be exported from Toamasina with the 63 remaining from The Lea.
- Clearly PM Vital is a gangster of the same ilk as Moindefa, but worse, he is a public - and international - liar.

Vital should brace for an ugly fight. He's on the wrong side this time.