Published March 20, 2024
There are two Haitis.
On the real-life, street-level Haiti, the news is that heavily armed gang rebels ‘escalated’ their attacks into upscale neighborhoods in Haiti’s capital that unsurprisingly had been left untouched until now.
This follows the threat issued by Gang Rebel leader Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Chérizier against the country’s upper class, as you can read on HAITI HELL: Police Strikes at Gang Rebels After Leader ‘Barbecue’ Calls for a Revolution Against Political Elites.
The early Monday rampage left a dozen people dead after Gunmen looted homes in the communities of Laboule and Thomassin before sunrise.
On the international stratosphere of political power, there is an altogether different Haiti.
One in which well fed and sharply dressed political leaders are now deciding who gets to have unelected ‘transitional’ political power over the country.
Caribbean leaders (CARICOM) have announced that all but one political parties have submitted nominees for ‘a transitional presidential council’.
This unelected group of appointees will be charged with selecting an interim prime minister for Haiti.
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SOURCE: www.thegatewaypundit.com
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI – MARCH 18: People burn garbage close to the bodies of the dead as at least 10 bodies of gang members lie in the streets following the exchange of gunfire between armed gangs in Petion-Ville on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti on March 18, 2024. (Photo by Guerinault Louis/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Published March 20, 2024
The situation in Port-au-Prince is breaking down — fast. Gangs are running Haiti’s capital city. Bare essentials like food and fuel are hard to find and are even being sold on the black market for outrageous prices.
Three years after President Jovenel Moïse was killed by a hit squad, Haiti has no real government. The embattled prime minister, Ariel Henri, stated that he will resign just days ago, and neither the police nor the armed forces are able to maintain the peace.
This chaos isn’t happening halfway around the world in Somalia or Myanmar; it’s happening at America’s doorstep and in one of the world’s oldest democracies. But despite the urgency of the situation and the closeness to the United States mainland, most Americans and our news media are unaware of the events unfolding in Haiti. Even as U.S. Marines have been deployed twice over the last two weeks to secure the U.S. embassy in Port-au-Prince, our focus is elsewhere.
It’s time for the United States to break its silence and stand strong as a partner to the Haitian people. We don’t need to do much to make a positive difference, but we can do great harm by failing to act.
