Last week Daniel Foote criticized US policy in Haiti, saying we had basically chosen the country's last two presidents. He said it was time for a change. This week, State announces the return of a diplomat involved in both those events.
Some would have you believe G9 gang chief Jimmy Cherizier lives in a tin roof shack and sleeps on a dirty mattress in #Haiti like most of the folks he claims to lead. We beg to differ.
9:03 AM · Oct 22, 2021
U.S. media has called for a U.S. military intervention in Haiti following the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. MintPress News spoke to Haitians to ask them what they think about a possible fourth U.S. military invasion of Haiti since 1915.
WaPo Editorial Board’s call for UN intervention in Haiti is dripping with colonial condescension and implies Haitians are incapable of running their country. It never mentions the revolutionary fervor gripping the streets, only warns of possible “anarchy.”
Opinion | Haiti needs swift and muscular international intervention
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8:32 PM · Jul 7, 2021
CIA mouthpiece Washington Post editorial board publishes its second call for military intervention in Haiti. Powerful interests want UN troops once again deployed to Haiti to reinforce its status as a US neo-colony, otherwise known as “peacekeeping.”
Opinion | There are good reasons to worry about sending U.N. troops to Haiti. But does anyone have...
washingtonpost.com
12:48 PM · Jul 15, 2021
Max Boot, self-appointed spokesperson for the people of Haiti, declares that Haitians long to be once again occupied by the US military. https://washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/13/haiti-us-intervention-global-policeman/…
1:37 PM · Jul 15, 2021
Asked about a potential US invasion of Haiti, @AOC stumbles through a statement opposing it but adds qualifiers that it’d be bad “right now” and “without any sort of plan.” She won’t outright reject it because her career ambitions are too great.
Popular meme on #Haiti social media. The accomplishments of Leon Charles (resigned as police chief then appointed Ambassador to OAS):
1. More than 108 people killed
2. 40 police lost their lives
3. More than 620 kidnappings in 9 mos. 4. More than 5000 people displaced by gangs
12:05 AM · Oct 23, 2021
"armed groups organized under Cherizier’s leadership control wide swaths of Port-au-Prince and flaunt their power openly without fear of arrest. Recent attacks have displaced more than 10,000 individuals and impacted more than 600,000." #NotRNDDH #Haiti
Biden Continues Trump's Policy in Haiti Despite Bipartisan Congressional Pushback - Center for...
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3:08 PM · Oct 22, 2021
.@pulitzercenter damages reputation by aligning w/journalist echo chambers & apologists for 3 decades of failed US policy in #Haiti. Since when is hiding misinformation behind anonymous "experts" meet your professed high standards of journalism?
Desperate Haitians Suffocate Under Growing Power of Gangs
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12:35 PM · Oct 24, 2021