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Haiti continues to unravel as gang violence kills 70

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Haiti continues to unravel as gang violence kills 70 - Lemmy.World

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/un-horrified-least-70-killed-haiti-gang-massacre-2024-10-04/ [https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/un-horrified-least-70-killed-haiti-gang-massacre-2024-10-04/] This is happening in the United States’ backyard, and the US government is doing nothing to intervene other than complain about migrants. We are content to export our shiny military to support interventions is Israel, Palestine, and Yemen. Nothing but hand-waiving for our Haitian neighbors who would actually benefit from that “stabilizing” presence

Oct 4, 2024 at 8:32pmWeb
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Nothing but hand-waiving for our Haitian neighbors who would actually benefit from that “stabilizing” presence

aljazeera.com/…/what-is-the-history-of-foreign-in…

Since the early 1900s, there have been at least three direct interventions in Haiti, including a decades-long occupation by US forces.

Given its pockmarked history of Haitian intervention, the US has expressed wariness towards leading a new international mission to Haiti. Many are calling for solutions to be Haitian-led, instead of foreign-led.

“We need to give the Haitians time and space to get this right,” former US special envoy to Haiti, Daniel Foote, said in a recent interview with NPR.

“Let’s let the Haitians have a chance to mess up Haiti for once. The international community has messed it up beyond recognition countless times. I guarantee the Haitians mess it up less than the Americans,” he added.

What is the history of foreign interventions in Haiti?

As Haiti faces a crisis of gang violence, questions swirl about whether a multinational task force will help — or harm.

Al Jazeera
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