It’s possible that I shall make an ass of myself. But in that case one can always get out of it with a little dialectic. I have, of course, so worded my proposition as to be right either way (K.Marx, Letter to F.Engels on the Indian Mutiny)
Friday, January 27, 2023
IMPERIALISM'S EXCUSE TO INVADE
Haiti gang violence: 'Daily violence affecting Haitians has reached unprecedented levels'
Issued on: 27/01/2023 -
05:55 Haiti gang violence
Renata Segura, Deputy Latin Director at International Crisis Group, spoke to France 24’s François Picard about "unprecedented levels" of Haitian gang violence, and the political and economic turmoil plaguing the country. This, as police take to the streets blaming Prime Minister Ariel Henry for the carnage, while lawmakers and citizens appeal to the international community for help.
THIS IS OF COURSE THE SAME EXCUSE USED DURING THE AGE OF PIRATES
For a brief, glorious period the pirate republic was enormously successful. At its height it cut off trade routes, sacked slave ships, and severed Britain, ...
As the world's first Black sovereign State, 'now is the time for a new chapter in Haitian history'
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Civilian protesters and police marched through Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince on Thursday to demonstrate against a slew of killings of police officers by armed gangs in worsening violence in the Caribbean nation. Streets were blocked with barricades the day after gangs, who control much of Haiti and regularly kidnap people for ransom, attacked police headquarters in Liancourt, a town in the north of Haiti, killing six officers. For more on the gang violence that has ripped through the country, FRANCE 24 is joined by Rosa Freedman, Professor of Law Conflict and Global Development at the University of Reading. She says that "when the police force are rioting and protesting against their own government, it gives you an indication of just how bad it really is." Yet rather than sending in foreign troops, she believes we should be supporting Haitians to have "independent and democratic elections" and to develop "justice systems" that will take on corruption and gang violence tearing at the fabric of the country. Professor Freedman asserts that it is up to the Haitians to determine their fate and build their future: As the world's first Black sovereign State, "now is the time for a new chapter in Haitian history."
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