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President Jovenel Moïse assassinated in the night in his private residence
US news has one American among the group, no mention if alive or dead.
Haiti could collapse in this new mess.
Be interesting to see the US and the DR response.
Could be time for the neighbors to get involved in a meaningful way?
Bin Laden was apprehended.... hi security
The Japanese auto chief was hustled out of the country under hi security
Anything can be done by the right people
The Japanese auto chief was hustled out of the country under hi security
Anything can be done by the right people
I imagine that's just poor reporting. One report said he had a shot to the temple. Physics removed the eye.
No way. I could see saying that after a bad earthquake. And we know how that turned out.
The US is just now getting out of Afghanistan after 20 years. 60,000 Americans were killed in Viet Nam. What was accomplished in those conflicts?
No way the US will get involved in the Haitian mess. And without the US, I doubt any others will.
You can bet your arse that even if the two non-Haitians aren't among the guilty it will fall heavily on them all the same. They are blan after all, and the fundamental unfairness of what happens to pass as justice system there regarding those hasn't changed a bit in the last two centuries, not even the Yanks could change this.
They will if the guardias here open fire in any incident that gets to happen at the border, you can bet your dollar on this.The US won't even help with the DR/Haiti border:
Estados Unidos no tiene en planes ayudar a reforzar la frontera dominico-haitiana
El encargado de negocios de la embajada de los Estados Unidos en República Dominicana, Robert Thomas, indicó que hasta el momelistindiario.com
That would be the right thing to do, if the respective parties in question weren't so mortally afraid of "offending" Haitian sensitivities.
James Solages is the US citizen in custody according to the Times and Washington Post who broke the story. He is also Hatian.
www.nytimes.com
Haiti President's Assassination: President Jovenel Moïse’s Assassination: Haiti Seizes 2 American Suspects (Published 2021)
Crowds of angry people in the capital, Port-au-Prince, hunted down people they thought were involved in the attack and burned cars. The U.N. Security Council met about the country’s crisis.
A bit more info with some pics:
heavy.com
James Solages: U.S. Citizen Accused in Haitian Assassination Plot
James Solages is an American citizen who is under arrest in connection with the assassination of Haiti's President Jovenel Moïse.
heavy.com
Haiti could collapse? Really?
How would it be worse than it is now?
The US has said it won't even help protect the DR's border with Haiti, so who is going to step in?
Haitian police has made a press conference. There were 28 in total in the group of the assassins, 15 of which are already under Haitian police custody and the rest either have been killed by the police or are still in hiding.
Now get this, the group was composed by 2 Haitian-Americans and 26 Colombians. Yes, that's not a typo, 26. What were they planning to do? Destroy a part of Port-au-Prince?
It's in Spanish in this Twitter post for a half hour ago.
Now get this, the group was composed by 2 Haitian-Americans and 26 Colombians. Yes, that's not a typo, 26. What were they planning to do? Destroy a part of Port-au-Prince?
It's in Spanish in this Twitter post for a half hour ago.
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All appearances so far indicate two things of interest...
1...The gang of mercenaries weren't half as smart or as tough as they thought they were. They forgot to plan for an escape.
2...The Haitian police proved to be far more efficient than anybody might have given them credit for.
Assuming, of course, that it wasn't one giant set up from the beginning.
Everything is just so damn complicated in Haiti.
I gave up trying to understand the way of things there a long time ago.
Callous?
Yes.
Realistic?
Again, yes.
Still...
1...The gang of mercenaries weren't half as smart or as tough as they thought they were. They forgot to plan for an escape.
2...The Haitian police proved to be far more efficient than anybody might have given them credit for.
Assuming, of course, that it wasn't one giant set up from the beginning.
Everything is just so damn complicated in Haiti.
I gave up trying to understand the way of things there a long time ago.
Callous?
Yes.
Realistic?
Again, yes.
Still...
If true it was an inside job done by people who wanted to send a message. Note that the servants were only tied up and not harmed. Outside mercenaries would have killed everyone in the house. This was a coordinated job by people inside the government. That is my opinion.
Is Haiti better off without him as President (although his term was over?) ? Clearly this attack was aimed at the President. In politics your enemy runs deep, and obviously he had plenty. Actually nothing would surprise me regarding who was involved.
She says thats the woman who drove the two Dominicans that got kidnapped by the gangs after being freed. Would be nice if someone contacted one of the Dominicans that got kidnapped and see if this is true...
Also two Haitian policemen just got caught by the Dominican Army trying to cross into DR. Anyone knows what happened with the previous policemen and mayor that got caught months back?