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1·3 months agoMany would agree with you.
I’m going to say that this is truly tragic, what happened to these missionaries. They stayed in spite of the dangerous conditions around them, which truly speaks to their selflessness. They didn’t go to Haiti to make a political statement or try to make money/profit off of the people. They went because they believed in helping others.
There’s no direct link between the two countries. It’s been argued that Kenya wants to increase its presence on the global stage and sees a peacekeeping/law enforcement mission in Haiti as an opportunity to showcase its capabilities in that space.
To be fair, that statement can apply to a number of places around the world (including in the US).
There has been a very unfortunate series of catastrophes that have been environmental, political, and economical…mostly overlapping.
Going after Barbancourt is unforgivable…
Someone’s feelings must have gotten hurt for this post to get downvoted to zero…
Two substantial points that this opinion piece makes stand out to me:
1- Pushing the gangs into controllable areas (by centralization) for the Haitian National Police to better handle.
2- Decentralized problem solving to reduce the vice grip that the entrenched power structure currently has.
The reasons for this are both internal and external, unfortunately. Yes, there are foreign interests that have taken advantage over the years but there’s also the corruption that has persisted for decades. Until the government can start from scratch and keep the crap elements out, this will continue to happen and people will continue to suffer.
So, what it appears you are saying is that the kidnapping is contributing to the mission not being popular? Just trying to understand the context of your comment in relation to the post.
Paywalled, but the beginning of the article is interesting enough as far as learning about that family.