Haiti

The Ghost of Jimmy Carter

January 11, 2025 UNAC Editor Afghanistan, Austerity, Haiti, Hybrid Warfare, Israel, Syria

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, January 8, 2025 Hagiography is inevitable when presidents and other prominent people die. The unwillingness to ‘speak ill of the dead’ and the propaganda that would have us believe in American exceptionalism must be rejected. Jimmy Carter was always devoted to protecting the interests of the U.S. state. “All US Presidents, Living[…]

U.S. Schemes to Control Haiti are Failing

December 7, 2024 UNAC Editor Colonialism, Haiti, Kenya, United Nations, US Intervention

by G. Dunkel, published on Workers World, November 20, 2024 Misery and hunger are afflicting millions of Haitians. According to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), 5.41 million Haitians are “food insecure,” which means they regularly don’t get enough to eat. Most Haitians, according to the IPC report, spend 70% of their income on food. The IPC report and[…]

Black Alliance for Peace Denounces the Renewal of the U.S.-Kenya Mission to Haiti

October 26, 2024 UNAC Editor Haiti, Monroe Doctrine, US Foreign Bases, US Intervention

Statement by the Black Alliance for Peace Haiti/Americas Team, October 14, 2024 The Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti Needs to End OCTOBER 14, 2024— The Haiti/Americas Team of the Black Alliance for Peace strongly denounces the UN Security Council’s vote to extend the U.S. funded, Kenya-led Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission in Haiti. We assert that any U.S./UN-led armed intervention[…]

Haiti and Springfield Ohio

September 18, 2024 UNAC Editor Collapsed States, Colonialism, Immigration, Racism, Refugees

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, September 18, 2024 Haiti will never be forgiven for its successful revolution. Racist hatred follows them wherever they go, even when they go to states in need of a labor force and a larger population. Editor’s Note: Sadly, I overheard a youtuber in my son’s room telling this stupid story. They say[…]

Why Secretary of State Antony Blinken went to Haiti

September 17, 2024 UNAC Editor Economic Collapse, Haiti, International Aid and Debt, US Hypocrisy, US Intervention

by G. Dunkel, published on Workers World, September 13, 2024 Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to Haiti and the Dominican Republic on Sept. 5 and 6, the first visit by a high level U.S. official in nearly 10 years. That means Blinken made a special visit to Haiti, a country that is the most exploited and poorest in the[…]

Palestinians Starve While White House Feast Honors Kenya’s Killer President Ruto: Biden Backs 1000 Kenyan Troops to Enforce US-imposed Haitian Dictatorship

July 17, 2024 UNAC Editor Haiti, Imperialism, Kenya, US Government Action, US Politics

by Joe Allen, published on Socialist Action, July 11, 2024 [Editor’s note, Jeff Mackler (of SA): We reprint here Joe Allen’s CounterPunch account of “Genocide Joe” Biden’s May 23 White House state dinner with 500 dignitaries invited to honor Kenyan President William Ruto. Allen’s article was originally entitled, “Brandon Johnson [ChicagoMayor] Dines with Biden, While Protests at the DNC Loom on[…]

Haiti: An Anatomy of an Invasion

June 3, 2024 UNAC Editor Haiti, Neocolonialism, Racism, United Nations

by Jemima Pierre, published on Black Agenda Report, May 29, 2024 The US is behind the multinational military invasion and occupation of Haiti. How did we get here? As all eyes are on the genocide in Gaza, Haiti is undergoing a full scale foreign military invasion. As of May 16th, thirty large transport planes have landed at Toussaint Louverture International[…]

South Africa’s Case at the ICJ Exposes the U.S. and the West

January 18, 2024 UNAC Editor Colonialism, Genocide, Imperial Wars, International Law, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Palestine, South Africa, U.S. Aggression, US Hypocrisy

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, January17, 2023 South Africa’s charge of genocide against Israel proves that this very serious word should be used more often instead of being treated as a rarity. The U.S. and the nations of the west have committed countless genocides and their actions must be labeled as such. On January 11, 2024, the[…]

Haiti: U.N. Sanctioned Occupation is a Done Deal

August 20, 2023 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Collapsed States, Colonialism, Democracy and Consent, Haiti, Hybrid Warfare, Kenya, Poverty and Sanctions, United Nations, US Foreign Policy

by G. Dunkel, published on Workers World, August 18, 2023 The U.S. government has finally found a country in the Global South willing to lead a U.N.-approved intervention “to assist Haitian police in restoring security.” Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed Aug. 1 on X (formerly Twitter): “We commend the government of Kenya for responding to Haiti’s call.” Since Kenyan[…]

In Haiti, Kenya Chooses Imperialist Servitude Over Pan African Solidarity

August 11, 2023 UNAC Editor Haiti, Kenya, US Hypocrisy, White Supremacy

by Black Alliance for Peace Haiti/Americas Team, published on The Black Alliance for Peace, August 09, 2023 AUGUST 3, 2023—The Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) condemns in the strongest possible terms Kenya’s proposal to lead what amounts to a foreign armed intervention in Haiti. Kenya has offered to deploy a contingent of 1,000 police officers to help train and assist[…]