Posted on 09/18/2022 6:30:54 PM PDT by rod5591
Since Monday, Haiti has been sinking into chaos in widespread anti-government protests that have turned violent in parts of Port-au-Prince, as well as rural cities like Petit Goave and Gonaives. The protests had been intensifying for weeks, stoked by the rising cost of living, a scarcity of U.S. dollars, political manipulation and the lack of fuel at the pumps after two suppliers, providing 40% of the market, stopped ordering.
“This incident is simply unacceptable. The looted food was intended to feed nearly 100,000 schoolchildren until the end of the year and provide emergency aid to the most vulnerable families in Haiti,” said Jean-Martin Bauer, WFP country director in Haiti. “WFP is present in Haiti to support vulnerable communities with urgent needs, while strengthening local production and livelihoods through our long-term resilience initiatives.
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A new wave of thugs will be arriving soon. Probably from Puerto Rico, too.
Haiti is trying to run a Chicago-style woke-progressive-welfare government kleptocracy, except they have no producers to steal from.
Sad to think, all the global money launderers look at natural disasters and start to salivate.
Cool, first guy only had to burn up a couple of new cars, a couple of new houses, and kill a dozen people or so, to score four plastic folding chairs.
I’ve often thought the only hope for Haiti would be to relocate the entire population and allow the land and surrounding sea to heal for at least half a century. But where to send those poor benighted people? Haiti is a human and ecological tragedy. Sadly, it does not appear to be fixable.
I’ve often thought the only hope for Haiti would be to relocate the entire population and allow the land and surrounding sea to heal for at least half a century. But where to send those poor benighted people? Haiti is a human and ecological tragedy. Sadly, it does not appear to be fixable.
Oh no! Sorry for the double post. Not sure how that happened.
That must be it!/sarc
Voodoo countries get hit a lot.
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