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2022-09-16 Government Corruption

Biden's dirty deal sold out Haitian democracy for migrant deportations, former envoy says

[NYPOST] The Biden administration scuttled Haiti’s plans for free elections and backed a de facto dictator in exchange for his willingness to accept deportees, America’s former envoy to the country says.

Daniel Foote, the Biden- appointed former US special envoy to Haiti, says the administration has supported Dr. Ariel Henry — who took power as both acting prime minister and acting president after the liquidation of President Jovenel Moise — because he was willing to accept Haitian ~~migrants~~ colonists who have rushed the US border.

Henry was supposed to have organized new elections by now. But in September 2021, a large group of Haitian ~~migrants~~ colonists camped in Del Rio, Texas, and images of the encampment — including border agents on horseback trying to prevent them from crossing the river — caused a political headache for President Biden.

Posted by Fred 2022-09-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11141 views ] Top

#1 Certainly, it is a bad look to hand Haiti over to a new dictatorship for the purposes of shutting off one of 100 faucets of the flood of immigrants across our border. Still, you can't sell me on the fact that new Haitian elections are a step to a permanent solution to their corruption and poverty. Haiti has sucked forever. As a Cleveland area resident, we keep careful track of what sucks historically. It is our role in society like Guinness beer keeping track of world records. As a side question: why can't Haitians play baseball? Is their side of the island cursed to make it totally unable to birth a quality shortstop?

Posted by Super Hose 2022-09-16 07:14|| 2022-09-16 07:14|| Front Page Top

#2 Haiti is like Afghanistan in the sense that anyone hoping for "democracy" there is pissing up a rope.

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-09-16 07:18|| 2022-09-16 07:18|| Front Page Top

#3 Haitians have never been able to manage their own affairs and it doesn't look like they ever will. I would say the United States should annex it and administer it the same as we do Puerto Rico. But, on second thought, it was the French who made Haiti what it is. The French should own up to their responsibility.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2022-09-16 11:56|| 2022-09-16 11:56|| Front Page Top

#4 why can't Haitians play baseball? Is their side of the island cursed to make it totally unable to birth a quality shortstop?

I think it's the French language. Ever know any baseball stars from Quebec?

Posted by Frank G 2022-09-16 12:24|| 2022-09-16 12:24|| Front Page Top

#5 They start running before the pitch.

/ducks and hides.

Posted by swksvolFF 2022-09-16 13:14|| 2022-09-16 13:14|| Front Page Top

#6 If the Clintons had bought gloves and bats they might have done some good there. Instead they just bought kids and sold uranium.

Posted by Super Hose 2022-09-16 21:03|| 2022-09-16 21:03|| Front Page Top

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