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ICYMI: Ariel Henry Steps Down As Prime Minister Of Haiti
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry, who has been under pressure from forces within and without the nation of Haiti to step down after he was unable to put together a functioning government. Now, after months of turmoil and murder, Henry has finally agreed to step aside.
The question now is, who will take his place? According to reports there are several candidates that might attempt to fill the power void, but are any of them any better than Henry? Or has Haiti reached the point of no return already?
Let's dive in and find out!
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Haiti’s leader to resign as gangs run rampant through country engulfed in crisis | CNN
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That's really the question that nobody's answering. And even though Henry's out, does that mean that Mr. Jimmy Barbeque is going to be the man? Because there's no semblance of government down here whatsoever. There's no elected officials, there's nobody to step in and take this man's place. So what are they going to hold elections in the middle of all of this struggle and strife? So I really don't know what they're going to do as far as replacing Henry, but there's no doubt that the people of Haiti had had enough of this guy. So let's get an update from CNN and let's see what's going on down in Haiti. Headline, Haiti's leader resigns as gangs run rampant through country engulfed in crisis. This article was authored by Caitlin Stephen Who and Michael Rios. The embattled Prime Minister of Haiti, Ariel Henry, has resigned after weeks of mounting chaos in the Caribbean nation, where the gangs have been attacking government structures and social order is on the brink of collapse. Again, I think it's a little bit more than gangs. I think we got to call them militias at this point, because if it was just gangs, well, they'd be doing gang shit. This is something a lot more. And when you have one of the leaders of these militias, like Jimmy Barbeque, talking about civil war, you better take them seriously, and you better pay attention to what that crazy dude's talking about. Because if not, if you think he's joking around, well, you're going to find out very soon that he's not. There's a lot of people in Haiti who are following this man. And when you have somebody who is on a war path, the way this dude is, talking about genocide and the rest of it, I don't know how anyone can feel confident or comfortable with somebody like that, gaining power or any kind of traction. So what are they going to do as far as this power vacuum? How are they going to avoid somebody like Jimmy Barbeque from taking the reins? Well, it's going to be very difficult, unfortunately. And they can have as many meetings as they want down at Karakom, which is the Caribbean community and common market, and try and figure things out that way. But that's not going to have any effect on the ground. They're going to have to really get in there, roll their sleeves up, and figure some shit out. And to do that, unfortunately, there's going to have to be security in this country. Now, how you get there? Well, that's a whole different ball game. We know that there's talk about a force of police coming in from Kenya to try and reestablish order. But I don't know how well that's going to work out either. Does anyone truly believe that these policemen from Kenya aren't going to be attacked? Aren't going to be ambushed and stuff? Because that's definitely going to happen. Henry said in a video address late Monday that his government would leave power after the establishment of a transitional council, adding Haiti needs peace. Haiti needs stability. And look, if this guy resigning would bring peace and stability to Haiti, I'd be all for it. But does anybody really think that these militias, these gangs, are going to just be like, "All right, cool, Henry's gone. Time to go home." No more gang warfare in the streets. No more talk of genocide. These dudes got a little taste of power. You really think they're going to seat it back to whatever transitional government shows up? Henry's advisor, Jean-Junior Joseph, told CNN that Henry would remain in his role until the formation of a new interim government. The Caribbean community and common market, Karakom meeting in Jamaica on Monday said it had agreed to set up a transitional council to lay the foundation for elections in Haiti. What's taken them so long? After Moisei was assassinated, America and all these countries in Karakom, they decided that Ariel Henry would be a good idea as far as somebody to put in power. Well, that didn't work out so well, so now they're going to go back to the drawing board after everything's already descended into chaos. Seems a bit counterproductive, no? We're pleased to announce the commitment to transitional governance arrangement, which paves the way for a peaceful transition of power, continuity of governance, an action plan for the near-term security, and the road to free and fair elections. It further seeks to assure that Haiti will be governed by the rule of law, said Guyana leader and Karakom chairman Erfan Ali in a news conference flanked by other Caribbean leaders. When the worst of the violence erupted last week, Henry was in Kenya to sign an agreement to send 1000 Kenyan police officers to the Caribbean nation to restore the security situation of which his government has lost control. And I'm still waiting for somebody who is going to explain to me how this Kenyan police force is going to re-establish some semblance of law and order. Does anybody really think that barbecue and friends have any sort of respect for any sort of transnational group that shows up in Haiti? What they're going to do is they're going to look to exploit it. They're going to look to make the situation worse, and they're going to look to inflame things. What's the best way to do that? Well, kill a couple of those police officers from Kenya for starters, right? Make it difficult back home for Kenya to do this sort of thing. Send these police to Haiti. Some of them start getting killed, then there's going to be problems at home politically, right? So there's no doubt that people like Jimmy Barbecue are aware of that. And if there's a peace force that's in here, it's going to be open season on the blue helmets and on the UN. So it's going to be up to the UN to have some backbone, and we all know that that's in short supply when we're talking about the UN. So my prediction is even if the Kenyan forces do come here, there's going to be some sort of issue that arises. Kenya's going to take a bunch of fatalities, and that's going to be the end of this peacekeeping mission, because nobody wants to deal with that firestorm back home, politically speaking, and certainly the politicians in Kenya are aware of the blowback back home when it comes to this issue anyway. People in Kenya are not too thrilled about sending a police force to Haiti. He was unable to return to Haiti as a security situation deteriorated around the airport in the capital, Port-au-Prince. A plan to travel via the neighboring Dominican Republic was abandoned after the government there refused permission for his plan to land. He has been in the US territory of Puerto Rico since last week. The United States will contribute $300 million to the Kenyan-led multinational security mission, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said, after attending the Karakom meeting on Monday. He also announced an additional $33 million in humanitarian assistance for the people of Haiti. Oh, why not? Just keep running up the check, because, you know, America has unlimited funds, and we can just spend as much money as we want with no repercussions, right? Right? Henry was under pressure from the United States to secure a political settlement, but it's far from clear who will step in. One name touted is Giffelipe, a rebel leader recently deported from the US to Haiti after serving a prison sentence for money laundering. Oh, yeah, why not? Sounds like a great idea. Let's go and spend $300 million of American taxpayer funds, and let's install another criminal, because that's going to work out great. Henry, who came to power, unelected in 2021, following the assassination of Haiti's then-president, failed to hold elections last year, saying the country's insecurity would compromise the vote. But his decision, only further-in-rage protesters, who had for months demanded, that he stand down as Haiti slid further into poverty and rampant gang violence. Since Henry's trip to Kenya, Port-au-Prince has been gripped by a wave of highly coordinated gang attacks on law enforcement and state institutions, which has forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes. And it's not getting any better down here. Remember, we were just talking about the fact that they don't even have any corners or people from the morgue to come and clear the bodies that are just piling in the streets. Haiti's government has been under a state of emergency since groups attacked the country's largest prison in Port-au-Prince earlier this month, killing and injuring police and prison staff and allowing some 3,500 inmates to escape. One gang leader, Jimmy Barbecue, took credit for the attack and said the jailbreak was an attempt to overthrow Henry's government. 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Uncover opportunity and move upward at Moss Adams.com. This man is leaving office right after these attacks, right? So what does that do for Jimmy Barbecue and his marketing and for the optics? Well, it shows the rebels down here and the people who might want to get down that Jimmy Barbecue is a viable option. And I don't know about you, but I wouldn't be too comfortable with a guy who allegedly barbecues his opponents and his adversaries as the next prime minister. If Ariel Henry doesn't step down, if the international community continues to support Ariel Henry, they will lead us directly into a civil war and that will end in a genocide. Barbecue told Reuters and poured a prince last week. Imagine this dude coming out and straight up saying it. It's going to be a genocide. I'm just going to go around and murder whoever I want. And that's somebody that might be a viable candidate to take over what's going on down in Haiti, huh? Okay, I guess. Gangs now control 80% of Haiti's capital, according to the United Nations estimates and continue to fight for the rest. While Henry was out of the country, Gangs laid siege to the country's main airport to prevent his safe return. The chaos has forced tens of thousands to flee their homes, adding to the more than 300,000 already displaced by the violence. While security has deteriorated in recent months, Haiti has for years, suffered chronic violence, political crises, and drought, leaving some 5.5 million Haitians, about half the population, in need of humanitarian assistance. The UN estimates that about 1 million Haitian children are out of school, making those who live in the gang-controlled areas, easy prey to recruit. The country has also been racked by a cholera epidemic that broke out in 2022. So all the stuff that they're saying that they're worried about happening in Gaza is actually happening right now in Port-au-Prince. Funny how none of the people in the Uma, nobody from Saudi Arabia, nobody from Turkey, nobody from Jordan, you know, all the loud mouths about Gaza, they have nothing to say about this crisis, right? But the whole entire world should be up in arms about what's going on in Gaza. Interesting, isn't it? The UN Human Rights Chief, Volker Turk, described the situation in Haiti as untenable called for a multinational security mission to be deployed to assist the Haitian police. "There is no realistic alternative available to protect lives," he said. Prior to the latest bout of violence, a CNN team on the ground spoke to multiple civilians, mired in the country's escalating violence, including women who have been raped, women who have seen their husbands burned and killed, and teenagers who have been forced to work for gangs. Oh, I can't wait for people to come out and say, "The Haitian gangs aren't raping anybody, that's just propaganda," you know, like they did over in Gaza. One 14-year-old boy told CNN he had been recruited by a gang when he was 11 and forced to burn the bodies of those killed by other members. "I want to change my way of life," he said, holding back tears. And this is what I'm talking about when I say there's a lot of similarities to what's going on in Africa with the warlords over there. You got children joining up to these mercenary squads or whatever you want to call them, and then from there they're desensitized to violence and death, and they become straight-up murderers. And that's a big problem in Africa. So there's certainly a lot of that going on here in Haiti right now, and then you add to the fact that there's a million kids out of school, and now my friends is what we call a fertile recruiting ground for radicalism. So let's hope that things swing into control down here in Haiti, and things get, at least, to a place where there's some semblance of order. Unfortunately, I still think we're far away from that destination, but hopefully they get there soon. Because if anyone could use a break, it's certainly the people of Haiti. All right, folks, that's going to do it for this one. All of the information that goes with this episode can be found in the description box. A new law is helping me save more money on prescription drug costs. You may be able to save, too. With Medicare's extra help program, my premium is zero, and my out-of-pocket costs are low. Who should apply? Single people making less than $23,000 a year, or married couples who make less than $31,000 a year. Even if you don't think you qualify, it pays to find out. Go to ssa.gov/extrahelp, paid for by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. What's next? At Moss Adams, that question inspires us to help people and their businesses strategically define and claim their future. 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