Haiti at a crossroads; Return to dictatorship, or democracy?

BY STEVEN KASZAB

Haiti’s capital is a war zone, and the gangster mentality owns it right now. Two-thirds of Port-au-Prince lay in the hands of: swindlers, cutthroats and gangsters. How can this happen in this century? Easy my friend. The so-called superpowers that offered Haiti a hand gaining control of the island are either no shows, or they are on the island, but have absolutely no power to enforce the law.

The EU is afraid of sending the foreign legion, or militarized Interpol agents for fear of outraging officials in the Haitian government. All this time: American, French and African officials had to wait because Haitian officials may have links to the very gangs threatening Haiti. Corruption may very well be the cause of all this indecision on the part of the authorities. Everyone knows what needs to be done, yet no agency has the guts to do it.

A two front plan needs to be in place. One is diplomatic in nature, communicating with gang leadership, getting to know what they require and demand. The other is down and dirty. The fight needs to be taken to those who threaten Haiti. Warrants with prices on the heads of all involved, be they the gunmen, or their leaders and political supporters. That is right, police and soldiers taking the war into the streets and neighborhoods of Haiti to drive these interlopers into the sea. Offer them two choices: migrate to Mexico, so they can try and move to America, or imprisonment/death. It worked against Al Capone in Chicago, so why not in Haiti?

The weapons being used by the gangsters come from Latin American and Mexican cartels. Is that not an assault upon Haiti’s sovereign institutions, its security? No foreign institution is standing up for the people of Haiti, except perhaps the international wing of Interpol, active on the island for decades, yet it too does not have the necessary punch to quell gangster occupation.

Simply put this to the Haitian gangsters who threaten the people and their institutions: If you are not with the citizens, you’re against us. In prison, or the graveyard you will go to. Good citizens acting as good citizens should never achieve solid ground when dealing with thugs and enemies of democracy. If a gangster threatens a community, destroy them. In every war the blood of the patriot will be shed, as to the innocent. Letting bad people go one with their business only results in more terror and oppressive criminality.

If Haiti’s Government is unable to accomplish this, either stop complaining, or pick up the rifle and get on with the establishment of peace through justifiable violence. Violence is wrong, yes, but was violence wrong when dealing with the Nazis, the Soviets in Eastern Europe (Czech and Hungarian revolutions), or Saddam Hussein in the Middle East.

Human monsters need to be knocked down a peg or two, and these types only understand the language of the gun.