Canadian Military Celebrates Occupation of Haiti

Canadian Military Celebrates Occupation of Haiti

Reprinted from Yves Engler’s website. Sunday was National Peacekeepers’ Day and the Canadian Forces had the temerity to celebrate the UN occupation of Haiti. Through UN missions Ottawa has contributed to major US imperial crimes. On its Facebook page the military noted, “On this day, we honour the courage, dedication,…

‘Not a safe place.’ Aid worker describes conditions in Haiti as Ohioans are forced to return

Haitian survivors of Hurricane Melissa in Petit Goave earlier this year. (Photo courtesy of the International Rescue Committee.)A Florida congressman said last month that forcing tens of thousands of Haitians to return to the violence-ravaged country will actually help it.  But a humanitarian worker on the ground in the nation’s capital said it will only make a dire situation much worse — in multiple, mutually reinforcing ways. And that’s aside …