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But rather than deal with the actual causes of the crisis, the United States and Canada are eager to treat it as a law-and-order problem, says VIJAY PRASHAD
Protesters walk past a burning barricade during a protest against the government's request for an international military force, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, Oct. 21, 2022.
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ON OCTOBER 15 2022, aircraft of the United States and Canada air forces delivered military equipment to the Haitian National Police (HNP), which the government of Haiti had previously purchased.
This equipment, rushed to Port-au-Prince — Haiti’s capital — came, according to the United States, to “assist the HNP in their fight against criminal actors who are fomenting violence and disrupting the flow of critically needed humanitarian assistance hindering efforts to halt the spread of cholera.”
Meanwhile, the United States has circulated a draft resolution to the members of the United Nations security council seeking to establish an UN-enforced sanctions regime against Haiti.
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