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dominican president saying henry was not welcome in the country for safety reasons. for more, we are joined by jemima pierre, professor at the social justice institute at the university of british columbia in canada, and research associate at the center for the -- associate at the university of johannesburg. she is a haitian-american scholar and co-coordinator of the black alliance for peace's haiti/americas team, which has been closely following the crisis in haiti. her recent article for nacla is headlined "haiti as empire's laboratory." professor, welcome to democracy now! can you start off by describing what you understand is the latest on the ground, who the armed groups are, and the different sectors that haitian society that are joining together with those armed gangs and calling for the resignation of the unelected prime minister henry? >> good morning. thank you for having me. one of the things we need to start off with is these are paramilitary forces. i think gangs is an insufficient name for them because a lot of them are former military and police office
dominican president saying henry was not welcome in the country for safety reasons. for more, we are joined by jemima pierre, professor at the social justice institute at the university of british columbia in canada, and research associate at the center for the -- associate at the university of johannesburg. she is a haitian-american scholar and co-coordinator of the black alliance for peace's haiti/americas team, which has been closely following the crisis in haiti. her recent article for...
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what henry has to be concerned about is the u.s. sanctioning him and also later on charging him in this assassination. i am not sure this solves the problem that has been going on in haiti. it is being reported that the streets were, yesterday but i'm not sure people are going to take this. it demonstrates that haiti continues under the occupation of foreigners. one of the other conditions that working on behalf of the u.s. said was in addition -- for the u.s. to be at the negotiating table, have to accept the multinational corporations and except when there is an election board set up for the transition, that those negotiating cannot disagree with the result of the election board. they set the parameters for them to choose the next leader of haiti. that means this problem will continue and there will be more flareups and in the next three months -- few months, years, if we don't stop it by its roots. the constant -- the denial of haitian sovereignty. amy: jemima pierre, thank you for being with us professor at , the social justice
what henry has to be concerned about is the u.s. sanctioning him and also later on charging him in this assassination. i am not sure this solves the problem that has been going on in haiti. it is being reported that the streets were, yesterday but i'm not sure people are going to take this. it demonstrates that haiti continues under the occupation of foreigners. one of the other conditions that working on behalf of the u.s. said was in addition -- for the u.s. to be at the negotiating table,...
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you arrest ariel henry for the country's liberation. these weapons that we have are not here to hurt our brothers who come from the same milieu as us. the poor take the streets, and they trust us. these weapons are our symbol of freedom. with these weapons, we will liberate the country, and these weapons will change the country. amy: monique clesca, barbecue, or chÉrizier, is a leader of a gang and they joined together all of the gangs. this is significant. he is saying they won't let henry back into the country. can you talk about the significance of this alliance and who he is? >> well, i don't want to talk about who he is because i think he said who he is and he showed who he is. he has been showing who he is for years now. what i want to say, though, i don't believe in violence. the antenna movement that i am part of, guns cannot be symbols of freedom. guns cannot be that. another question is where are they getting the ammunition? where are they getting all of these guns? and 14, m-1 -- where are they getting them? the guns are com
you arrest ariel henry for the country's liberation. these weapons that we have are not here to hurt our brothers who come from the same milieu as us. the poor take the streets, and they trust us. these weapons are our symbol of freedom. with these weapons, we will liberate the country, and these weapons will change the country. amy: monique clesca, barbecue, or chÉrizier, is a leader of a gang and they joined together all of the gangs. this is significant. he is saying they won't let henry...
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henry is now in puerto rico unable to safely return home. nikki haley suspended her presidential campaign wednesday after losing all but vermont to donald trump on super tuesday. haley declined to endorse trump, or any other candidate, as she announced the end of her campaign. >> in all likelihood, donald trump will be the republican nominee when our party convention meets in july. i congratulate him and wish him well. it is now up to donald trump to earn the votes of those in our party and beyond it who did not support him. and i hope he does that. amy: president biden made a pitch to haley's supporters, saying -- "i know there is a lot we won't agree on. but on the fundamental issues of preserving american democracy, on standing up for the rule of law, on treating each other with decency and dignity and respect, on preserving nato and standing up to america's adversaries, i hope and believe we can find common ground." on capitol hill, senate republican leader mitch mcconnell, who is leaving his leadership post in november, endorsed donald
henry is now in puerto rico unable to safely return home. nikki haley suspended her presidential campaign wednesday after losing all but vermont to donald trump on super tuesday. haley declined to endorse trump, or any other candidate, as she announced the end of her campaign. >> in all likelihood, donald trump will be the republican nominee when our party convention meets in july. i congratulate him and wish him well. it is now up to donald trump to earn the votes of those in our party...
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henry does not step down, the country will suffer a genocide. if he does not step down, the international community continues to support him, they will lead us directly to a civil war that will end in genocide. the international community will be responsible for all of the people who die. amy: to see our coverage of the crisis in haiti, go to democracynow.org. on tuesday, doctors without borders announced it would scale up its medical operations in port-au-prince. the group said the recent violence has led to a massive number of casualties. the international criminal court has issued arrest warrants for two high-ranking russian military officers for targeting civilians and attacking civilian infrastructure in ukraine. icc chief prosecutor karim khan spoke tuesday. >> this afternoon, pretrial chamber to international criminal court issued tourist warrants for commander of long-range aviation of the russian armed forces and the commander of the black sea fleet of the russian federation. amy: in news from capitol hill, independent arizona senator k
henry does not step down, the country will suffer a genocide. if he does not step down, the international community continues to support him, they will lead us directly to a civil war that will end in genocide. the international community will be responsible for all of the people who die. amy: to see our coverage of the crisis in haiti, go to democracynow.org. on tuesday, doctors without borders announced it would scale up its medical operations in port-au-prince. the group said the recent...
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explain why you quit in 2021. >> the main reason was the anointment and support of ariel henry. it was clear to me that was not going to work. at the time the u.s. was propping him up, there was a parallel deception -- discussion going on in haiti. looking to come together with the consensus political agreement. and that was, in my opinion, and still is, the way forward for haiti. then you had the terrible situation in del rio, texas, where you had cbp guys whipping haitians, refugee guys up there. and that was the straw that broke the camels back for my resignation. amy: you talked about the inhumane treatment the biden administration in returning deported haitians into a very dangerous situation. >> i did. for years we have told all americans, don't travel to haiti, it is too dangerous. if the balloon goes up, we might not be able to help you. we're seeing right now that is going on. you have over 1000 americans trying to get out of haiti right now and the u.s. government is not assisting them at all stop -- that at all. everyone is looking to leave that island, as you and i w
explain why you quit in 2021. >> the main reason was the anointment and support of ariel henry. it was clear to me that was not going to work. at the time the u.s. was propping him up, there was a parallel deception -- discussion going on in haiti. looking to come together with the consensus political agreement. and that was, in my opinion, and still is, the way forward for haiti. then you had the terrible situation in del rio, texas, where you had cbp guys whipping haitians, refugee guys...
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the jail break came as haiti's unelected and deeply unpopular prime minister ariel henry was visiting kenya to sign an agreement that would allow the deployment of thousands have canyon police officers to haiti as part of a u.s.-backed security plan. one of the most powerful gang leaders in haiti, jimmy chÉrizier, who is known as "barbecue," has openly threatened to topple henry who has ruled haiti with the backing of the u.s. since the assassination of president jovenel moÏse in july 2021. chÉrizier spoke on friday. >> we ask the haitian national police and military to take responsibility and arrest henry. once again, the population is not our enemy. the armed groups are not your enemy. you arrest and refer the country's liberation. these weapons we have are not here to hurt our brothers who came with the same milliueu as is. we will liberate the country and these weapons will change the country. amy: the largest wildfire in texas history, the smokehouse creek fire, continues to grow and has spread into oklahoma. as of sunday, the fire was only 15% contained and had burned a size
the jail break came as haiti's unelected and deeply unpopular prime minister ariel henry was visiting kenya to sign an agreement that would allow the deployment of thousands have canyon police officers to haiti as part of a u.s.-backed security plan. one of the most powerful gang leaders in haiti, jimmy chÉrizier, who is known as "barbecue," has openly threatened to topple henry who has ruled haiti with the backing of the u.s. since the assassination of president jovenel moÏse in...
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amy: henry has still not returned to haiti. he is reportedly in puerto rico after coming back from kenya. india's prime minister narendra modi traveled to the disputed kashmir region thursday since his government stripped the muslim-majority region of its semi-autonomous status in 2019. the decision by hailed by hindu nationalists. modi addressed a crowd in kashmir's largest city srinagar. >> there's no article 370 today and that is why the talent is being recognized and respected. today there are equal rights and opportunities for everyone here. amy: rights groups have denounced modi's intensifying crackdown on journalists and dissidents in jammu and kashmir. in hong kong, lawmakers published a draft of a new national security law that further cracks down on dissent and free speech. the law expands the definition of certain offenses and targets treason, insurrection, sabotage, external interference, theft of state secrets, and espionage. the draft law also imposes harsher penalties for these offenses, including life imprisonme
amy: henry has still not returned to haiti. he is reportedly in puerto rico after coming back from kenya. india's prime minister narendra modi traveled to the disputed kashmir region thursday since his government stripped the muslim-majority region of its semi-autonomous status in 2019. the decision by hailed by hindu nationalists. modi addressed a crowd in kashmir's largest city srinagar. >> there's no article 370 today and that is why the talent is being recognized and respected. today...
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last week, haiti's unelected prime minister ariel henry agreed to resign once a seven-person transitional council was formed but the makeup of the council has not yet been announced. the military junta in niger has ordered u.s. troops to leave the country in a major setback to u.s. military operations in africa. six years ago, the u.s. built a $110 million drone base in northern niger. the u.s. currently has about 1000 troops in the west african nation. the announcement comes months after france was forced to pull its troops from niger as well. colonel amadou abdramane spoke on saturday. >> and corporation, -- cooperation, it violates all the constitutional and democratic rules which would require the sovereign people, in particular through its elected representatives, to be consulted on the installation of a foreign army on its territory. amy: in senegal, opposition leaders ousmane sonko and bassirou diomaye faye were released from prison ahead of next sunday's rescheduled presidential election. their release comes after outgoing president macky sall granted the men amnesty. sall had sou
last week, haiti's unelected prime minister ariel henry agreed to resign once a seven-person transitional council was formed but the makeup of the council has not yet been announced. the military junta in niger has ordered u.s. troops to leave the country in a major setback to u.s. military operations in africa. six years ago, the u.s. built a $110 million drone base in northern niger. the u.s. currently has about 1000 troops in the west african nation. the announcement comes months after...
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the announcement came hours after haiti's unelected prime minister ariel henry agreed to resign following an armed uprising against his rule. caribbean leaders, the u.s., and canada have proposed setting up a seven-member presidential panel that would appoint a new interim prime minister. u.s. state department spokesperson matthew miller spoke on tuesday. >> under the terms of the agreement announced yesterday, we expect the members of the transitional council will be appointed in the next 24 to 48 hours and they will take the step to appoint an interim prime minister in the near future after that. amy: ukrainian drones have attacked three russian oil refineries as part of a major attack on critical russian infrastructure. russian forces said 58 ukrainian drones were shot down overnight. this comes as the biden administration has announced it will send a new $300 million weapons package to ukraine. meanwhile, russian president vladimir putin has said in a new interview that russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty is threatened. >> from the technical point of view, of cou
the announcement came hours after haiti's unelected prime minister ariel henry agreed to resign following an armed uprising against his rule. caribbean leaders, the u.s., and canada have proposed setting up a seven-member presidential panel that would appoint a new interim prime minister. u.s. state department spokesperson matthew miller spoke on tuesday. >> under the terms of the agreement announced yesterday, we expect the members of the transitional council will be appointed in the...
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plan to establish a seven-person panel to rule haiti and appoint a new prime minister to replace ariel henry who agreed to resign after facing an armed uprising. in related news, the biden administration is reportedly considering housing haitians in -- refugees at guantanamo bay if there is an influx of migrants. meanwhile, florida governor ron desantis has deployed soldiers from the national guard to block haitians from reaching florida. the united nations and aid groups are warning nearly 230,000 children and new mothers could die from starvation in the coming months if their nutritional and health needs remain unmet. the humanitarian crisis in sudan comes as rival military factions continue to fight despite calls for a ramadan ceasefire. earlier this week, the sudanese military regained control of the sudan's national radio and television headquarters, which had been seized by the paramilitary rapid support forces. in bolivia, non-stop rain in the capital la paz prompted authorities to declare a state of emergency earlier this week as overflowing rivers destroyed homes and killed at least
plan to establish a seven-person panel to rule haiti and appoint a new prime minister to replace ariel henry who agreed to resign after facing an armed uprising. in related news, the biden administration is reportedly considering housing haitians in -- refugees at guantanamo bay if there is an influx of migrants. meanwhile, florida governor ron desantis has deployed soldiers from the national guard to block haitians from reaching florida. the united nations and aid groups are warning nearly...