Danny and Derek speak with Jemima Pierre, professor of global race in the Institute of Race, Gender, Sexuality and Social Justice (GRSJ) at the University of British Columbia, about foreign intervention in Haiti—namely instances led by the U.S. and European powers— from the country’s inception to PM Ariel Henry’s resignation last week. They delve into the early history of Haiti’s relationship with the U.S. and Europe, America’s 1915-1934 occupation of Haiti, the Ottawa Initiative and Jean-Bertrand Aristide’s fall in 2004, the 2004-2017 United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), and the current crisis.
The Clintons have a very bizarre relationship to Haiti. Before the couple basically made themselves viceroy after the 2010 earthquake, before President Bill invaded in 1994, they went to Port-au-Prince on their honeymoon in 1975! Bill mentions going to a voodoo ceremony in his memoir and Hillary's talked about a "deep connection" to the country ever since.
The Clintons have a very bizarre relationship to Haiti. Before the couple basically made themselves viceroy after the 2010 earthquake, before President Bill invaded in 1994, they went to Port-au-Prince on their honeymoon in 1975! Bill mentions going to a voodoo ceremony in his memoir and Hillary's talked about a "deep connection" to the country ever since.
We need a “My Strange Addiction” episode that interviews all the western proponents of a Haiti intervention