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The Gangs Controlling Haiti: A Dead President, Amish Hostages, and a Psycho Named BBQ

2021/11/16
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Haiti is in turmoil with billions of dollars lost post-earthquake, leading to inflation and violence. The capital, Port-au-Prince, is controlled by brutal street gangs.

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A President assassinated. Amish missionaries from Ohio held for million dollar ransoms (per person!). A former cop named Barbecue turned vicious gang leader in the slums claiming to be a revolutionary with aspirations of political power. And a country held hostage by warring street gangs who now control more than half of the capital city and the flow of essential goods. This is the story of how Haiti's gangs were nurtured by the political and business elite, only to grow so powerful that they turned on their former patrons and now control the country.

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