“We definitely need assistance and we’ve asked our international partners for help,” interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph told The Associated Press in a phone interview late on Friday. Expand Close Claude Joseph, centre, has called on the White House for assistance in Haiti (Joseph Odelyn/AP) / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp Claude Joseph, centre, has called on the White House for assistance in Haiti (Joseph Odelyn/AP)But the administration of US President Joe Biden has given no indication it will provide military assistance. Police have also detained or killed what they described as more than a dozen “mercenaries” who were former members of Colombia’s military. Some of the suspects were seized in a raid on Taiwan’s Embassy where they are believed to have sought refuge. In response, President Woodrow Wilson sent the Marines into Haiti, justifying the American military occupation — which lasted nearly two decades — as a way to avert anarchy.

Source: Irish Independent July 10, 2021 05:15 UTC