The kamikaze drone operation that killed over 100 people between June 9 and 11 in impoverished neighborhoods of Haiti’s capital was led by Erik Prince, the controversial founder of Blackwater. This is confirmed by documents reviewed by the media and reports from the New York Times, exposing how Prince has transformed the Caribbean nation into a testing ground for privatized conflict models: fragile states subcontract “technical solutions” to conceal their political incapacities in the face of organized crime.
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The Mercenary and the Massacre
– Terror Tactics: 16 commercial drones armed with improvised explosives bombarded Grand-Ravine and Village de Dieu, known gang strongholds. The casualties include unidentified civilians, according to the National Human Rights Defense Network (RNDDH).
– Alarming Statistics: Prince has amassed over 200 deaths since March without eliminating any key gang leaders. Jimmy “Barbecue” Chérizier, a gang leader, has evaded the attacks and posted a defiant video.
– A Regional Pattern: Prince is replicating this script in Ecuador, where he signed a secret contract with president Daniel Noboa for anti-drug operations, despite the Noboa family’s connections to cocaine trafficking.
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The Privatization Manual
1. State Weakness: Haiti (85% controlled by gangs) and Ecuador (narcoviolence in Guayaquil) are delegating their sovereignty.
2. External “Solutions”: Mercenaries, drones, and management of critical infrastructure (Prince is negotiating to control Haitian customs for 25 years).
3. Guaranteed Failure: 0 leaders taken down, high civilian fatalities, and increased technological escalation (gangs threaten to acquire drones).
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Sinister History
– Venezuela (2024): Prince coordinated a failed operation to kidnap Nicolás Maduro, funded by Venezuelan opponents.
– Global Impunity: Pardoned by Trump after the massacre of 17 civilians in Baghdad (2007), he is now repeating human rights violations in Haiti.
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🔍 Sources: NYT (Prince’s contract), RNDDH (death figures), Diario Libre (customs management).