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, a military corporation. Documents consulted by this outlet and reports from the New York Times confirm how Prince turned the Caribbean nation into a testing ground for a privatized conflict model: fragile states subcontract “technical solutions” to mask their political incapacity in the face of organized crime.
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The Mercenary and the Massacre
– Terror tactics: 16 commercial drones loaded with improvised explosives targeted Grand-Ravine and Village de Dieu, gang strongholds. Victims include unidentified civilians, according to the National Network for Human Rights Defense (RNDDH).
– Alarming figures: Prince has racked up over 200 deaths since March without taking down any key leaders. Jimmy “Barbecue” Chérizier, a gang leader, evaded the attacks and posted a defiant video online.
– Regional pattern: Prince replicates this script in Ecuador, where he signed a secret contract with President Daniel Noboa for anti-drug operations, despite the Noboa family’s ties to cocaine trafficking.
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The Privatization Manual
1. State weakness: Haiti (85% controlled by gangs) and Ecuador (narcoviolence in Guayaquil) delegate their sovereignty.
2. External “solutions”: Mercenaries, drones, and management of critical infrastructure (Prince is negotiating a 25-year control of Haitian customs).
3. Guaranteed failure: 0 leaders taken down, high civilian casualties, and 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 opposers.
– Global impunity: Pardoned by Trump after the killing of 17 civilians in Baghdad (2007), he continues to commit human rights violations in Haiti today.
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🔍 Sources: NYT (Prince contract), RNDDH (death figures), Diario Libre (customs management).