The kamikaze drone operation resulting in over 100 deaths from June 9 to 11 in Haiti’s impoverished neighborhoods was led by Erik Prince, the controversial founder of Blackwater. Documents reviewed by this source and reporting from the New York Times reveal how Prince has turned the Caribbean nation into a testing ground for a privatized conflict model: fragile states are outsourcing “technical solutions” to mask their political failings against organized crime.
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The Mercenary and the Massacre
– Terror tactics: 16 commercial drones outfitted with improvised explosives bombed Grand-Ravine and Village de Dieu, known gang strongholds. The victims include unidentified civilians, according to the National Network for Human Rights Defense (RNDDH).
– Alarming numbers: Prince has racked up over 200 fatalities since March without eliminating any key leaders. Jimmy “Barbecue” Chérizier, the gang chief, evaded attacks and even released a defiant video.
– Regional pattern: Prince repeats this strategy in Ecuador, where he signed a secret contract with President Daniel Noboa for anti-narcotics 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) have delegated their sovereignty.
2. External “Solutions”: Mercenaries, drones, and critical infrastructure management (Prince is negotiating to control Haitian customs for 25 years).
3. Guaranteed failure: 0 leaders taken down, high civilian fatality rate, and an escalating technology arms race (gangs are threatening to acquire drones).
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Sinister History
– Venezuela (2024): Prince coordinated a failed operation to kidnap Nicolás Maduro, financed by Venezuelan opposition members.
– Global impunity: Pardon by Trump after the killing of 17 civilians in Baghdad (2007), he continues to commit human rights violations in Haiti.
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🔍 Sources: NYT (Prince contract), RNDDH (death toll figures), Diario Libre (customs management).