the policing in haiti right now. you're talking about the power of organised crime in haiti today.ometimes say to ourselves, surely it cannot get any worse. do you believe that about haiti, that it's at the bottom or could it get worse? well, i believe that haiti is certainly having challenges. a lot of challenges. but i do believe that those challenges can be met and can be fixed. i don't believe it's impossible situation. i do believe that with the help of our partners, with an election, let the haitian people choose who they want as their leader. that should happen. we must end. forgive me mr lamothe, the way you're talking, very briefly, could you go back to haiti, are you interested in trying to lead haiti out of this current mask? —— of this current mess? do you have political ambitions for your future? you were prime minister seven years ago. right. i was prime minister seven years ago. today i'm noticing a situation where the president of my country has been assassinated. i believe there is an international investigation has to be and certainly a special tribunal for haiti.

and the political crisis in haiti.hat are international actors and to the u.s. in a position to do at this point? jenna: the situation on the ground is highly unstable. the security council had an emergency meeting. there were a couple of possibilities of what might happen. it is important we recognize this as haiti's second earthquake. the first was geographical and the second political. this is that devastating. i think it is possible we might see something i can to what we saw in the -- something akin to what we saw in 2004, and issuance of a three month destabilization force that became a predecessor of the peacekeeping operation that was on the ground for 13 years. until we see something like that, i expect we will see more calls for home. -- calls for calm. mohammed: what happens going forward? jenna: they were on ground for 13 years and left four years ago. it was not perfect. he brought a modicum of stability. but of the $13 billion of foreign assistant provided by the international community from the earthquak

there are different forms of organization in haiti's, booming lump and proletariat which haiti 50 years ago was largely agricultural society. but through neo liberal reforms which strove peasants off the land and into the cities port a princess swelled from 500002 over 3000000 people. and most of these people live in vast shady towns. they have no employment and they are trying to got a living. and in this context, the authority of the state has diminished, and local leaders have emerged. and some of them have turned to kidnapping and various other crime, but primarily kidnapping to not only keep their neighborhood afloat, but now give some of their neighbors and so forth. money for a wedding or a funeral, or what have you ok against them? yes, i'm sorry. you're outlining the situation which sounds incredibly, it's debt located in 80 percent of the people who live there. but i want to turn to something that you, you said earlier in that answer. you said that this is a well funded group for their pickup trucks. and so on, possibly find an external age and a foreign country who might not

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and the political crisis in haiti. what are international actors and more specifically the us in a position to do at this point? well, thank you, mohammed and good morning. the situation on the ground is highly unstable. the un here to council need this afternoon and an emergency meeting. there are a couple of possibilities for what might happen. it's important that we recognize this really as haiti, 2nd earthquake, the 1st being geographical dating back into 2010. and the 2nd being political. this really is that devastating. i think it's possible we might be something akin to what we saw in the aftermath of president work of an air receipts, departure in 2004, which was the issuance of a re month interim stabilization force that became the predecessor for what ultimately was the peacekeeping operation, it was on the ground for 13 years. that's a possibility until we see something like that. i think we can expect more calls to com. you mentioned the peacekeepers who had withdrawn. do you expect that they will actually

pardon me, in haiti. here is where the haitians -- every time the international community has intervened the results have been poor. the last time the u.n. multinational force came in we ended up with thousands of haitians who died from cholera. there is this domestic perception in haiti that yes, we have these series of problems that are insurmountable, but we are really worried because of the negative repercussions international intervention has always had. therefore, we are cautious about calling for it. even though the prime minister called for u.s. assistance. my personal view is i don't think haiti is viable, at least in the short to midterm. i think we, the united states and international community, have a great responsibility. i will not go as far as some colleagues of mine who have advocated for a protectorate. let's make haiti a protectorate so we can rebuild it, rebuild institutions, and then be able to ensure there is, you know, a sustainable nation. but i do think what the gentleman is sugges

troops to come into haiti.e, we go to port-au-prince to speak with magali comeau denis, a former minister of culture in hai. she is the coordinator of the civil society commission to find a haitian solution tthe ongoing political crisis. welcome to democracy now! it is great to have you with us. can you tell us what you understand at this point took place over this past week, this historic, unprecedented assassination of the president? what you know so far. magali comeau denis, can you hear me? >>>> yes. now yes. amy: can you talk about what has happened since this unprecedented assassination of the president of haiti? who was involved? who has been arrested? and who you think is behind this historic attack. >> first of all, let me say we are very, very, very sorry for what happened to the president. this is not what the population was asking for. we are very shocked that makes 3, 4 yearshat we are asking to leavpower and he didn't. certainly, not what we wanted. what is important now, we want stice. we want th

the haiti of the haitian people. and i believe as well, this is a wake up call of the need to reinvest and haiti we. what has happened overnight in haiti has is a worst case scenario for a country that is still reeling from the effects of an earthquake. the current 11 years ago and one in which the, your acid community continues to pour assistance into one in which the patient people continue to real from violence kidnappings. and i'm concerned about how the situation by transpire falling phosphate attack. i suppose, as you mentioned, there is a real worry that the situation might spiral. how much control you think that the interim prime minister can actually a search right now? well, the interim prime minister has already declared a state of siege and haiti. the haitian airport has been closed as well on the other side of the island, the dominican republic has reinforced is border with haiti, troops or in the industries to patrol within haiti. there is of course, some questions about the exact order of constitutiona

you should go to haiti. you been to haiti, amy. with kim ives. go speak to joseph who was close collaborator of kim ives, who are both denouncing him and his newspaper in haiti for pushing this garbage like jimmy cherizier. to kill the reach people, to steal from them. the people he has massacred -- this is why for three years the jovenel government has never executed their words against cherizier because he is someone who is working for them. findis previous messages on social media where jimmy cherizier as an american flag behind his back to show who he stands with -- juan: if we can, we have only a couple me minutes. we have only a couple more minutes. i want to get kim ives to respond briefly and also if you coul mention, talk about how the biden administration is been dealing with haiti since it has come into office. >> well, just to finish with dahoud, a longtime bugaboo with haiti libertÉ. i imagine he might explode on the show coupled with me. believes i am the owner of haiti libertÉ. it is as unfounded as the rumors he is

if haiti, the good, awful thing to save haiti just quietly sunk into the caribbean or rose up 300 feet, it would matter a whole lot in terms of our interest. so the fear now is that this assassination could set off a powder keg. it's not clear who did at this point. the reports indicate the per, the, the assassins were spanish speaking. so they, they were for, potentially not from haiti. other, some reports alleging the, the assassins pretended to be drug enforcement agency officers. that's not confirmed. it's not clear what exactly happened here, but there is a fear that this could lead to an explosion in the country. now, there has been widespread efforts by haitians to reach the states and migrate to the states and many fear it further. unrest unfolds in haiti this could lead to exacerbating the crisis of migration in the united states. so at this point, all eyes are on haiti to see what happens next. the president of haiti is deceased . that's pretty clear. and kellum open crystal with the latest. thank you. because go live now to kim. i'm sousa, another to with the newspaper. hait

amy: we are going to begin today in haiti.interim prime minister has declared a state of siege and imposed martial law following the assassination of haiti's president jovenel moÏse, who died in an armed attack on his home early on wednesday. the first lady of haiti was injured in the attack and was airlifted to a miami hospital. she is reportedly in stable but critical condition. haitian authorities say police have killed four suspects and detained two others, but the individuals have not been identified. haiti's ambassador to the united states says the assassation was carried out by "foreign mercenaries and professional killers." video shot from outside the president's home shows the heavily armed attackers claimed to be from the u.s. dea, the drug enforcement administration. listen carefully. >> this is the operation of dea. [indiscernible] amy: "this is a dea operation" they are saying. the person speaking with an american accent but this video has not been verified. on wednesday, state department spokesperson ned price wa

pardon me, in haiti.ere is where the haitians -- every time the international community has intervened the results have been poor. the last time the u.n. multinational force came in we ended up with thousands of haitians who died from cholera. there is this domestic perception in haiti that yes, we have these series of problems that are insurmountable, but we are really worried because of the negative repercussions international intervention has always had. therefore, we are cautious about calling for it. even though the prime minister called for u.s. assistance. my personal view is i don't think haiti is viable, at least in the short to midterm. i think we, the united states and international community, have a great responsibility. i will not go as far as some colleagues of mine who have advocated for a protectorate. let's make haiti a protectorate so we can rebuild it, rebuild institutions, and then be able to ensure there is, you know, a sustainable nation. but i do think what the gentleman is suggesti

s. haiti relationship. well, i, thanks so much. kimberly how could on diplomatic attitude, james phase is live at the united nations headquarters, new york jones, a fly from the james, one of my saying it the security council on the while the security council, some have been talking about this semi. but 1st, let me tell you about the secretary general, because in the last 15 minutes, he's released a statement. antonia good terrorist saying he condemns assassination. in the strongest terms, the perpetrators of this crime must be brought to justice. he says he goes on. the 2nd general calls on all haitians to preserve the constitutional order remain united in the face of the support act and reject all violence. clearly the security council, as you say, is the body that now needs to discuss this. the busy talk about democratic republic of congo at the moment, on the way into the meeting, i spoke to the current president of the security council, france holds the presidency and their bus, the nickel review, told me, i am sure we will di

well, it clearly doesn't help the stability of haiti in any way. we are condemning in the strongest possible term, this abhorrent crime, this assassination of the president this attempted assassination of the 1st lady, i think moving forward. what is very important is that the haitian people stay united, reject violence, help keep the calm. and we are also obviously remaining close, close touch with the acting prime minister. another authorities in port a prince. does the secretary general is the secretary general worried about violence? you see the potential for violence to now escalate? yes, we're very concerned about the risk for violence, and that's why it's important for all political actors in haiti to reject violence and to ensure that they put the interest of the haitian people as a whole before before any other per personal interests. in some countries, latin american countries are also concerned about the potential for violence. the threat to democracy is they put it and they calling on regional organizations like the o. s to intervene. d

haiti is a very violent country, a dangerous country.agining that the president could be killed, assassinated is unreal. i am shocked. still shocked by what happened today in my country. that is the way to show the world that haiti is a very dangerous cotry and anything could be happening in that country. i feel my heart heavy. brent: we are hearing that the president said his term had not ended yet but members of the opposition were saying it ended a year ago and they could not reach an agreement on that. it is hard to believe that could be the reason for this assassination but do you see a connection there? pierre: no. the government and the opposition, it is a very tough situation. i can't believe and don't believe that. i don't know exactly why the haitian president has been killed. i don't believe there is some kind of connection between those two things. brent: we will see if there is an investigation. we appreciate your time and insights. let's look at the other stories making headlines around the world. china has hit out against

to haiti now.g conditions. she urged the people of haiti to continue fighting — and promised to be by their side. the killing has thrown the country into deepening political turmoil — with haiti asking both the un and the us to send military support. rich preston reports. four days after the assassination of the president, there is still a deep sense of anxiety and confusion in haiti. ., , ., , .,, haiti. for three years, there has been insecurity. _ haiti. for three years, there has been insecurity. the _ haiti. for three years, there has been insecurity. the police - haiti. for three years, there has been insecurity. the police has. haiti. for three years, there has - been insecurity. the police has done nothing. they are not working for the people, otherwise they would not be so many deaths. haiti the people, otherwise they would not be so many deaths.— be so many deaths. haiti is the oorest be so many deaths. haiti is the poorest country _ be so many deaths. haiti is the poorest country in _ be

coming out of haiti. ross jordan, the force of an update on the situation from the island, thank the taliban fighters a launch. the 1st assault on a provincial capital in north of coming on since the us and nato withdrawal began. now the telephone says it briefly took control of gala. you know, in a bad lease for the 1st time since 2001 of the phones defense ministry says it's full of kill more than 2000 and taliban fighters the suite. the fenton, bonham reports government troops, the still losing territory. the taliban fighters rolling through the capital about the province in northwestern kenneth they claim to briefly taken control of the town. the 1st provincial capital they've attempted to overrun since the us and nato withdraw again, was the most bad cases. governor says government forces pushed the fighters out of the city, although not before they broke into the regions central prison and rescued the youth taliban fighters over the sounds of heavy gunfire. the armed governor had this message for af

force that was in haiti.aying we should go in now, that we've been protecting -- we've been supporting strong men in haiti too much. do you believe there is a viable military option here? >> well, i haven't heard it if there is one. and again i understand fully the reticence of the administration in this case to put u.s. military into the center of what is essentially a political tug of war, a struggle, almost a political civil war, if you will. after all, the previous president was assassinated, as they're trying to determine who is going to lead haiti going forward. certainly there's a role for diplomats, for those that can try to advice and assist and move the political process forward, but that's the heart of the issue here, noting that haiti has every other conceivable challenge that one could imagine. but i just don't see the military mission. i don't see the task and the associated purpose that would be a reason to put our forces on the ground, again, in the center of what is a very, very big struggle

if haiti, good, awful thing to save haiti just quietly sunk into the caribbean or rose up 300 feet . it would matter a whole lot in terms of our interest. now it's important to note that immigration is an ongoing issue in the united states. many are concerned about the inflow of migrants and if unrest escalates in haiti as many anticipated will that could exacerbate that problem. many americans are looking on the situation in haiti and wondering if this will result in more haitians fleeing the country. so all eyes are really on haiti at this point, not just in the united states, but around the world. wondering what the fall out will be. the president and his wife are dead and unrest may soon sweep the country. people are very, very concerned about what the future will be. there's been ongoing unrest in haiti and now we have a very, very, very dramatic event. some and kelly berm open reporting live from new york there with the latest scale of thank you. well, the suspect so brooklyn based editor haiti, liberty, who shared with his his fees on the role of the u. s. in the future, the r

ambassador to haiti. pierre pierre, the founder of the haitian times, a newspaper serving the haitian diaspora. thank you to both of you for joining us. garry, haitian officials have arrested these 17 men. they say they are responsible, but they say it is not important who pulls the trigger, it is who pays for the bullets. given the president's service in office, does that give you any clues as to who may have paid for the operation? gay: we don't have a clue right now because there are many people you would consider being involved in something like that, but one of the things i want to rule out is this was not political. it is not a political hit, it is a personal hit, akin to a mob hit. this was about business. he had encroached on the interest of powerful forces in haiti, and i think that is what got us there. john: ambassador, there is a new presidential election, constitutional referendum scheduled for september. the u.s. position appears to be that it should go forward. is that a good idea? pamela:

s. base in haiti? some have said that the united states once military base in the have to attacks perhaps in the future chinese, the interests in latin america. it already has the 4th largest u. s embassy in the world, in the border prints. i don't think we've talked about us base today, is sure that after the assassination of the president, the prime minister into the project, and the government asked for some help to secure some critical states. critical plants like airports, balls in asked to goes in and but for them now we're talking about us base like as far as maybe very it talk to one of us, the chinese everyone else in latin america is, are you allowed as a government to get chinese investment as above and we like to get any investment from anybody. but for now is you know, countries i've, i've new friends like you, we used to say in diplomacy. we have interest. so i believe the haitian government, the haitian leaders, will sit down and decide whenever a deal or an offer is good for the country

how powerful are oligarchs in haiti? >> the oligarchs in haiti are quite powerful.the past, they have been connected to political violence, so that is certainly a possibility. one thing that makes it so complicated in haiti, there are groups that have a motive to go after president moÏse and a demonstrated capacity to inflict violence. that includes drug traffickers, money launderers, president moÏse was implicated in both. he and his government have also been linked with gangs that had been carrying out massacres that supported government policy. some of those gangs have recently announced that they are returning to president moÏse, so that is a possibility. there has also been a lot of friction within president moÏse 's party, and a lot of people in that party have a history of political violence. there's a lot of possibilities, and so far i have not seen any information that conclusively points to or away from any party. brent: president moÏse was accused of clinging onto power. the opposition said his term ended last year, not this year. how realistic is it to e

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i mean, how powerful are all the guards in haiti? the oligarch in haiti are powerful in the past. they have been connected to 2 political violence. so that is certainly a possibility. one of the things that makes this so complicated in haiti though, is that there are lots of groups that have both a motive to go after president luis into demonstrated capacity to inflict violence . that includes drug traffickers in money wonders, president ways was implicated in both. he and his government have also been linked with gangs that have been carrying out massacres, that supported government policy. some of those gangs have recently announced that they were turning on president weaver. so that's possibility. there is also been a lot of a lot of friction within president wes's p h t k party. and many people in that party have a history of political violence. so there are a lot of possibilities. and so far i haven't seen any information that conclusively points to either to or away from a particular party president. we was accused of clinging onto power and we know the opposition said that

and d disease that a haiti and some politicians are very nice. so for us to cited to conduct tests and volunteers because the local did not see anything wrong with the exercises ended in 1997, but the enormous damage. there is a lot of misinformation there trying to sol inside many locals and i'll talk about there's a reason each day my symptoms, i run in my life this i raise the should the, you and the international level. we have thousands of people in the eighty's. i talked about the radioactive impact on the population when nelson and today our surroundings are contaminated and damage. and i hope it's ross will lay off all the fact is polynesia and be punished by an international court. because now we're a small country taking on big france. that pressure led to talk at the start of july to assess the impact that those detonations had. the strong remains completely firm that there was no cover up. so far that only branch has been extended to algeria, that is likely to great with the fall out of those nuclear tests still polluting relations be

ah, haiti's president job and has been assassinated. the interim prime minister has announced a state of emergency and is asking the un security council to meet as soon as possible. cloud. joseph says the identified attackers who rated the president's private residents, spoke spanish and english bally ugly. the assailants spoke english and spanish as head of the government, still in charge, i have gathered superior council of the national police and district application of the constitution. i've presided an extraordinary canceled ministers in which we have declared a state of siege. i call for the respect of the democratic principles. i urge all the nation stakeholders to help us in the battle for the continuity of the states. this country is hurt. this nation is hurst. the perpetrators will be taken to justice. let's keep our can. the situation is under control. there are 10 scenes in the capital. puerto prince. the police have sealed off the president's residence, where the attack took place, neighboring dominican republic shot its bo

and what is the state of play right now in haiti? while i'm hearing in the last hour or so from the haitian police that i have in fact killed 7 of these laced assassins and captured 6 more. and in fact, this footage, coming through now from puerto prints that appears to show, to the suspected men being loaded into the back of a tow truck looking at them. they definitely don't look like they are haitian, they could be hispanic men, which would reinforce the stories were getting out of haiti that these were foreigners involved in this fascination of job. now i'm always in the early hours of wednesday morning. forensic experts are there at the home of jeff. no, marie sees body has been moved to a morgue. but there is political instability even more than that was before shop. nobody's was assassinated on wednesday because 2 of the deputy prime ministers and now arguing about who is actually in control of what's left of the government in haiti that doesn't send out a good message to the people of haiti hunker down in the homes, waiting fo

and haiti's president is assassinated. what role will the u.s. play as the island nation falls deeper into crisis? meanwhile, more cyberhacks with alleged links to russia. plus, six months after the capitol attack, former president trump sues social media companies for blocking access to his accounts, next. ♪ announcer:this is "washington week." corporate funding is provided by -- >> for 20 -- 25 years, consumer cellular's goal has been to provide wireless service that helps people communicate and connect. our u.s. service team can help find a plan that fits you. visit consumer cellular.tv to learn more. announcer: additional funding provided by -- the estate of arnold adams. koo and patricia yuen through the yuen foundation. committed to bridging cultural differences in our communities and sandra and carle delay magnusson. and contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again, from washington, mad rator yamiche alcindor. yamiche: good evenin it's been 20 years since u.s. troops enter afghanistan in the wake to have s

type of foreign policy to haiti. and of course, that long history, haiti was the richest country in the western hemisphere. and now it is what the, what the poorest. and we knew about the u. s. coups. just one example. i mean, we know from wiki leaks that the obama bite and administration intervened on the minimum wage for people in 80. it was supposed to be $0.61, and now they got it down to $0.31. is that the kind of level of us interference in haiti since the u. s. schools that have occurred to, i think in the past 20 years or so. again, sarah stevens on. yeah, it's a long debate. you know, obviously today is the time that we we are morning morning for the, for the president. but he's alone debate about the us prisons and haiti. of course haitians would like haiti to be to be wooed differently. they would like a different issue from our, from our problems. we have a lot of problems. but the reason why the lead is i just, i just talk about them. the leaders that we have today to bring themselves together and we hav

to haiti now... his political enemies of hiring mercenaries to kill him, in order to stop a plan to introduce constitutional reform and better living conditions. she urged the people of haiti to continue fighting — and promised to be by their side. the killing has thrown the country into deepening political turmoil ? with haiti asking both the un and the us to send military support. rich preston reports. four days after the assassination of the president there is still anxiety and confusion in haiti. for the president there is still anxiety and confusion in haiti.— and confusion in haiti. for three ears and confusion in haiti. for three years there _ and confusion in haiti. for three years there has _ and confusion in haiti. for three years there has been _ and confusion in haiti. for three years there has been in - and confusion in haiti. for three| years there has been in security, the police have done nothing. they are not working for the people, otherwise they would not be so many deaths. . , oth

and her concerns for haiti and the security in haiti. i'm told by one ambassador, they clearly just want to get to the fax at this moment. it's too early to go beyond the fax, but clear there are some calls for the un to do more. some suggesting that peacekeepers should go back to haiti, remember they used to be a peacekeeping mission. in haiti. there were over 2000 un soldiers over 2000 and u. n. police until 2017. when that mission was wound down. the other thing that they've been calls for, given the situation in haiti is that perhaps it should be an international investigation rather than the haitian investigation. perhaps the haitian police and the haitian justice system are not ready to conduct this sort of investigation. that again, is something i think members of the security council we thinking about. but i think it's a very early stage right now. and as a say diplomat saying that the key facts are not known and that's what they're going to find out at this stage. the afghan government has sent hundreds of commandos to the north

president biden spoke this afternoon: >> the people of haiti deserve peace and security and haiti's policalders need to come together for the good of the country. >> woodruff: for more i'm joined by eduardo gamarra, professor of political science at florida international university. he's written widely on haiti, the caribbean, and latin america. professor gamarra thank you so much for talking with us. first of all, what do you make of this new information about the haitian american who says he is a doctor living in florida who is now been arrested? >> well, i think it signifies more than anything else the wide net of conspiracy that really lead to the murder of president moise. and it also involves, obviously, a significant component of the haitian private sector. this man other than saying he is a doctor also claims to be a business person. so that possibly leads to a whole series of other names that will come up in the next few days. that will help us more readily identify who financed this operation. >> you mentioned the haitian private sector, the business community in haiti. what would

so neo colonies as haiti as long function. so very telling that these mercenaries 26 out of 28, are colombian to our american, and then they go to seek refuge in the taiwanese embassy. so i think we have to highlight here is colombia now becoming not just an internal oppressor of the everyday colombian. people battling neo colonialism there. and 9 u. s. military bases on colombian soil. but it's columbia, now the largest exporter of violence in latin america. let's not forget rory last year. they tried to assassinate the democratically elected president of venezuela as well. so you don't think, for example, that it would be the leadership in columbia, the could be behind this assassination plot. you're saying the columbia is a good place if you need to, most in areas, go to columbia, pick him up and they can go and do a job for you. oh no, i think the links definitely and i'm not speaking from any point of paranoia, but from recent history. the links between the drug enforcement agency, the different intelligence services in c

send troops to haiti? >> it is still under review. >> what is the current assessment as to how haiti ranks in terms of american interests, the security there? >> certainly the safety and security of the people of haiti is of great interest to the president and the mensch asian. i don't think it is constructive to rank order issues of issues happening around the world. they are all important, and that is why we have a big government and we are focused on doing what we can to support the people of cuba and the people of haiti. >> the present later today will be meeting with officials to talk about gun violence and crime. he did something similar less than three weeks ago. will this be something different today? >> rising crime has been an issue in communities across the country for 18 months, if not more. it has cost lives in shattered communities and the focus is on addressing that had on, and he feels it is important enough to communities around the country to continue to voice what his approach is. advoca

one as precarious as haiti often is. it is that lack of leadership that lack of knowing what will happen next because these elections keep getting delayed every time when there are election. certainly when i've been there in the past, that has been problems and accusations of falsifying votes and people tending up to the election h q to, to make their voices heard. but it's a very complicated situation. this is not a country where democracy has been practice for a very long time. as one academic i spoke to $81.00 time, tell me look for a young democracy which will still try to figure things out. but this is certainly not good news for a nation that is one of the poorest, if not the poorest in the world. most people in haiti live on about $50.00 a month. there is extreme poverty everywhere. basically subsaharan africa is the only poor a nation place in the world. so it is very difficult situation. they want these elections to keep going. they keep getting delayed. mo east was criticized for trying to cement power. and now

those with family and haiti, a listening to reports closely and bracing themselves the worst. haiti's recent history, a thing whose political instability and widespread gang violence. all haitians can do here is watch and hope for the best officials in the neighboring dominican republic afforded the immediate closure of the border with haiti. un troops stationed in haiti left in 2017, leaving an already fragile democracy exposed. and it's people afraid of what may happen next to kalika al jazeera will haiti the basset to the us, as the attack was carried out by foreign mercenaries pretending to be agents of the u. s. drug enforcement administration. video footage to show that it is a well target attack because there will come in those professional skills. those are the want to enter the big residence and the web. everybody's thinking about the city presented themselves on the agent and, but just to carry out the dirty mission, now we're talking about the message is fine. i said i was a party, there would be some internal ends and some places. but we'll leave that to investigation. the