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  Gangs Envenom Haiti’s crisis: US Missionary Murders Expose Deepening Emergency By Patrick Prézeau Stephenson  (Le Français suit)   The recent murder of US missionaries Natalie Lloyd, her husband David, and their Haitian companion Jude Montis, in Haiti, underscores the nation’s escalating crisis and the severe impact of gang violence. This tragic incident highlights the urgent need for decisive international intervention and reveals the deep-seated issues that previous missions have failed to address[1]. The Incident Natalie Lloyd, 21, her 23-year-old husband David, and Jude Montis, a 20-year-old Haitian, were ambushed by gunmen as they left a church. According to the organization Missions in Haiti, the attack involved multiple armed groups, with the gang members shooting out the windows of the house where the victims sought refuge. The gang violence escalated to such a degree that all three were killed within hours. The US State Department acknowledged th...

  Contradictions and Deep-Seated Issues: The Real Challenges Facing the MMSS in Haiti By Patrick Prézeau Stephenson   (le français suit) The recent conflicting declarations by Leslie Voltaire, a member of the Conseil Présidentiel de Transition (CPT), and Kenyan President William Ruto about the mission of the Multinational Security Support (MMSS) in Haiti, highlight an enduring problem: the persistent ineffectiveness of international interventions in Haiti. Voltaire’s statement that the MMSS will not engage directly with gangs contradicts Ruto’s vision of a proactive security mission[1,2]. This dissonance underscores a fundamental issue: international missions in Haiti have historically failed because they do not address the deep-rooted structural problems that perpetuate instability. Historical Context of International Interventions in Haiti International interventions in Haiti have a long and checkered history, marked by a series of efforts that have largely failed t...