Doctors Without Borders Closes Haiti Emergency Center. The West Shrugs.
ABC News reports Doctors Without Borders permanently closed its emergency center in Haiti's capital due to unchecked violence. The article notes MSF treated over 2,500 patients, including 1,600 trauma cases in just 10 months. What mainstream media conveniently forgets to explain is that Haiti's 'gang violence' festered directly from decades of US-backed coups, destabilization, and corporate
profiteering, cementing a cycle of dependency and chaos. Remember 2004, when the elected President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was ousted? While MSF struggles to keep a single emergency room open, the US quietly approved another $14.5 billion in military aid for Israel in 2023, following billions in prior years. One might wonder if a fraction of that, redirected to stabilize Haiti with genuine,
non-military assistance, could have saved lives. But then, there's no profit or geopolitical leverage in actual stability for Haiti, is there?