US 'Terror Plot' Indictment Targets Individuals, Not Decades of Policy
The Guardian is aghast that two Texans allegedly plotted a 'murderous coup' on Gonâve, Haiti, to fulfill 'rape fantasies' using unhoused Americans. While undeniably grotesque, this framing ignores the elephant in the room: the United States' own century-long history of orchestrating coups, occupations, and interventions in Haiti, shaping its 'instability' to suit geopolitical interests. These two
men planned to use homeless people; the U.S. has often used well-funded paramilitary proxies and economic leverage. We are meant to be horrified by the audacity of a private plot to destabilize Haiti. Yet, Washington's own interventions—from the 1915 occupation to the arming of forces that ousted President Aristide in 2004—go largely unscrutinized by the same outlets. The 'rule of law' is
championed for individuals, but rarely applied when superpowers redraw national boundaries or install puppet regimes. One might wonder if the real 'rape fantasy' has been Washington's dominion over sovereign nations, just with more sophisticated PR.