Haiti gets arms to sell per April treaty
A Defense Treaty between the U.S. and Haiti was made public on Thursday at 10:07 a.m.
It became effective on April 24th.
The signatures are illegible.
The treaty updated the one signed in 1961.
The terms of the three-page treaty authorize Haiti to sell the arms the Pentagon is giving them for free (grant).
Who knows:
who signed the treaty
where the arms are going
what they were
how much was gifted
what items are on the list
who got them
delivered where and when
who the buyers are
and who ended up with the cash
At the time of the treaty, Haiti was in civil war, and no government was in place.
The United Nations appointed a new Prime Minister on May 29th.
Details are in this story:
On April 24th, Ariel Henry was removed as Prime Minister by armed gangs.
The State Department ordered the evacuation of all Americans in Haiti on July 27th.
Linda Thomas-Greenfield (L) was in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on July 22nd. She is the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (UN).
https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/05/1149831
She was there to meet Godfrey Otunge (center). He is the UN’s military commander of their mission in Haiti.
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https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/24-424-Haiti-Defense-FH-revision.pdf
The President no longer signs treaties, nor does the Senate approve them with a two-thirds majority vote.
According to Congress, since July 8th, 1966, any representative of the Secretary of State can sign a treaty.
Haiti is a hub for child trafficking.
According to the United Nations (UN), 300,000 kids have been displaced in Haiti and are homeless because of gang violence.
Every minute, a child becomes homeless in Haiti.
The UN report is dated July 2nd.
https://apnews.com/article/haiti-gang-violence-children-displaced-e502ca0ba324ba8fae710af6058ab7fd
Children line up to receive food at a shelter for families displaced by gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 14th.
United Nations press release dated July 2nd.
More details about child trafficking in Haiti are in these stories:
OH Gov. DeWine part of a child trafficking ring in Haiti
FBI covered up Ohio Mom's business that made $200 million selling up to 8000 kids over 40 years
Updated August 20th
