Haiti’s Crisis is Somehow Getting Worse.
Simon Whistler · February 12, 2026 · 16 min video · Americas
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In the warthorn nation of Haiti, you're either a gangster or you're a hostage.
Ever since the 2021 assassination of the nation's then-president,
This Caribbean nation of 11 and a half million people has been in a state of
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Haiti is collapsing into chaos as gangs seize control, the government fractures, and U.S. warships loom offshore. Is the country facing anarchy—or foreign-backed autocracy? Here’s what happens next. Megaprojects: https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@Celestium1234 PoliticalFronts: http://www.youtube.com/@politicalfronts
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