Haiti’s interim Prime Minister Garry Conille forms new government
Al JazeeraJUN 2024
Haiti's Transitional Council Names New Cabinet
Above: Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille participates in a news conference, at the National Press Club on February 8, 2012 in Washington, DC. Image copyright: Mark Wilson/Staff/Getty Images News via Getty Images
The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
Haiti needs US support on the ground because the government is outmanned and outgunned by violent criminal gangs, making a Haiti-led recovery a pipe dream. Famine, death, and a refugee crisis are looming if the hemisphere's superpower doesn't restore order and back the transitional government — buying time for UN security forces.
Establishment-critical narrative
The world community must support democracy, let Haiti chart its own path, and allow the council to govern. When the outside world, particularly the US, intervenes, Haiti has a history of being ruled by corrupt individuals. Hopefully, an independent and strong Haiti can emerge from this turmoil.