Commentary: The tragedies of a deteriorating Haiti
Haiti, the poorest nation in Latin America with a history of foreign interventions, is on the cusp of total anarchy — and the rest of the Western Hemisphere, including the United States, is frantically searching for ways to restore a degree of order and tranquillity to a Haitian population increasingly run by gangs and criminals.
While the numbers tell only part of the story, they are nevertheless damning. Four and a half million people, about 41% of the nation’s population, are dealing with some degree of food insecurity. Haiti ranks 163rd out of 191 on
