There is new progress in the kidnapping of American citizens in Haiti on the 16th! The Kidnapping's American gangster has just sent word to the United States asking for a ransom. The Haitian gang warned the Pentagon not to try to play tricks! They offered a ransom of $17 million for not a penny, and the United States had to agree to their terms or it would shoot the hostages in the head. Earlier, Haitian security officials revealed that on the 16th local time, a criminal gang with weapons in Haiti kidnapped "17 American Christian missionaries and their family members, including women and children", including 14 adults and 3 minors. The 17 Americans were allegedly abducted on a bus bound for the airport after visiting a local orphanage. The U.S. State Department is said to be aware of the incident, with a spokesman saying the safety of U.S. citizens abroad is "the State Department's highest priority."
The approximate location of the kidnappers and the hostages has been held by the Haitian police. Haitian Justice Minister Liszt Quittel said the hostages were being held somewhere on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, which is controlled by a gang called "400 Mawozo." Haitian police and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are currently advising missions. This means that neither the Haitian police nor the U.S. FBI are directly involved in negotiations with kidnapping gangs. This is clearly a ladder of intervention, with the mission first negotiating with the kidnappers, leaving room for bargaining for FBI intervention. However, the intentions of the Haitian gangs are clear that they want money, not political purposes. So the United States now theoretically has only two choices, either to accept a suitable ransom demand from the other side and then pay the ransom, or to take tough measures to rescue 17 hostages by force, but this will not ensure the safety of the hostages.
Kidnappings, like terrorist attacks, are vicious cases that threaten the safety of civilians. According to the consistent policy of the United States, it is never to compromise with terrorists. If the United States adheres to the established principles in handling the Haitian kidnapping case this time, then the United States must carefully consider whether it can rescue 17 people from the kidnappers at the same time in the shortest possible time. The biggest difficulty is that three of the 17 abducted Americans were minors. As long as the underwater gangsters control 3 minor hostages, then the RESCUE operation of the United States will be difficult to complete. It should be emphasized that although the United States is strong, it is facing a group of experienced outlaws in Haiti. Haitian security forces officials said that the "400 Mawozo" gang, with as many as 150 members, basically controlled the Croix des Bouquets area on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince. Kidnapping and extortion is a signature activity of the gang.
Haitian gangsters issued these warnings to block the idea of U.S. military intervention, but it is easy for the United States to send troops to Haiti, which it regards as a "back garden." For a hundred years, the United States has sent troops to intervene in Haiti's affairs in 1915 and 1994. The enslavement and war poison of the United States are also the root causes of Haiti becoming a "people eating the land". Haiti's political scene has been unstable this year, and there are many supported claims that point to "American intervention". So, it may also make the kidnapping of 17 American hostages more complicated. It is not excluded that the Haitian gangs will put forward other harsh conditions after receiving the ransom. Of course, "to ensure the safety of 17 American citizens" is also the best reason for the United States to send troops to Haiti again. Haiti has been "in a state of political turmoil" for years, and while kidnappings are common in the country, officials have been shocked by the fact that so many Americans have been kidnapped.
So will the United States eventually send troops to Haiti to save the hostages? Based on recent information, this is unlikely. The day before the abduction of the American missionary, the United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to extend the rescue in Haiti. And many Haitians have been calling on the United States to send troops to stabilize the country's security situation, but the Biden administration has been reluctant to act. Truth be told, Haiti is probably unprofitable in the eyes of Americans. After Haiti's most important agricultural resources, such as coffee, cocoa and sugar, were controlled by the United States, it was no longer possible to squeeze out less oil and water. In this context, as long as there is no external interference in Haiti's affairs, it is difficult for the United States to pay any attention to this small country whose people are poor enough to eat soil. Therefore, the most likely event is that the American Mission came forward to pay the ransom to settle this sensational international kidnapping case.