‘It’s a hotbed’: Miami’s role in Haiti murder plot fits decades-long pattern

Exile communities, ready supply of military veterans, history of corrupt local politics and drugs money make city a nexus for mayhem

One of the less surprising developments in the unfolding mystery of the assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moise is the central role of Miami in the whole story.

For decades, Miami has been the launching pad and a byword for half-baked plots and coups - from the Bay of Pigs, the failed invasion of Cuba in 1961, to last year's harebrained raid on Venezuela, and now, allegedly, last week's murder of the Haitian president. Most of the supposed participants were killed or arrested in the 24 hours after the murder.