History of US involvement in Latin America

Commy
Commy Posts: 4,984
edited July 2009 in A Moving Train
Guatemala - 1953-1954, 1960-1980

Costa Rica - Mid-1950s

Haiti - 1959-1963, 1986-1994 *

Ecuador - 1960-1963

Brazil - 1961-1964

Peru - 1960-1965

Dominican Republic - 1960-1966

Cuba - 1959 to 1980s

Uruguay - 1964-1970 *

Chile - 1964-1973

Bolivia - 1964-1975

Costa Rica - 1970-1971

Grenada - 1979-1984

Nicaragua - 1981-1990

Panama - 1969-1991

El Salvador - 1980-1994
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  • Commy
    Commy Posts: 4,984
    edited June 2009
    Guatemala

    On May 23, 1997 the CIA released several hundred formerly classified documents pertaining to the United States involvement in the 1954 coup in Guatemala. (1)

    the CIA trained rebels in neighboring Nicaragua and Honduras and used them to overthrow the democratically elected Arbenz governement. The CIA installed a murderous military government.

    Later National Intelligence Estimate of July 26, 1955 was declassified.

    The violently overthrown Arbenz leadership was committed to land reform, democracy, and labor. The US installed Castillo Armas regime reversed everything. Democratic forms were dismantled, the labor movement, virtually "destroyed" and rural groups saw less help from the government. Denial of the "right to organize" was implemented.


    Later, Guatemala emerged as an independent capitalist regime, unacceptable to US interests.

    So the US cut off military aid and threatened to invade. Which forced Guatemala to go to the Soviets for arms. this is where is gets fucked up.
    Noam Chomsky wrote:
    "The US cut off military aid and threatened to attack, so that Guatemala turned to the Soviet Bloc for arms. Guatemala City Ambassador John Hill advised that the US could now take steps to bar "movement of arms and agents to Guatemala," stopping ships in international waters "to such an extent that it will disrupt Guatemala's economy". This would in turn "encourage the army or some other non-communist elements to seize power," or else "the communists will exploit the situation to extend their control," which would "justify the American community, or if they won't go along, the US to take strong measures."

    We thus compel Guatemala to defend itself from our threatened attack, thereby creating a threat to our security which we exploit by destroying the Guatemalan economy so as to provoke a military coup or an actual communist takeover which will justify our violent response-in self-defense.


    A little taste of US foreign policy.



    1)http://www.coldwar.org/articles/50s/guatemala.html
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  • jlew24asu
    jlew24asu Posts: 10,118
    o forget it. have a good time
  • tybird
    tybird Posts: 17,388
    Most involved the United Fruit Company.
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    A shameful record of U.S contempt for democracy and human rights.
  • Commy
    Commy Posts: 4,984
    Byrnzie wrote:
    A shameful record of U.S contempt for democracy and human rights.
    just starting.
    i'm going to go down the list as i have time, and detail each one.
  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    Check this out:

    John Pilger - 'The War on Democracy': http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 9629840148


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_on_Democracy
    'The War on Democracy is a 2007 award-winning documentary film directed by Christopher Martin and John Pilger.[1] Focusing on the political state of Latin America, the film is a rebuke of both the United States' intervention in foreign countries' domestic politics, and its War on Terrorism...'
  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    Also:

    Though broadcast in 1987 the parallels with what's going on today are a real eye opener. It's also interesting to note Reagan admitting to being a terrorist, and a staunch supporter of death squads....

    'The Secret Government: The Constitution in Crisis':

    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... zf1p&hl=en



    The Secret Government:
    The Constitution in Crisis
    A PBS Documentary


    “The National Security Act of ‘47 gave us the National Security Council. Never have we had a National Security Council so concerned about the nation’s security that we’re always looking for threats and looking how to orchestrate our society to oppose those threats. National Security was invented, almost, in 1947, and now it has become the prime mover of everything we do as measured against something we invented in 1947."
    -- U.S. Navy Admiral Gene La Rocque in PBS Documentary "The Secret Government" (view free)


    In the revealing 22-minutes of the PBS documentary The Secret Government available for free viewing below, host Bill Moyers exposes the inner workings of a secret government much more vast that most people would ever imagine. Though originally broadcast in 1987, it is even more relevant today. Interviews with respected top military, intelligence, and government insiders reveal both the history and secret objectives of powerful groups in the hidden shadows of our government.

    If you take time to watch this engaging documentary and further explore some of the vast amount of reliable, verifiable information on WantToKnow.info, you will very likely come to the conclusion that there is a powerful shadow or secret government which manipulates global politics behind the scenes. Government bureaucracies are known for their inefficiency, yet it is their very well-organized and hierarchical military and intelligence services through which those involved with the secret government are able to implement their secret plans.
  • Commy
    Commy Posts: 4,984
    Byrnzie wrote:
    Also:

    Though broadcast in 1987 the parallels with what's going on today are a real eye opener. It's also interesting to note Reagan admitting to being a terrorist, and a staunch supporter of death squads....

    'The Secret Government: The Constitution in Crisis':

    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... zf1p&hl=en



    The Secret Government:
    The Constitution in Crisis
    A PBS Documentary


    “The National Security Act of ‘47 gave us the National Security Council. Never have we had a National Security Council so concerned about the nation’s security that we’re always looking for threats and looking how to orchestrate our society to oppose those threats. National Security was invented, almost, in 1947, and now it has become the prime mover of everything we do as measured against something we invented in 1947."
    -- U.S. Navy Admiral Gene La Rocque in PBS Documentary "The Secret Government" (view free)


    In the revealing 22-minutes of the PBS documentary The Secret Government available for free viewing below, host Bill Moyers exposes the inner workings of a secret government much more vast that most people would ever imagine. Though originally broadcast in 1987, it is even more relevant today. Interviews with respected top military, intelligence, and government insiders reveal both the history and secret objectives of powerful groups in the hidden shadows of our government.

    If you take time to watch this engaging documentary and further explore some of the vast amount of reliable, verifiable information on WantToKnow.info, you will very likely come to the conclusion that there is a powerful shadow or secret government which manipulates global politics behind the scenes. Government bureaucracies are known for their inefficiency, yet it is their very well-organized and hierarchical military and intelligence services through which those involved with the secret government are able to implement their secret plans.
    \


    the idea of a secret government (interesting and probable) isn't what this thread is about.


    i'm just going from what can be proven absolutely, things that deal with US involvement in South and Central America.
  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    Kotov Syndrome wrote:
    Byrnzie wrote:
    Also:

    Though broadcast in 1987 the parallels with what's going on today are a real eye opener. It's also interesting to note Reagan admitting to being a terrorist, and a staunch supporter of death squads....

    'The Secret Government: The Constitution in Crisis':

    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... zf1p&hl=en



    The Secret Government:
    The Constitution in Crisis
    A PBS Documentary


    “The National Security Act of ‘47 gave us the National Security Council. Never have we had a National Security Council so concerned about the nation’s security that we’re always looking for threats and looking how to orchestrate our society to oppose those threats. National Security was invented, almost, in 1947, and now it has become the prime mover of everything we do as measured against something we invented in 1947."
    -- U.S. Navy Admiral Gene La Rocque in PBS Documentary "The Secret Government" (view free)


    In the revealing 22-minutes of the PBS documentary The Secret Government available for free viewing below, host Bill Moyers exposes the inner workings of a secret government much more vast that most people would ever imagine. Though originally broadcast in 1987, it is even more relevant today. Interviews with respected top military, intelligence, and government insiders reveal both the history and secret objectives of powerful groups in the hidden shadows of our government.

    If you take time to watch this engaging documentary and further explore some of the vast amount of reliable, verifiable information on WantToKnow.info, you will very likely come to the conclusion that there is a powerful shadow or secret government which manipulates global politics behind the scenes. Government bureaucracies are known for their inefficiency, yet it is their very well-organized and hierarchical military and intelligence services through which those involved with the secret government are able to implement their secret plans.
    \


    the idea of a secret government (interesting and probable) isn't what this thread is about.


    i'm just going from what can be proven absolutely, things that deal with US involvement in South and Central America.

    Don't be put off by the title. The documentary is exactly what your thread is about. Watch it and see.

    You think these Central and South American governments were overthrown with fully open and accountable actions by the U.S government? No, they behaved covertly - secretly. This is what the documentary is about.
  • jlew24asu
    jlew24asu Posts: 10,118
    LOL
  • jlew24asu
    jlew24asu Posts: 10,118
    wouldnt it be nice if the US got hit with one of those dirty bombs? we deserve it
  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    jlew24asu wrote:
    LOL

    Yeah, the decades long U.S oppression and murder of hundreds of thousands of people, including women and children, sure is something to laugh out loud about. It sure gives me a chuckle. Raping and murdering nuns, death squads wiping out whole villages, U.S tanks crushing civilians in the streets of Panama city and burying the bodies in mass graves, thousands tortured in Santiago's National stadium and 'disappeared'....what a hoot! :lol:
  • jlew24asu
    jlew24asu Posts: 10,118
    Byrnzie wrote:
    jlew24asu wrote:
    LOL

    Yeah, the decades long U.S oppression and murder of hundreds of thousands of people, including women and children, sure is something to laugh out loud about. It sure gives me a chuckle. Raping and murdering nuns, death squads wiping out whole villages, U.S tanks crushing civilians in the streets of Panama city and burying the bodies in mass graves, thousands tortured in Santiago's National stadium and 'disappeared'....what a hoot! :lol:

    LOL ok whatever you say. this thread is joke
  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    jlew24asu wrote:
    this thread is joke

    Then don't post here.
  • FiveB247x
    FiveB247x Posts: 2,330
    What exactly is a joke? Everything that has been posted is factual and true. Perhaps you care to live in an illusion where our government didn't actually carry out or participate in these actions, but that would be a false assumption. Rather than simply dismissing these facts, would you rather add content, reasons or details to why you think it is a joke?
    jlew24asu wrote:
    LOL ok whatever you say. this thread is joke
    CONservative governMENt

    Our government is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good or for ill, it teaches the whole people by its example. Crime is contagious. If the government becomes a law-breaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy. - Louis Brandeis
  • jlew24asu
    jlew24asu Posts: 10,118
    FiveB247x wrote:
    What exactly is a joke? Everything that has been posted is factual and true. Perhaps you care to live in an illusion where our government didn't actually carry out or participate in these actions, but that would be a false assumption. Rather than simply dismissing these facts, would you rather add content, reasons or details to why you think it is a joke?
    jlew24asu wrote:
    LOL ok whatever you say. this thread is joke

    everything posted is from the 50s, 60s and 70s. what do we hope to accomplish by talking about things that happened decades and generations ago? most of which have little to any relevance today.
  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    jlew24asu wrote:
    everything posted is from the 50s, 60s and 70s. what do we hope to accomplish by talking about things that happened decades and generations ago? most of which have little to any relevance today.

    Actually most of America's crimes in Latin America were carried out during the Reagan years. The criminal invasion of Panama occurred in 1989. Also, the attempted U.S backed coup against Hugo Chavez occurred in 2002. Not exactly ancient history.

    But then only extremists discuss such things, right?
  • jlew24asu
    jlew24asu Posts: 10,118
    Byrnzie wrote:
    jlew24asu wrote:
    everything posted is from the 50s, 60s and 70s. what do we hope to accomplish by talking about things that happened decades and generations ago? most of which have little to any relevance today.

    Actually most of America's crimes in Latin America were carried out during the Reagan years. The criminal invasion of Panama occurred in 1989. Also, the attempted U.S backed coup against Hugo Chavez occurred in 2002. Not exactly ancient history.

    But then, only extremists discuss such things, right?


    just making it up as you go along right? second of all, the invasion of Panama happened under Bush Sr. to remove Noriega. do you know anything about him? probably not other then he is a hero of yours for opposing the US. nevermind his background.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Sta ... _of_Panama

    In May '89, during the national elections, an alliance of parties opposed to the military dictatorship of Manuel Noriega counted results from the country's election precincts before they were sent to the district centers. Their tally showed their candidate, Guillermo Endara defeating Carlos Duque, candidate of a pro-Noriega coalition, by a nearly 3-to-1 margin. Endara was beaten up by Noriega supporters the next day.[2] Noriega declared the election null and maintained power by force, making him unpopular among Panamanians.
  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    edited June 2009
    jlew24asu wrote:
    the invasion of Panama happened under Bush Sr.

    No shit? :o
    jlew24asu wrote:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_invasion_of_Panama

    In May '89, during the national elections, an alliance of parties opposed to the military dictatorship of Manuel Noriega counted results from the country's election precincts before they were sent to the district centers. Their tally showed their candidate, Guillermo Endara defeating Carlos Duque, candidate of a pro-Noriega coalition, by a nearly 3-to-1 margin. Endara was beaten up by Noriega supporters the next day.[2] Noriega declared the election null and maintained power by force, making him unpopular among Panamanians.

    You think that's why the U.S invaded Panama? You run a quick wiki search and that's the issue all nicely wrapped up? I won't even bother to ask if you watched the documentary that this thread was created as a response to. I think it's perfectly obvious that you didn't.
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  • jlew24asu
    jlew24asu Posts: 10,118
    Byrnzie wrote:
    jlew24asu wrote:
    the invasion of Panama happened under Bush Sr.

    No shit? :o
    jlew24asu wrote:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_invasion_of_Panama

    In May '89, during the national elections, an alliance of parties opposed to the military dictatorship of Manuel Noriega counted results from the country's election precincts before they were sent to the district centers. Their tally showed their candidate, Guillermo Endara defeating Carlos Duque, candidate of a pro-Noriega coalition, by a nearly 3-to-1 margin. Endara was beaten up by Noriega supporters the next day.[2] Noriega declared the election null and maintained power by force, making him unpopular among Panamanians.

    You think that's why the U.S invaded Panama? You run a quick wiki search and that's the issue all nicely wrapped up? I won't even bother to ask if you watched the documentary that this thread was created around. I think it's perfectly obvious that you didn't.


    because only your sources state the truth right? I've seen you use wiki countless times. it only tells the truth when its convenient for you. I get it now.

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