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Originally Posted by ottopilot
Yes... the iron fist of the evil U.S. Empire.  U. S. Imperialism... another fashionable cliché. Wears well with Ché t-shirts, blogging, and driving a Prius. Rage against the machine! ... dude. |
I know it sounds cliché but if you read your Latin American history, it's there. Off the top of my head...
Guatamala 1954 - the US supports and funds the overthrow the democratically elected government of President
Jacobo Arbenz on the orders of the United Fruit Company
Brazil 1964 - the US supports and funds the overthrow the democratically elected government of President
Joao Goulart
Chilean Coup of 1973 - the US supports and funds the overthrow of the democratically elected
Salvador Allende government.
Argentinian Coup of 1976 - the US supports and funds the overthrow of the democratically elected Peron government (
LINK)
Venezuela 2002 attempted coup - the supports and funds the attempted coup of the democratically elected Hugo Chavez government.
You will note that each of these governments is left leaning (to various degrees). Most were pretty much aiming for the type of "socialism" that is practised in Scandinavia. This was deemed counter to US interests.
The above list is a sample from a much larger list... and if you just poke below the surface you find the US supporting and training the people behind these coups in everything from Economics and Torture to Massive Loans and Counter-Insurgency.
I am sorry that it has become a cliche but the mainstream American view of history is funny that way.