In today's rapacious U.S. wars and plunder in the Middle East, it is worth looking at how brutal the U.S. onslaught has been against Latin American countries. Whether it was James Monroe, the fifth U.S. president and author of what became known as the Monroe Doctrine to impose U.S. hegemony, or his successors, Latin America has been irreparably damaged from U.S. assaults.
The U.S. gives itself the right to interfere in Latin American elections and government affairs, and it wants to dictate their use of land and natural resources. No country is allowed to pursue an independent economic, political or cultural agenda. So many wars, conflicts, military coups and political assassinations have been overtly and covertly committed by the U.S. government or the elements sponsored by Washington.The history of the United States is characterized by major conflicts with Mexico. It must never be forgotten that Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and California once belonged to Mexico. The lesson from Mexico is clear: never concede even an inch to the U.S.
Farmers in neighboring countries continue to face commercial assaults from U.S.-based agriculture companies, while unfair U.S. trade policies damage trade in Latin America.
In the "Sept. 11" coup in Chile, the U.S. government and intelligence networks imposed Augusto Pinochet's brutal dictatorship after bringing down President Salvador Allende in 1973. Chile's Gen. Rene Schneider was kidnapped because he refused to use the army to thwart Allende's election as president in 1970. The general was killed by the kidnappers linked to the U.S. History shows that the U.S. has no moral qualms against killing individuals, conducting mass slaughter or ravaging nations.
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