No dispute here. And we can add Mobutu in the Congo, Duvalier in Haiti and many, many more to the "anti-Communist" (i.e. pro-big corporate interest) rolls that the U.S. propped up. And then Washington is surprised when the population of a country turns on them! The Somoza family was around a long time, one even graduating from West Point…
No dispute here. And we can add Mobutu in the Congo, Duvalier in Haiti and many, many more to the "anti-Communist" (i.e. pro-big corporate interest) rolls that the U.S. propped up. And then Washington is surprised when the population of a country turns on them! The Somoza family was around a long time, one even graduating from West Point, but U.S. involvement in Central America goes way, way back. I went through Iran before the revolution and could see what was coming, just as I predicted Allende's murder even before he took office, not that anyone in authority wanted to hear such things.
Anyway, after visiting 122 countries I have become very cynical about any big power's involvement in other nations. As my high school science teacher said when I began to take long trips, "You'll meet a lot of good people. But watch out for the suits." He was right.
Looks like you have been around as well. I carried a red passport until I retired, Seen a lot of action, stuff you don't see in evening news.
I like your description of anti communism (pro big corporate interest), and the media plays the pied piper role, acting as a sock puppet for the chamber of commerce and financial institutions.
And of course, People don't realize that the media are corporations, with a board of directors, who are answerable to their shareholder, each board member usually represents a major shareholder (a corporation), and most corporations have board members that are interlocking with other corporations.
No dispute here. And we can add Mobutu in the Congo, Duvalier in Haiti and many, many more to the "anti-Communist" (i.e. pro-big corporate interest) rolls that the U.S. propped up. And then Washington is surprised when the population of a country turns on them! The Somoza family was around a long time, one even graduating from West Point, but U.S. involvement in Central America goes way, way back. I went through Iran before the revolution and could see what was coming, just as I predicted Allende's murder even before he took office, not that anyone in authority wanted to hear such things.
Anyway, after visiting 122 countries I have become very cynical about any big power's involvement in other nations. As my high school science teacher said when I began to take long trips, "You'll meet a lot of good people. But watch out for the suits." He was right.
Looks like you have been around as well. I carried a red passport until I retired, Seen a lot of action, stuff you don't see in evening news.
I like your description of anti communism (pro big corporate interest), and the media plays the pied piper role, acting as a sock puppet for the chamber of commerce and financial institutions.
And of course, People don't realize that the media are corporations, with a board of directors, who are answerable to their shareholder, each board member usually represents a major shareholder (a corporation), and most corporations have board members that are interlocking with other corporations.