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The imperialists target Chavez and the andean region next
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| swilly |
The World¡¯s Warmonger
Published by the Colombia Journal, 2/21/05
http://www.colombiajournal.org/colombia203.htm
According to the Bush administration, it is Venezuelan President Hugo Ch¨¢vez¡¯s desire to purchase weapons from Russia that threatens to destabilize the Andean region, not the $3 billion in military aid that Washington has provided to Colombia over the past five years.
Likewise, in the Middle East, it is Syria¡¯s efforts to obtain purely defensive anti-aircraft missiles that pose a threat to that region, not the $1 billion a year in U.S. military aid to Israel. And on the nuclear front, while there is no evidence that Iran is intending to build nuclear weapons, it is the regime in Tehran that is threatening to further destabilize the region, not President Bush¡¯s apparent pledge to support any future Israeli attack against Iran.
Meanwhile, North Korea¡¯s withdrawal from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in order to develop nuclear weapons makes the Asian nation a ¡°rogue state,¡± but Washington¡¯s abandonment of the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (ABM) to build its missile defense system, which could lead to the weaponization of space, apparently does not justify the same anti-multilateralist label being applied to the United States.
In December 2004, the Bush administration sent a letter of protest to the Russian Embassy in Washington, DC, and also expressed its concern to Russia¡¯s defense and foreign ministers about Moscow¡¯s decision to sell AK-47 automatic weapons to Venezuela. The Bush administration claims that President Ch¨¢vez¡¯s arms purchases pose a threat to neighboring Colombia and could lead to a regional arms race, destabilizing the Andean region. The Bush administration failed to note the possibly destabilizing consequences of Colombia¡¯s recent massive U.S.-funded military build up.
One U.S. State Department spokesman stated: ¡°Venezuela¡¯s plans to purchase various types and large quantities of weapons are extremely troubling. And we believe that Venezuela should consult with its neighbors on such armament acquisitions.¡± Which raises the obvious question: Has the United States ever suggested that the Colombian government consult with President Ch¨¢vez or other regional leaders regarding the massive amounts of military aid it has received from Washington over the past five years? This answer is definitely not.
The Bush administration also contributed to increasing instability in the Andean region by supporting Colombia¡¯s flagrant violation of Venezuelan sovereignty in December 2004. The U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood stated that the United States supported the Uribe administration ¡°100 percent,¡± even after the Colombian government admitted lying when it initially announced that FARC guerrilla representative Rodrigo Granda had been arrested in the Colombian city of C¨²cuta. Instead, the Colombian government had paid mercenaries to kidnap Granda in the Venezuelan capital and smuggle him across the border.
The Bush administration¡¯s confrontational rhetoric has also included repeatedly labeling President Ch¨¢vez as anti-democratic. Such accusations reek of hypocrisy given the Bush White House¡¯s immediate endorsement of the military coup that temporarily overthrew the democratically-elected Ch¨¢vez in April 2002¡ªnot to mention the likelihood of a U.S. role in the coup itself. Not surprisingly, Colombia was the only other country in the hemisphere to follow Washington¡¯s lead and immediately recognize the coup government.
Clearly, Venezuela poses no military threat to the United States. However, given the horrendous history of U.S. military intervention in Latin America, the Bush administration¡¯s anti-Ch¨¢vez rhetoric and the close military ties between the United States and Colombia, the Ch¨¢vez government has plenty to fear from Washington. And yet, Bush administration officials would have us believe that it is the United States that is being threatened by Venezuela, whose only weapons are social policies aimed at helping the poor and words that criticize U.S. imperialism in the region.
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| colonelcrisp |
| political forums...... |
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| swilly |
| jayx1 always posts his in here why cant I? |
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| Fir3start3r |
| quote: | Originally posted by swilly
jayx1 always posts his in here why cant I? |
Because this leftist crap belongs there and has no reason to be in a Toronto forum when it has absolutely nothing to do with the forum it's in...
At least Jayx1's posts are politically regional :rolleyes:
BAH!!!! :whip:
sorry no offence...just havin' a rough day... :sadgreen: |
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| swilly |
| quote: | Originally posted by Fir3start3r
Because this leftist crap belongs there and has no reason to be in a Toronto forum when it has absolutely nothing to do with the forum it's in...
At least Jayx1's posts are politically regional :rolleyes:
BAH!!!! :whip:
sorry no offence...just havin' a rough day... :sadgreen: |
So the real reason is that it is centre left. I see, well bravo then my tolerant friend. |
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| swilly |
also too the politics room is filled with too many dimwitted yanks whose opinions are simple paraphrases of what they saw on Fox news the night before.
No need for thier ideas IMO |
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| Form&Funktion |
I'm sorry but if political hypocracy is news to you...you have A LOT to learn. I don't disagree with the article and am not a
Bush fan but whether this administration or any in the History of time in any country/Empire etc....these injustices can always be highlighted. If it hasn't changed in thousands of years....wasting space on a music forum is not going to change that. (Also a bad day.....very bad) :confused: |
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| colonelcrisp |
im gonna post googly eyes just ot be different
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| drgoodvibe |
| post away, people start threads about nonesense and various other crap here all the time. (I'm guilty too!). |
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| Swamper |
| I find it funny you're posting political threads in here meanwhile on other boards you mention how the responses to your threads aren't up to par (intellectually and/or leaning too far in one direction) |
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| Vivid Boy |
| quote: | Originally posted by Swamper
I find it funny you're posting political threads in here meanwhile on other boards you mention how the responses to your threads aren't up to par (intellectually and/or leaning too far in one direction) |
and i find it funny that u dont post any threads abt hot chicks when i see u around them all day. whats up with that? |
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| Pettiscool |
| and you never post pics of yer latest civic upgrade or super hairgel....... pics or stfu |
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