Latin America guide


Latin America Bites Back

Since the end of World War II the USA hascountries. Morales in Bolivia recently
intervened in Latin America countless timesoffered to re-negotiate all contracts with
in order to keep the balance of power in thethe gas suppliers in Bolivia which included
interest of the USA. The Panama Canal and BayCentrica which owns British Gas. These
of Pigs are just two of many examples. Likecontracts were to be renegotiated back into
the UK in Africa, it was originally about thethe favour of the government of the host
cold war and combating the rise of thecountry. The gas companies refused to agree
Communist  influence  of  Russia.to the terms which Morales said would still
provide a return of 20-25% profit during the
With the end of the Cold War, whatlife of the contract. The gas companies
ideological reason did the USA have forrefused on the basis that if they agreed for
remaining in control both politically andthe terms to be renegotiated in Bolivia with
economically in Latin America? It was allthem taking a smaller piece of the pie, then
about money, big business and control. Somethis would open the flood gates for other
large multi nationals in the USA have biggercountries to do the same. So what they do is
incomes than many countries in Latin America,they vilify those leaders via the press with
Africa and Asia. Isn't it grotesque thatthe stance that they are anti-business and
companies are more powerful that presidentsnot to be trusted. The CIA has intervened
and heads of state? If they competed on amany times in the past to remove leaders they
level playing field, then I'm sure that thedon't see as suitable to the big business
companies would never have grown to the sizeinterests and politics of the USA. A recent
that they are. Halliburton started by Dickexample is the removal of Saddam from Iraq,
Cheney is just one example of a multi-billionHalliburton and other big companies have now
pound country working in Iraq and aroundmoved into Iraq and a recent audit commission
Latin America, obtaining contracts oftenby the USA government states that $8 billion
awarded  by  the  IMF  and  World  Bank.has gone missing from oil revenues since the
invasion. Governments in Africa and Latin
The continuing poverty in Latin America hasAmerica have been removed for less than half
meant that indigenous leaders with anthat amount but because this money has gone
anti-poverty agenda have become popular formissing on while the allies are in charge.
the first time in hundreds of years. ThisThey just say that they need to tighten
popularity has been sparked by the collapseprocedures. All this info is available via
of Argentina and the continuing privatizationreputable(?)  media sources if you google it.
of everyday necessities such as water and
communications. In Latin America theseThe end result is that Latin American leaders
privatizations often to lead to huge pricehave had enough. They want to exploit natural
increases meaning that the majority poor ofresources for the good of the people of their
these countries cannot even get access toown countries and not those located in the
basic  needs.developed world. That's why we will see a
continuing polorisation and small scale trade
But the recently elected indigenous leadersagreements between these emerging countries
of Venezuela and Bolivia are starting to bitein Latin America that are beginning to 'bite
back at the role of the USA, IMF, World Bankback' at their former masters. The way they
and other countries that they see havedo this?.where it hurts the most?. Money,
exploited the minerals and wealth of theirbusiness and power!



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